We Wish You the Merriest is the first collaborative album by American actors and singers Seth MacFarlane and Elizabeth Gillies. The album was released on November 3, 2023, through Republic Records and Verve Records. It is MacFarlane's eighth studio and second Christmas album, and Gillies' debut album.[1]
The album marks the second collaboration between MacFarlane and Gillies after their extended play (EP), Songs from Home (2021). MacFarlane reunited with his frequent collaborator Joel McNeely to produce the album. The album was preceded by the release of two singles: the title track and "Sleigh Ride".
On September 28, 2023, It was announced that MacFarlane would collaborate with Elizabeth Gillies on a Christmas album.[2] The album marked a second collaboration, after their 2021 EP, Songs from Home. Gillies said of the collaboration, “After collaborating for nearly a decade, I was beyond thrilled when Seth came to me with the idea of recording a holiday record. Our first official record. There is no one I know who possesses a deeper knowledge and appreciation for this era of music than Seth.”[3] MacFarlane himself also spoke about the collaboration saying, “Liz and I have been singing together for a number of years now, between studio recordings and traveling around the country performing live with some of our favorite symphony orchestras. We’re both fans of the classic Bing Crosby-Rosemary Clooney duet albums, and their exquisite, expressive orchestrations contrasting with a fun, casual vocal style. We’ve done our best to honor that tradition with our new Christmas album, and we hope it adds some extra charm to your holiday season.”[2]
MacFarlane reunited with Andrew Cottee again, after previously working on Once in a While (2019) and Blue Skies (2022). He recorded the album at Abbey Road Studios, making it his seventh time recording at the studio.[2]
Singlesedit
The album's first lead single, "We Wish You the Merriest", was released on September 28, 2023.[4] The album's second and final single, "Sleigh Ride", was released on October 19, 2023.[5]
Track listingedit
All music arranged and conducted by Andrew Cottee.
^Garner, Glenn (September 28, 2023). "Seth MacFarlane and Liz Gillies 'Wish You the Merriest' with Debut Christmas Album". The Messenager. from the original on May 31, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
^ abcWoerner, Meredith (September 28, 2023). "Seth MacFarlane & Liz Gillies Debut Holiday Album". Variety. from the original on September 28, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
^Schube, Will (September 28, 2023). "Seth MacFarlane And Liz Gillies Announce 'We Wish You The Merriest'". uDiscover Music. from the original on May 31, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
^"We Wish You the Merriest – Seth MacFarlane and Elizabeth Gillies – Vevo". YouTube. September 28, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
^Schube, Will (October 19, 2023). "Seth MacFarlane And Liz Gillies Share 'Sleigh Ride'". uDiscover Music. from the original on May 31, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
^"Seth MacFarlane & Liz Gillies: We Wish You The Merriest Music [LP]". ASIN B0CK17CQWG. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
^"Seth MacFarlane & Liz Gillies - We Wish You The Merriest - CD". Walmart. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
November 22, 2023
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We Wish You the Merriest is the first collaborative album by American actors and singers Seth MacFarlane and Elizabeth Gillies The album was released on November 3 2023 through Republic Records and Verve Records It is MacFarlane s eighth studio and second Christmas album and Gillies debut album 1 We Wish You the MerriestStudio album by Seth MacFarlane and Elizabeth GilliesReleasedNovember 3 2023StudioAbbey Road StudiosGenreChristmas traditional pop swing big bandLength39 13LabelRepublic Verve Fuzzy DoorProducerJoel McNeely Seth MacFarlaneSeth MacFarlane and Elizabeth Gillies chronologySongs from Home 2021 We Wish You the Merriest 2023 Seth MacFarlane chronologyBlue Skies 2022 We Wish You the Merriest 2023 Elizabeth Gillies chronologyWe Wish You the Merriest 2023 Singles from We Wish You the Merriest We Wish You the Merriest Released September 28 2023 Sleigh Ride Released October 19 2023The album marks the second collaboration between MacFarlane and Gillies after their extended play EP Songs from Home 2021 MacFarlane reunited with his frequent collaborator Joel McNeely to produce the album The album was preceded by the release of two singles the title track and Sleigh Ride Contents 1 Background 2 Singles 3 Track listing 4 Release history 5 ReferencesBackground editOn September 28 2023 It was announced that MacFarlane would collaborate with Elizabeth Gillies on a Christmas album 2 The album marked a second collaboration after their 2021 EP Songs from Home Gillies said of the collaboration After collaborating for nearly a decade I was beyond thrilled when Seth came to me with the idea of recording a holiday record Our first official record There is no one I know who possesses a deeper knowledge and appreciation for this era of music than Seth 3 MacFarlane himself also spoke about the collaboration saying Liz and I have been singing together for a number of years now between studio recordings and traveling around the country performing live with some of our favorite symphony orchestras We re both fans of the classic Bing Crosby Rosemary Clooney duet albums and their exquisite expressive orchestrations contrasting with a fun casual vocal style We ve done our best to honor that tradition with our new Christmas album and we hope it adds some extra charm to your holiday season 2 MacFarlane reunited with Andrew Cottee again after previously working on Once in a While 2019 and Blue Skies 2022 He recorded the album at Abbey Road Studios making it his seventh time recording at the studio 2 Singles editThe album s first lead single We Wish You the Merriest was released on September 28 2023 4 The album s second and final single Sleigh Ride was released on October 19 2023 5 Track listing editAll music arranged and conducted by Andrew Cottee We Wish You the Merriest track listingNo TitleWriter s Length1 Happy Holiday Irving Berlin2 392 Frosty the Snowman Jack RollinsSteve Nelson2 413 Here Comes Santa Claus Oakley HaldemanGene Autry2 284 Sleigh Ride Leroy AndersonMitchell Parish3 185 The Christmas Song Robert WellsMel Torme4 066 Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Johnny Marks2 247 That Holiday Feeling Debbie Macomber2 368 Winter Wonderland Richard Bernhard SmithFelix Bernard3 329 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Hugh MartinRalph Blane4 5410 Santa Claus Is Comin to Town John Frederick CootsHaven Gillespie3 0911 Christmas Time All Over the World Martin2 4012 A Holly Jolly Christmas Marks2 2813 We Wish You the Merriest Les Brown2 26Total length 39 13Release history editRelease history and formats for We Wish You the Merriest Region Date Format s Label Ref Various November 3 2023 Digital downloadstreamingCDvinyl RepublicVerveFuzzy Door Productions 6 7 References edit Garner Glenn September 28 2023 Seth MacFarlane and Liz Gillies Wish You the Merriest with Debut Christmas Album The Messenager Archived from the original on May 31 2019 Retrieved November 6 2023 a b c Woerner Meredith September 28 2023 Seth MacFarlane amp Liz Gillies Debut Holiday Album Variety Archived from the original on September 28 2023 Retrieved October 20 2023 Schube Will September 28 2023 Seth MacFarlane And Liz Gillies Announce We Wish You The Merriest uDiscover Music Archived from the original on May 31 2019 Retrieved November 6 2023 We Wish You the Merriest Seth MacFarlane and Elizabeth Gillies Vevo YouTube September 28 2023 Retrieved September 28 2023 Schube Will October 19 2023 Seth MacFarlane And Liz Gillies Share Sleigh Ride uDiscover Music Archived from the original on May 31 2019 Retrieved November 6 2023 Seth MacFarlane amp Liz Gillies We Wish You The Merriest Music LP ASIN B0CK17CQWG Retrieved November 3 2023 Seth MacFarlane amp Liz Gillies We Wish You The Merriest CD Walmart Retrieved November 3 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title We Wish You the Merriest amp oldid 1185408433, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
