Christmas Favorites (Sara Niemietz EP)
Christmas Favorites is an EP album introduced for digital distribution by Sara Niemietz.
2012 was Sara Niemietz' third year for publishing traditional Christmas song covers, teaming with Randy Kerber on "All I Want for Christmas Is You" in 2010. In 2011, a various-artists, compilation album was released on YouTube and iTunes with Niemietz and Kerber performing Bing Crosby's, 1943 top ten hit, "I'll Be Home for Christmas".Background
Christmas Favorites was recorded at Taylor Made Studios and co-produced by Emmy Award winner W. G. Snuffy Walden. Walden accompanies Niemietz on guitar with Oscar and Grammy nominated, Randy Kerber accompanying on piano. Andrew Shulman, former principal cellist of the Philharmonia Orchestra, plays cello with eight time BMI TV Music Award winner, Bennett Salvay, arranging for cello. Veteran studio musician, George Doering, accompanies on guitar, electric guitar, bass and drums.
In addition to Christmas Favorites, Niemietz is featured on Richard Marx' 2012, Christmas album entitled, Christmas Spirit. With featured artists Sara Niemietz, Kenny Loggins and Sara Watkins, Marx' Christmas Spirit made the end of year Billboard Magazine charts for The Billboard 200 at #181, Top Holiday Albums at #21 and Top Independent Albums at #10.Artists
;"This Christmas"
;"The Christmas Song"
;"Winter Wonderland"
;O Holy Night
;"Mary, Did You Know"
;"Silent Night"Track listing
