A musical journey through the thoughts and sentiments of the Christmas season with a most sincere wish in song for true peace on earth.

15 MP3 Songs
KIDS/FAMILY: Children's Pop, EASY LISTENING: Musicals/Broadway



Details:
JOE SETTINERI is an amazing young singer bound
for fame, fortune and now Broadway.

This album was intended to feature this
young artist exclusively,but a sudden call
from the Great White Way compelled him to
pack up everything and move lock stock and
music stand to New York City.

So instead we have one wonderful new song
featured in this album by him:

RIVER, SEA, YOU AND ME

and other great Christmas and other great songs
sung by various California artists known as:

THE SMOOTH SOUNDS SINGERS.

TONY WESTBROOK is featured in the title song of
this album release:

FLY ME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
as well as an additional Christmas song
saluting children entitled:

THE MOST WONDERFUL MAGIC.

TONY joins TERRY SNYDER
in the children's song:

IMAGINATION

as well as a wonderful tribute song to dear
old Mickey Mouse entitled:

WHY DO WE CARE ABOUT THE MOUSE?

Other Christmas artists on this album include
the magnificent DAVID HOLMES singing

ONLY AS A CHILD

from the musical ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY.
David's rich tenor voice makes this
a holiday song to remember.

The gifted vocalist GREG LASTRAPES is here
singing:

CHRISTMAS BELONGS TO YOU

and DAVID MEINKE sings a different kind of
Christmas Holiday tune called

MAYBE CHRISTMAS MIGHT BE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR

All of the songs on this album were written by
MICHAEL L. RICCIARDI who has composed
five hundred songs over the last
twenty-two years.

Michael is a member of ASCAP

and the Dramatists Guild and has written five
musical theatre shows over the last twenty-two
years as well as many themes for celeberties
such as ELLEN DEGENERES.

Michael is preparing a new musical for Broadway entitled
ONCE MORE WITH SPIRIT

In a single phrase, the show is all about
"The Ghost Who Saves Broadway" Michael has
two other albums on CD Baby:

HIGHWAY TO A DREAM
and THE ROADS I LEFT BEHIND.

The arrangements were all created by Tim Doran.
Tim has been an arranger and conductor for over
twenty-five years and has served venues at the
Hollywood Bowl, Warner Brothers the LA Master
Chorale.

He can write arrangerments from everything from
a simple jazz quartet
to a full symphony orchestra.

He can be contacted for arrangements
or orchestrations by e mail at:

Tim C Doran@aol.com

The album was recorded at:

SMOOTH SOUNDS STUDIO
VAN NUYS, CA

Mr. Jerry Jackson has a most unique studio here
and has discovered many talented artists.

Be sure also to listen to the lyrical
STEVE GIDEON in his rendition of:

IF CHRISTMAS HAD ITS WAY

and for a real Christmas tear jerker listen to the
poignant vocal of EVAN DE ANGELIS singing:

GUESS WE HAVE TO BORROW CHRISTMAS.

Evan has appeared in vernues all over the world
and has a most unique young voice.

Here he sings a new Christmas story that
will truly warm your heart.

Fly away to Marceline, Missouri and a Christmas
long ago.

A truly unique voice here is that of:

ADAM SIMMONS

ADAM sings two songs in this album.
The first is:

GUESS I'M JUST A SENTIMENTAL FOOL AT CHRISTMAS

Here is a sentemental Christmas love song and
a real tear jerker in which a young husband
remembers celebrating Christmas with his
beautiful late wife.

ADAM also sings a poignant social comment song:

THERE'S NOT ENOUGH LOVE IN THE WORLD.

Adam has a pure and gracious lyrical voice
and has a most unique singing talent.

He is currently starring as THE PORTRAIT
in the new musical version of the classic
Oscar Wilde story:
The Legend of Dorian Gray

DORIAN

at the No Ho Arts Center in North Hollywood.
This amazing young talent takes on a role that
is both difficult and challenging. We hope to
heara lot more from ADAM SIMMONS.

Mr. BILL LEWIS contributes a heartwatrming
Christmas song from Michael's musical
production "THE INVITATION" entitled

"I USED TO KNOW WHAT CHRISTMAS WAS"

BILL is a member of
DISNEYLAND'S DAPPER DANS
Barbershop quartet in Anahiem, California.

Jack Larson's unique voice supplies the vocal
for another touching Christmas tune entitled:

I MIGHT REMEMBER SANTA CLAUS

This is a happy feel good album with some
wonderous Christmas tunes, a love song
and a song with a social message.

This is a CD that you and your family will
truly enjoy throughout the Christmas and
the New Years Holiday season and beyond.

Michael's collaborators on this album
include his long time writing partner:

Mr. Randall Louis Ames

who has co-authored:

CHRISTMAS BELONGS TO YOU
FLY ME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
and I MIGHT REMEMBER SANTA CLAUS.

The second collaborator on this album is the
multi-talented:

J. Eric Schmidt

who has co-written with Michael
the children's song:

"IMAGINATION"

and the poignant Christmas ballad

"ONLY AS A CHILD"

"ONLY AS A CHILD" is a song from their
1984 musical hit:
ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY.

The tune is humbly dedicated to
the late great:
JOHN SMITHSON

who originated its performance
live on stage over twenty years ago.

John was a dedicated teacher
and drama coach who has guided many
young hopefuls to their ambitions
and dreams.

We miss you, John.

ERIC is an incredible composer and arranger
in his own right working on many
Warner Brothers classic cartoon shows,
two albums with John Tesh and two symphonies.

ERIC provided the musical arrngements
on such Christmas classics as
ONE MAGIC CHRISTMAS and
THE TOM & JERRY MOVIE.

The album was produced by Jay T Steele.

We invite you to purchase this most unique CD.

Our creative organization is always looking
for talented vocalists. Vocalists and others
can contact Michael at:

Songwriter2day@aol.com
Or his publshing company
CREATIVE HORIZONS
(818) 982- 5699