In the Swing of Christmas is Barry Manilow's third Christmas-themed album, released in 2007. It was only available at Hallmark Cards stores. You could also go to one of Barry's web sites to download the bonus track "It Came Upon The Midnight Clear".
In 2009, the album was re-released on Arista Records with two added tracks,The first one was "Christmas Is Just Around The Corner", from the animated movie A Cranberry Christmas, and the other one was "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer".
In 2008, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the 'Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album' category.
Co-produced by Barry Manilow and Scott Erickson, the album also features the Matt Herskowitz trio (Matt Herskowitz, David Rozenblatt and Mat Fields - formerly MAD Fusion)
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