The Manhattan Transfer - A Christmas Love Song (Columbia Records 1992)

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"A Christmas Long Song" is a song arranged and music by Johnny Mandel with lyrics by Alan & Marilyn Bergman.

The Manhattan Transfer is an American music group. There have been two manifestations of the group, with Tim Hauser being the only person to be part of both. The name comes from John Dos Passos' 1925 novel Manhattan Transfer and refers to the group's New York origins.

The Christmas Album was the fourteenth album of The Manhattan Transfer, released in 1992 on the Columbia Records label. This album was co-produced by Tim Hauser and Johnny Mandel. It features a special guest, Tony Bennett, who performs on "The Christmas Song." The song "Good Night" is the John Lennon/Paul McCartney classic, and is the only Manhattan Transfer recording of a song by The Beatles.

All I want for Christmas is you
You're the gift that's made my dreams all come true
All I need for Christmas is here, finding every sweet surprise

Wrapped up in your eyes, waiting there for me
Underneath the tree, we'll spend the day
Exchanging kisses, smile and say, "What a Christmas this is"

Long before the snowflakes appear
Without bells and mistletoe or the tinsel's silver glow
You just look at me and oh, Christmas is here

Long before the snowflakes appear
Without bells and mistletoe or the tinsel's silver glow
You just look at me and oh, Christmas is here