ALBUM OVERVIEW:
Following the extraordinary multi-genre success of his 2006 Concord Records debut Shine, saxophonist and urban jazz icon Boney James gave his fans throughout the world a very special Christmas Present. Letting his musical imagination run free, the two-time Grammy nominee brings a fresh sense of urgency and excitement to a mix of traditional songs (“O Tannenbaum,” “The First Noel,” “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,” “Silent Night”) and familiar pop classics (“River,” “Santa Baby,” “Merry Christmas Baby,” “My Grown Up Christmas List,” “Skating”) with colorful arrangements that cross effortlessly from traditional and contemporary funk jazz to chill, gospel, R&B and neo-soul. James, who alternates between his voices on tenor and soprano throughout the ten tracks, also creates blistering blues-rock energy, a la Clarence Clemons, on Christmas Present’s rousing closer, “Auld Lang Syne.”

RELEASE DATE:
Sept 18th 2007

TRACK LISTING:
1. Skating (3:36)
2. Santa Baby (feat: Chanté Moore) (4:38)
3. O Tannenbaum (4:09)
4. River (4:06)
5. The First Noel (feat: Rick Braun) (4:41)
6. Merry Christmas Baby (feat: Angie Stone) (4:28)
7. My Grown Up Christmas List (4:44)
8. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (3:31)
9. Silent Night (feat: Anthony Hamilton) (5:16)
10. Auld Lang Syne (3:52)