Chicago
(special Christmas show)

House Of Blues
Los Angeles, CA (USA)
Dec. 8, 1998

pre-FM recording
SFX Radio Network Concert Special
originally broadcast December 16-29 1998


** mp3 samples included in the Comments section **


Just in time for Christmas...a must-have for everyone!

I got this show roughly 2 years ago thanks to fellow DIME member avnut. His original version (from silver CD) had this show broken down to only 4 segments (as originally broadcast), and parts of those segments included commercials that really didn't add anything to the show.

I took avnut's original FLAC files and retracked the show into the individual songs but left out the commercials. The sound quality is excellent, and you've got 6 terrific Christmas/holiday songs done Chicago-style.

I give this show an A+ overall grade.



Tracklist:

01) Intro
02) Little Drummer Boy
03) You're The Inspiration
04) The Christmas Song (a/k/a Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
05) Hard Habit To Break
06) Let It Snow!
07) God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
08) Saturday In The Park
09) Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
10) Just You N' Me
11) Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
12) Hard To Say I'm Sorry > Get Away
13) Credits


Original lineage:
Silver CD>EAC>WAV>FLAC

Additional lineage:
FLAC>FLAC Frontend>WAV>CD Wave (splits)/Nero WAV Editor (small fades)>
FLAC Frontend>FLAC


Band lineup:
Jason Scheff - lead vocals / bass
Bill Champlin - lead vocals / keyboards / organ
Robert Lamm - lead vocals / keyboards
Lee Loughnane - lead vocals on Let It Snow / trumpet
Keith Howland - guitars
Walt Parazaider - saxaphone
Jimmy Pankow - trombone
Tris Imboden - drums


Revised version of this show
uploaded on DIME by TheCommish
Nov. 25, 2007