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I Wanna Be Santa Claus is the 12th studio album by Ringo Starr. A Christmas album, it was issued in 1999. It is the only Christmas album released by any member of the Beatles to date.




Background and recording


Ringo Starr and musical partner Mark Hudson composed "Dear Santa" and "Christmas Eve" in July 1998 at Starr's Surrey residence. The pair of the songs were recorded a few months later, between 14 and 16 September in the UK. Follow-up sessions did not commence till 8 March 1999 at Whatinthewhatthe? Studios in Los Angeles, where the tracks "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", "The Little Drummer Boy", "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)" and further work on "Dear Santa", were taped that day. "Christmas Time (Is Here Again") was originally recorded by The Beatles in 1967 for their annual Christmas record for members of their fan club. Featured on these tracks were Starr, Hudson, Jim Cox and Steve Dudas. Recorded throughout 1999 between Starr and Hudson, I Wanna Be Santa Claus—which is composed of half-and-half traditional songs and new originals—was made in several studios in the US and UK, with their families joining in and including two notable celebrity guests, Aerosmith's Joe Perry and Eagles member Timothy B. Schmit. Jeff Lynne also sings backing vocals on "Come on Christmas, Christmas Come On", "I Wanna Be Santa Claus", and "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)". The final sessions for the album were held on 8 and 9 September at Whatinthewhatthe? Studios, with mixing taking place at A&M Studios, Los Angeles and Sterling Sound, New York.




Music and lyrics


The title track is about spreading Christmas cheer on every day of the year, compared to just on Christmas Day.




Release and reception



Released on 19 October 1999, in the US by Mercury, ahead of the Christmas season, I Wanna Be Santa Claus was not a commercial success, despite its strong reviews. It was re-released on 23 September 2003 entitled 20th Century Masters: The Best of Ringo Starr/The Christmas Collection. Starr left Mercury after they had done no promotion for the album, which in turn resulted in little sales.




Track listing






Personnel


Ringo Starr – lead vocals, mellotron, bellowphone, drums, percussion
Ben Labi – guitar
Bill Hudson – guitar
Joe Perry – guitar
Marc Fantini – guitar
Mark Hudson – guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, keyboards, recorder
Steffan Fantini – guitar
Steve Dudas – guitar, acoustic guitar
Matt Hurwitz – acoustic guitar
Jaydee Maness – pedal steel guitar
Armand Sabal-Lecco – bass
Jim Cox – acoustic guitar, piano, organ, keyboards, synthesizer, accordion
Scott Gordon – keyboards, synthesizer, harmonica
Dan Higgins – saxophone
Pat Zicari – saxophone
Bob Murphy – bagpipe
Ian Halliday – bagpipe
Roger Houth – bagpipe
Willie Cochrane – bagpipe
Kalijut Bhamra – tabla
George Hamer – orchestration
Various guests – backing vocals




References



Citations




External links


I Wanna Be Santa Claus at Discogs (list of releases)

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