I Wanna Be Santa Claus

[I Wanna Be Santa Claus]

MERCURY
546-668-2

Date Released : 19th October, 1999 (US)

PRODUCED BY MARK HUDSON AND RINGO STARR


COME ON CHRISTMAS, CHRISTMAS COME ON (3'35")
(By Richard Starkey, Mark Hudson and Dean Grakal)
Instrumentation :
Ringo Starr:  Drums, percussion, lead vocal
Mark Hudson: Bass guitar, electric guitar, percussion, horn arrangement, backing vocal
Scott Gordon: Harmonica, percussion
Pat Zicari: Saxophone
Gary Burr, Sarah Hudson, Brett Hudson, Steffan Fantini, Marc Fantini, Kiley Oliver, Tess Whiteheart, Dick Monda and The Xmas Files Singers: Backing vocals

WINTER WONDERLAND (2'55")
(By Richard B. Smith and Felix Bernard)
Instrumentation :
Ringo Starr: Drums, percussion, lead vocal
Mark Hudson: Bass guitar, electric guitar, backing vocal
Steve Dudas and Bill Hudson: Electric guitars
Jim Cox: Wurlitzer, piano
Gary Burr: Backing vocal

I WANNA BE SANTA CLAUS (3'46")
(By Richard Starkey, Mark Hudson and Dick Monda)
Instrumentation :
Ringo Starr: Drums, percussion, lead vocal
Mark Hudson: Bass guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboard, percussion, backing vocal
Steve Dudas: Electric guitar
Jim Cox: Keyboard, string arrangement
Scott Gordon: Percussion
Dan Higgins: Recorder
Timothy B. Schmit and Christina Rasch: Backing vocal
Natasha and Tanya: Little elves

THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY (3'21")
(By Harry Simeone, Henry V. Onorati and Katherine K. Davis)
Instrumentation :
Ringo Starr: Drums, percussion, lead vocal
Mark Hudson: Bass guitar, electric guitar, percussion, backing vocal
Steffan Fantini and Marc Fantini: Electric guitars and backing vocal
Steve Dudas and Ben Labi: Electric guitars
Jim Cox: Wurlitzer, B3 organ
Scott Gordon: Percussion
Bob Murphy, Ian Halliday, Roger Houth, Willie Cochrane: Bagpipes
Jim's Bag and Mark's Pipe: Bagpipe arrangements
Timothy B. Schmit: Backing vocal

RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER (2'24")
(By Johnny D. Marks)
Instrumentation :
Ringo Starr: Drums, percussion, lead vocal
Mark Hudson: Bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion, backing vocal
Steve Dudas: Acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Jim Cox: Keyboard, horn arrangement
Scott Gordon and Christina Rasch: Percussion
Dan Higgins: Saxophone

CHRISTMAS EVE (4'26")
(By Richard Starkey and Mark Hudson)
Instrumentation :
Ringo Starr: Drums, percussion, lead vocal
Armand Sabal-Lecco: Bass guitar
Mark Hudson: Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocal
Jim Cox: Piano, string arrangement
Gary Burr: Backing vocal

THE CHRISTMAS DANCE (4'13")
(By Richard Starkey, Mark Hudson, Jim Cox and Steve Dudas)
Instrumentation :
Ringo Starr: Drums, percussion, lead vocal
Jim Cox: Bass guitar, string arrangement, horn arrangement
Mark Hudson: Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocal
Steve Dudas: Acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Dan Higgins: Saxophone
Gary Burr: Backing vocal

CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE AGAIN (4'06")
(By John Lennon, Paul McCartney George Harrison and Richard Starkey)
Instrumentation :
Ringo Starr: Drums, percussion, bellows, lead vocal
Mark Hudson: Bass guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion, backing vocal
Steve Dudas: Acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Jim Cox: Acoustic guitar, accordion, keyboard
Matt Hurwitz: Acoustic guitar
Bob Murphy, Ian Halliday, Roger Houth and Willie Cochrane: Bagpipes
Mark's Bag and Jim's Pipe: Bagpipe arrangements
Joe Perry: Guitar solo
John Titta, Gary Burr, Sarah Hudson, Brett Hudson, Bill Hudson, Steffan Fantini, Marc Fantini, Kiley Oliver, Tess Whiteheart, Dick Monda and The Large Elf Choir: Backing vocal

BLUE CHRISTMAS (2'58")
(By Jay W. Johnson and Billy Hayes)
Instrumentation :
Ringo Starr: Drums, percussion, lead vocal
Mark Hudson: Bass guitar, backing vocal
Steve Dudas: Electric guitar
Jaydee Maness: Pedal steel guitar
Gary Burr: Backing vocal

DEAR SANTA (5'15")
(By Richard  Starkey, Mark Hudson and Steve Dudas)
Instrumentation :
Ringo Starr: Drums, percussion, lead vocal
Mark Hudson: Bass guitar, percussion, backing vocal
Jim Cox: Keyboard, string arrangement, horn arrangement
Scott Gordon: Percussion
Dan Higgins: Saxophone
Gary Burr: Backing vocal

WHITE CHRISTMAS (3'14")
(By WHITE CHRISTMAS)
Instrumentation :
Ringo Starr: Drums, percussion, lead vocal
Mark Hudson: Percussion, backing vocal
Armand Sabal-Lecco: Bass guitar
Steve Dudas: Electric guitar
Jaydee Maness: Pedal steel guitar
Jim Cox: B3 organ, synthesizer
Timothy B. Schmit, Bill Hudson and Christina Rasch: Backing vocal

PAX UM BISCUM (PEACE BE WITH YOU) (4'46")
(By Richard Starkey, Mark Hudson and Scott Gordon)
Instrumentation :
Ringo Starr: Drums, mellotron, synthesizer, percussion, lead vocal
Joe Perry: Electric guitar
Mark Hudson: Mellotron, synthesizer, percussion, recorder, backing vocal
Scott Gordon: Keyboard, synthesizer
Jim Cox: Percussion, string arrangement
Steve Dudas: Percussion
Kalijut Bhamra: Tabla
Marc Fantini, Steffan Fantini and Teisha Helgerson: Backing vocal