White Christmas

Danny Fratina’s arrangement of “White Christmas” begins with the little known intro featuring woodwinds and strings, before diving into big band swing.

See a video of John Stevens performing it live with the band and a high school string section last year:

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CREDITS for the “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” studio recording by the Beantown Swing Orchestra:

Danny Fratina – conductor
John Stevens – vocals
Mark Zaleski – alto sax, flute
Rick Stone – alto sax, flute
Leon Cotter – tenor sax
Tucker Antell – tenor sax
Melanie Howell – bari sax
Don Clough – trumpet
Yaure Muniz – trumpet
Vivek Patel – trumpet
Daniel Henderson – trumpet
Ryan Dragon – trombone
Clayton Dewalt – trombone
Randy Pingrey – trombone
David Roth – bass trombone
Takeshi Ohbayashi – piano
Chris Brown – guitar
Genevieve Rose – bass
Shinya Fukumori – drums
Zoya Tsvetkova – violin
Clayton Mathews – violin
Stephanie Skor – violin
Olga Patramanskaya – violin
Marissa Licata – violin
Yasmine Azaiez – violin
Mia Friedman – violin
Yaeko Miranda Elmaleh – violin
Asuka Usui – violin
Joanna Mattrey – viola
Keith Sanders – viola
Emily Deans – viola
Ariel Friedman – cello
Jeremy Harman – cello

• Written by Irving Berlin.
• Arranged by Danny Fratina.
• Big band and strings recorded by Robert Auld and John Weston at Futura Productions in Boston, MA on February 5, 2011.
• John Stevens’ vocals recorded by Matt Hayes at Wellspring Sound in Acton, Massachusetts on April 30, 2011.
• Mixed by Robert Auld at Auldworks in NYC.
• Mastered by Allan Tucker at TuckerSound / Foothill Digital in New Rochelle, NY.