Sounds of the Season (album)

Sounds of the Season is a Christmas album by American singer Lionel Richie. Recorded during advent in 2004, it was released by The Island Def Jam Music Group on December 4, 2006 in the United States.

Sounds of the Season
Studio album by Lionel Richie
Released	December 4, 2006 (2006-12-04)
Recorded	2004
Studio	Da Crib Studios (Coney Island, New York)
Genre	Christmas R&B
Length	28:11
Label	Island Def Jam
Producer	Chuckii Booker
Lionel Richie chronology
Coming Home (2006) Sounds of the Season (2006) Just Go (2009)

Track listing

All tracks produced by Chuckii Booker.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Little Drummer Boy"	Harry Simeone Katherine Kennicott Davis Henry Onorati	3:55
2.	"Silent Night"	Traditional	3:54
3.	"The First Noel"	Traditional	4:00
4.	"Joy to the World"	Traditional	4:12
5.	"The Christmas Song"	Robert Wells Mel Tormé	3:35
6.	"O Come All Ye Faithful"	Traditional	4:18
7.	"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"	Hugh Martin Ralph Blane	3:33
8.	"Winter Wonderland"	Felix Bernard Richard Bernhard Smith	3:13

Personnel

• Lionel Richie – vocals, arrangements (2-4, 6)
• Chuckii Booker – all instruments (1, 5, 7, 8), backing vocals (1, 8), arrangements (2-4, 6)
• Herman Jackson – acoustic piano (5, 7)
• Dino Soldo – saxophone (7)

Production

• Joshua Sarubin – A&R
• Shelli Hill – executive producer for NBC Universal
• Sue Peterson – executive producer for Target
• Dirk Vanoucek – associate producer, recording
• Jon Gass – mixing
• Michael Simmons – project coordinator
• Stacey Ward – project manager
• Mathieu Bitton – package design, cover design
• Alfonso Romero – cover design
• Denise Saffren – cover design
• Andrew MacPherson – photography
• David Loeffler and Randy Phillips with PDM, Inc. – management

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)	43