The Spirit of Christmas
Produced by Kirk Kirkland and Daniel Bondaczuk

Song Titles
1. Christmas and Jazz
2. Everybody’s Waitin’ for the Man with the Bag
3. The Spirit of Christmas
4. Joy to the World
5. Cardinal in the Snow
6. Christmas Memory
7. I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
8. Brazilian Sleigh Bells
9. O Little Town of Bethlehem
10.This Gift
11.Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
12.Go Tell it on the Mountain

Arrangements and Orchestrations
Daniel Bondaczuk, Brad Henderson, and Denver Bierman

Engineering, Mixing and Mastering by Daniel Bondaczuk

Musicians
Barry Green – trombone, solo track 1
Blair Masters - keyboards
Brad Henderson – piano and bass
Brooke Nienkark - violin
Chloe Wolfe – violin, solo track 11
Craig Nelson - electric bass, upright bass
Daniel Bondaczuk – programming, keyboards
Dave Cleveland - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Denver Bierman – flugelhorn, solo track 4
George Toumayan - drums
Greg Sadler - drums
Holly Rudge - viola
Jaimee Paul - background vocals
Jason Webb - keyboards
Jimmy Bowland - tenor saxophone
Justin Pierce - saxophones
JW Jaeger – drums and percussion
Kirk Kirkland - background vocals
Mark Douthit - alto saxophone, solo track 1
Mike Haynes - trumpet
Mike Payne - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, solo track 12
Rod Clark – trombone, solo track 7
Scott Copeland - trumpet
Shane McConnell - background vocals
Shelly Justice - background vocals
Steve Patrick - trumpet
Steven Schumann - cello
Trick Savage – guitar

Photography by Ellee Rae

Graphic design and duplication by Disc Makers

Recorded at Southbound Studio, Franklin, TN and HendersongsMusic, Fort Gibson, OK

Dedicated in loving memory of my parents, Charlie and Margie Kennedy, who lived the Spirit of Christmas every day of their lives.

​Christmas & Jazz
Written by Lindsey Benedict, copyright 2024
Arrangement and Orchestration by Denver Bierman

Everybody’s Waitin’ for the Man with the Bag
Written by Irving Taylor, Dudley Brooks, and Hal Stanley, copyright 1950
Arrangement and Orchestration by Brad Henderson

The Spirit of Christmas
Written by Lindsey Benedict, copyright 2018
Arrangement and Orchestration by Daniel Bondaczuk

Joy to the World
Written by Isaac Watts
Arrangement and Orchestration by Daniel Bondaczuk

Cardinal in the Snow
Written by Lindsey Benedict, copyright 2024
Arrangement and Orchestration by Daniel Bondaczuk

Christmas Memory
Written by Lindsey Benedict and Kirk Kirkland, copyright 2024
Arrangement by Daniel Bondaczuk

I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
Written by Irving Berlin, copyright 1937
Arrangement and Orchestration by Brad Henderson

Brazilian Sleigh Bells
Written by Percy Faith and Lee Norris, copyright 1950
Arrangement and Orchestration by Daniel Bondaczuk

O Little Town of Bethlehem
Lyrics by Phillips Brooks and Music by Lewis H. Redner
Arrangement and Orchestration by Daniel Bondaczuk

This Gift
Written by Lindsey Benedict, copyright 2001
Arrangement and Orchestration by Daniel Bondaczuk

Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
Lyrics by Charles Wesley and Music by Charles Kennedy copyright 2011
Arrangement and Orchestration by Daniel Bondaczuk

Go Tell it on the Mountain
Lyrics by John W. Work, Jr.
Traditional Arrangement by Daniel Bondaczuk