"Carols for a Cure" Recording Features Ripley, Jbara, Kowalik, Champlin, Carpinello

By Andrew Gans
18 Sep 2009

Gregory Jbara
Gregory Jbara
Photo by Bill Kiefer

The 11th edition of "Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure" — the annual holiday CD to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS — will be available beginning Oct. 24.

This two-disc set features more than 20 original or traditional holiday songs recorded specially for the benefit CD by the casts of numerous Off-Broadway and Broadway productions.

Among the actors lending their vocal talent to "Broadway's Greatest Gifts" are Tony Award winners Gregory Jbara, Trent Kowalik and Alice Ripley as well as Donna Lynne Champlin, James Carpinello, Lauren Molina, Laura Osnes and Jennifer Barnhart.

The complete track listing for the new recording follows:
Altar Boyz: "O Chanukah, O Chanukah"
Avenue Q: "Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)"
Billy Elliot: "Incredible Phat"
Chicago: "We Three Kings"
Finian’s Rainbow: "O Little Town of Bethlethem"
Hair: "Da Pacem Domine"
In the Heights: "Campana Sobre Campana"
Jersey Boys: "12 Days of a Jersey Christmas"
The Lion King: "Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth"
The Little Mermaid: "Rise Up Shepherd and Follow"
Mamma Mia!: "Blizzard of Peace"
Mary Poppins: "Bring a Torch Jeanette Isabella"
Next to Normal: "This Little Light of Mine"
Phantom: "The Holly & the Ivy"
Rent (Engeman Theater): "We Wish You A Merry Christmas"
Rock of Ages: "O Holy Night"
Rosie's Broadway Kids: "Here We Come A-Caroling"
Shrek: TBA original
South Pacific: "Silent Night"
West Side Story: "Jingle Bells"
Wicked: "Carol of the Bells"

"Carols" is the latest fund-raising CD produced by Lynn Pinto/Rock-It Science Records to benefit BC/EFA. The recordings have raised $3 million for BC/EFA since 1999.



The recording, priced $20, is available for pre-order by calling (212) 840-0770, ext. 250 or by visiting www.broadwaycares.org.