THE HOPE OF CHRISTMAS is a new collection of Christmas songs interpreted by multiplatinum-selling singer, Tony nominated actress, pianist and leading champion of the American songbook, Ann Hampton Callaway, with lyrics by two-time Emmy\u00ae Award winner William Schermerhorn, and featuring twenty-nine of the world\u2019s best jazz musicians, including Five Play, New York Voices, Hubert Laws, Claudio Roditi, Gerald Albright, The Ted Rosenthal Trio and more. The recording will be released on the MCG Jazz record label (Marty Ashby, producer).<\/p>\n
Composers for the twelve songs on the recording are Ann Hampton Callaway; Milton Delugg (Orange Colored Sky, Just Another Polka); Mary Ehlinger; two-time Emmy\u00ae and five-time Grammy\u00ae Award-nominated entertainer Michael Feinstein; Stephen Fox; Emmy\u00ae & Tony\u00ae Award-nominated composer Matthew Sklar (Elf, The Wedding Singer); and Emmy\u00ae Award-winning composer Wesley Whatley (Yes, Virginia, There\u2019s A Santa Claus).
\nFeatured tracks to include the title song The Hope of Christmas with music by Ann Hampton Callaway and lyrics by William Schermerhorn. Performed by Ann Hampton Callaway and New York Voices.
\nAll proceeds from the sale of this CD to go directly to support the MCG Jazz program and its mission to preserve, present and promote jazz. MCG Jazz, mcgjazz.org<\/a>, is a social enterprise of Manchester Craftsmen\u2019s Guild, a subsidiary of Manchester Bidwell Corporation, a non-profit arts and learning center.<\/p>\n\t\t\t