21st Century Christmas Blues (mp3)

1.Twenty-First Century Santa Claus Blues (Mooney)
Vocals and Guitar: Nigel Mooney. Piano: Johnny Taylor. Bass: Barry Donohue. Drums: Dominic Mullan.
Trumpet: Mike Barkley. Tenor Saxophone: Brendan Doyle. Horns Arrangement: Nigel Mooney.
Percussion: Dr. Legin Yenoom. Alternative Wind Section: Dave McCune and Dr. Legin Yenoom.

2. O Holy Night (Tr. Arr. Mooney)
Vocals and Guitar: Nigel Mooney. Piano: Johnny Taylor. Bass: Barry Donohue. Drums: Dominic Mullan.
Additional Vocals: Sallay Garnett and Emma Garnett. Percussion: Dave McCune.

3. Let’s Cancel Christmas For Jesus’ Sake (Mooney)
Vocals and Guitar: Nigel Mooney. Piano: Johnny Taylor. Bass: Barry Donohue. Drums: Dominic Mullan.
Recorders: Brendan Doyle. Glockenspiel: Dr. Legin Yenoom. Additional Vocals: Sallay Garnett and
Emma Garnett.

4. It Ain’t Nobody’s Christmas But Our Own (Tr. Arr. Mooney/Taylor)
Vocals and Guitar: Nigel Mooney. Piano: Johnny Taylor. Bass: Dan Bodwell. Drums: Dominic Mullan.
Trumpet: Mike Barkley. Tenor Saxophones: Brendan Doyle and Jean Toussaint (solo).
Horns Arrangement: Johnny Taylor. Additional Vocals: Sally Garnett and Emma Garnett.

5. Baby, It’s Cold Outside (Frank Loesser)
Vocals: Nigel Mooney and Deborah Swiney. Guitar: Nigel Mooney. Organ: Scott Flanigan.
Drums: Dominic Mullan.

6. Silent Night (Tr. Arr. Mooney)
Vocals and Guitar: Nigel Mooney. Piano: Johnny Taylor. Bass: Barry Donohue. Drums: Dominic Mullan.
Additional Vocals: Sallay Garnett and Emma Garnett.

7. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child (Tr. Arr. Mooney)
Vocals and Guitar: Nigel Mooney. Piano: Johnny Taylor. Bass: Barry Donohue. Drums: Dominic Mullan.
Additional Vocals: Sallay Garnett (outro) and Emma Garnett (third verse).

8. God Bless The Child (Holiday/Herzog)
Vocals: Nigel Mooney. Guitar: Charlie Mooney. Bass: Barry Donohue.

9. A Sperm In Albumen (Mooney)
Vocals and Guitar: Nigel Mooney. Organ: Scott Flanigan. Soprano Saxophone: Brendan Doyle.
Drums: Dave McCune. Additional Vocals: Kendal Mooney, Robert O’Connor and Ethan O’Connor.

10. Good Morning Blues (Basie/Rushing/Durham)
Vocals: Nigel Mooney. Guitars: Nigel Mooney and Ronnie Greer. Organ: Scott Flanigan.
Drums: Dave McCune.

11. Yesterday’s Heroes (Bacharach/David)
Vocals and Guitar: Nigel Mooney. Piano: Johnny Taylor. Bass: Barry Donohue. Drums: Dominic Mullan.
Trumpet: Mike Barkley. Tenor Saxophone: Brendan Doyle. Horns Arrangement: Nigel Mooney.

12. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Tr. Arr. Mooney/Flanigan)
Vocals and Guitar: Nigel Mooney. Piano: Scott Flanigan. Additional Vocals: Sallay Garnett and
Emma Garnett.

Produced and arranged by Nigel Mooney.
Recorded at The Ventry Studio, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin.
Tracks 8, 9, 10 & 12 and all additional recording, editing and mixing by Dave McCune.
Tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 & 11 recorded by Tiernan Reilly at Windmill Lane Studio, Dublin.
Tracks 4 & 5 recorded by Rian Trench at The Meadow Studio, Delgany, Co. Wicklow.
Track 5 vocals recorded by Daniel Lynn at Music+Arts Studio, Memphis, Tennessee.
Mastered by Pete Maher at Pete Maher Mastering.
Cover design by Dr. Legin Yenoom. Booklet layout and website by Peter Fitzgibbon.
Photography by Valerie Lydon. Cartoons by Harry Burton.
Special thanks to Essie,Trudy, Pete, Charlie & Blathnaid, and to all the heads;
sure we won’t feel it now ‘til Christmas.