{"product_id":"chicago-chicago-christmas","title":"Chicago - Chicago Christmas","description":"\u003cp\u003eChicago Christmas finds the legendary horn band writing their own holiday songbook, a 2019 album that favours fresh originals over the usual carols.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso known as Chicago XXXVII, it's the band's fourth Christmas collection, and it began as a plan to cut a few bonus tracks for a reissue of an earlier holiday record. The ideas kept coming, and the members ended up writing most of the album themselves, a rare move for a veteran band's holiday record. Trumpeter Lee Loughnane produced, and it was the first Chicago studio album for singer Neil Donell and bassist Brett Simons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpener \"(Because) It's Christmastime\" sets a celebratory tone with bright brass, while \"Merry Christmas, I Love You\" appears in two versions, an R\u0026amp;B take and a heartfelt ballad. Among the handful of covers, a soulful \"What the World Needs Now Is Love\" carries a gentle, timely message, and \"Sleigh Ride\" gets the full horn-section treatment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose horns remain the heart of everything, with Robert Lamm, James Pankow and Loughnane anchoring a lineup that still sounds unmistakably like Chicago, all punchy brass and warm, layered harmonies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a cheerful reminder that this band never stopped writing, even five decades in, and a warm addition to any shelf of holiday records.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67763384189218,"sku":"603497849734","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/2080\/8994\/files\/Chicago-Chicago_Christmas.jpg?v=1794324272","url":"https:\/\/soulfulvinyl.com\/products\/chicago-chicago-christmas","provider":"Soulful Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}