Cyndi Lauper - Merry Christmas...Have a Nice Life!

Cyndi Lauper closed out her Epic Records contract with this holiday album, which consists mostly of original compositions. Lauper seeks the christmas spirit in some snowless locales, giving a cajun sound to "Early Christmas Morning" and an appropriately tropical feel to "Christmas Conga." She favors folkie arrangements and is heard playing dulcimer, recorder, and ukulele, among other instruments, which lend a homemade feel to the tracks. Merry Christmas...Have a Nice Life! is an unusual but ultimately winning collection, rendered with Lauper' s typical cockeyed conviction. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alexandra Thorton Children's Chorus, Vocals, Choir, Chorus Brian Zagon Children's Chorus, Choir, Chorus, Vocals Carol Chen Design, Art Direction, Artwork Caroline Walker Choir, Chorus, Vocals, Children's Chorus Catherine Russell Vocals (Background) Chatterton Elementary School Choir Performer, Choir, Chorus Christopher Safath Vocals, Choir, Chorus, Children's Chorus Claudia Greenspan Choir Master, Children's Choirmaster, Children's Chorus Cyndi Lauper Vocals, Tin Whistle, Vocals (Background), Art Direction, Guitar, Artwork, Drums, Arranger, Recorder, Dulcimer, Banjo, Guitar (Rhythm), Producer, Design, Clogs David Schnaufer Dulcimer, Tennessee Music Box Declyn Wallace Lauper Thornton Voices Eric Bazilian Engineer Erica Leigh Meditz Children's Chorus, Vocals, Choir, Chorus George Fullan Assistant Engineer George Marino Mastering Glenn Meadows Digital Transfers Gregory Meditz Choir, Chorus, Children's Chorus, Vocals Inquisitors Vocals (Background) Jan Pulsford Arranger, Harp, Transcription, Organ, Digital Editing, Producer, Loops, Engineer, Sampling, Synthesizer, Keyboards, Loop, Programming jessica haviland Children's Chorus, Choir, Chorus, Vocals Jim Hynes Trumpet Julia Kelsey Choir, Chorus, Children's Chorus, Vocals Julie Cohen Vocals, Choir, Chorus, Children's Chorus Junior Vasquez Producer Justine Lane Choir, Chorus, Vocals, Children's Chorus Kevin Dornan Artwork, Photography, Design, Art Direction Lily Lew Packaging Manager Liza Witmer Vocals, Choir, Chorus, Children's Chorus Mark Saunders Engineer, Producer Marti Gruber Choir, Chorus, Vocals, Children's Chorus Michael Skinner Art Direction, Design, Artwork P. Dennis Mitchell Engineer Pete Ciccotto Design, Art Direction, Artwork Peter Eldridge Transcription Peter Wood Engineer, Producer Peter Woods Vocal Engineer, Producer, Arranger, Engineer Rob Hyman Synthesizer, Beatbox, Melodica, Organ, Accordion, Vocals (Background) Robert Irvine Production Coordination Robin Irvine Production Coordination Ron Juliano Graphic Design Sean Evans Artwork, Design, Art Direction Sheahan Brown Vocals, Children's Chorus, Choir, Chorus Stefanie Salino Vocals, Choir, Chorus, Children's Chorus Tom "Bones" Malone Trombone Will Kennedy Art Direction, Artwork, Design William Wittman Vocals (Background), Guitar (Bass), Guitar (12 String), Drums, 12-String Bass Guitar, Engineer, Mixing, Guitar (Electric), Organ, Omnichord, Guitar, Bass (Electric), Producer