In 1994, we recorded a second Christmas album with Neil, and I'm sharing this cut here because it's one that I really enjoyed doing. Usually on Neil's albums, the producer chose an arranger, but sometimes the job fell to a band member. I always felt those cuts were kind of special, since those of us in the band took a more personal interest in the result than the off-the-rack arranger-around-town. 
When it was in in-house job, the arranging gig fell to Alan Lindgren, for several reasons: He played orchestral parts in our performances, he's really good, and much faster than the other guy (me).
But this song is one for which I wrote the arrangement, and when I listen to it I'm surprised that it is mine. I haven't done a ton of arranging over the years, for several reasons: I play piano parts in our performances, I'm not all that great, and I'm much slower than the other guy (Alan).
But this is one I actually did, and I'm rather proud of it, especially because it's in a style that I haven't done much since I left Indiana and was cautioned not to appear too jazzified in the rock 'n' roll world.
In this day and age, liner notes are kind of a rarity. so I'm making up for it by owning it up and telling you about it. You can probably identify my favorite arrangers by hearing my borrowed tropes. Here it is, just as we did it.