When My Heart Finds Christmas
When My Heart Finds Christmas is American artist Harry Connick Jr.'s first Christmas album. Released in 1993, it is among the most popular holiday collections of the past three decades in the United States. Connick Jr composed four songs for the album: "When My Heart Finds Christmas", "(It Must've Been Ol') Santa Claus", "The Blessed Dawn Of Christmas Day" and "I Pray On Christmas". The other songs are traditional Christmas songs and carols. The album proved to be the best-selling holiday album in the U.S. of 1993, selling 748,000 copies that year according to Nielsen SoundScan. In December 2005, the album was certified Triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of three million copies in the U.S. As of November 2014, When My Heart Finds Christmas is the twelfth best-selling holiday album in the U.S. since May 1991 (the SoundScan era of music sales tracking), having sold 3.15 million. Track listing
"Sleigh Ride" (Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish) – 3:44
"When My Heart Finds Christmas" (Harry Connick Jr.) – 4:32
"(It Must've Been Ol') Santa Claus" (Connick) – 4:39
"The Blessed Dawn Of Christmas Day" (Connick) – 4:40
"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 2:34
"The Little Drummer Boy" (Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone) – 3:41
"Ave Maria" (Franz Schubert, Sir Walter Scott) – 4:35
"Parade of the Wooden Soldiers" (Ballard Macdonald, Leon Jessel) – 3:27
"What Child Is This?" (William Dix, traditional) – 3:11
"Christmas Dreaming" (Irving Gordon, Lester Lee) – 2:40
"I Pray On Christmas" (Connick) – 3:48
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (Johnny Marks) – 2:31
"O Holy Night" (Adolphe Adam, Placide Cappeau) – 6:45
"What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" (Frank Loesser) – 4:49

Personnel

Musicians
Harry Connick Jr. - Vocals, piano
Ben Wolfe - Bass
Russell Malone - Guitar
Arthur Latin II - Drums
Howard Kaplan - Keyboards
Brad Leali - Alto Saxophone
Will Campbell - Alto Saxophone
Jerry Weldon - Tenor Saxophone
Ned Goold - Tenor Saxophone
Dave Schumacher - Baritone saxophone
Mark Mullins - Trombone
Craig Klein - Trombone
Lucien Barbarin - Trombone
Joe Barati - Bass Trombone
Roger Ingram - Trumpet
Dan Miller - Trumpet
Jeremy Davenport - Trumpet
Louis Ford - Clarinet
70-piece orchestra
42-voice choir

Studio
Tracey Freeman - Producer
Gregg Rubin - Engineer/ Mixer

Christmas TV Special

Connick's hour-long CBS-TV Christmas special—recorded live at the Pantages Theatre and featuring Carol Burnett and Aaron Neville—was available on home video in time for Christmas 1994. The Harry Connick Jr. Christmas Special VHS (Sony 1994) features a set list similar to the album's track list. Set list
"Sleigh Ride"
"Toyland"
"I Pray On Christmas"
"The Christmas Song" (with Aaron Neville)
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
"(It Must've Been Ol') Santa Claus"
"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
"Away in a Manger"
"The Blessed Dawn of Christmas Day"
"I'll Be Home for Christmas"
"All I Want for Christmas"
"Parade of the Wooden Soldiers"
"Jingle Bells"
"What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" "When My Heart Finds Christmas"

Certifications

References

Harry Connick Jr. albums
Harry Connick Jr. video albums
1993 Christmas albums
1993 video albums
Live video albums
1993 live albums
Christmas albums by American artists
Jazz Christmas albums
Columbia Records Christmas albums
Sony Music Christmas albums
Columbia Records video albums
Sony Music video albums
Columbia Records live albums
Sony Music live albums