album · October 1, 2007

In the Swing of Christmas

Barry Manilow

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Manilow's 2007 collection of holiday jazz tunes, 'In the Swing of Christmas,' offers a brisk, big-band treatment of seasonal standards.

• The album was recorded at Schnee Studio in Santa Monica, California, and features arrangements by Scott C. Lohan.
• The release reached number 10 on Billboard's Jazz Albums chart and number 52 on the Top Holiday Albums chart in 2007.
• Manilow performed songs from the album live during his "Manilow's Christmas" tour in late 2007.

Barry Manilow is a Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award-winning vocalist and songwriter from Brooklyn, New York, best known for a string of highly successful pop-jazz hits in the 1970s and 80s. In 2007, he released "In the Swing of Christmas," a seasonal collection of jazz standards.