Raymond Arroyo: Christmas Merry & Bright CD

Award-Winning Broadcaster and New York Times Best Selling Author, Raymond Arroyo brings
his New Orleans jazz roots and well-honed dramatic talents to a toe-tapping, heartwarming, all
new classic Christmas album, Merry & Bright.

Each Christmas, throughout his broadcast career, Arroyo has sung with legendary singers of theseason.  A response to longtime fan requests, Merry & Bright charms listeners with Arroyo’s
renaissance sensibilities.  Warm vocals and a touch of humor refresh and cast new light on a
collection of Christmas standards we’ve all taken for granted.

Backed by the jazz supergroup, The NOLA Players, Merry & Bright showcases Kevin Kaska’s (The
Greatest Showman, Jungle Book) beautiful, new arrangements of the timeless "I Heard the Bells
on Christmas Day", a hard driving, “Joy to the World”, and a never-before heard orchestration
of “The First Noel/ We Magi of Orient Are”.  The album also captures unexplored emotions of
the season with an all-new rendition of the beloved, “Feliz Navidad”-- complete with a moving
duet with Grammy Winner, José Feliciano. Soon to be a Christmas favorite, Merry & Bright will
forever change the way you experience these cherished songs. Raymond Arroyo’s dynamic
interpretations imbues the joyous rhythms of this repertoire while tugging at the heartstrings.
Like a hot cocoa (with a toddy chaser) on a cold Winter night, this album is sure to warm your
home and holiday traditions this Christmas. 
 Raymond Arroyo Merry & Bright is a must-have for memory making, wonder awakening, and yuletide joy.

• 1

   – Deck the Halls – Raymond Arroyo
• 2 – Jingle Bells - Raymond Arroyo
• 3

   – The First Noel-We Magi of Orient Are - Raymond Arroyo
• 4

   – I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day - Raymond Arroyo
• 5

   – Hark the Herald Angels Sing - Raymond Arroyo
• 6

   – Go Tell It On the Mountain - Raymond Arroyo
• 7

   – Christmastime is Here - Raymond Arroyo
• 8

   – Joy to the World - Raymond Arroyo
• 9

   – Christmas Memries - Raymond Arroyo
• 10

   – Feliz Navidad (featuring Jose Feliciano) - Raymond Arroyo, Jose Feliciano
• 11

   – Silent Night - Raymond Arroyo
• 12

   – We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Raymond Arroyo