Harry for the Holidays

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Harry for the Holidays

Studio album by Harry Connick, Jr.
Released	October 28, 2003
Recorded	Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA, May 13-22, 2003
Genre	Christmas, Big Band/ Orchestra
Length	1 hour 8 min
Label	Sony/Columbia
Producer(s)	Tracey Freeman
All Music Guide link Entertainment Weekly B- 2/13/04
Harry Connick, Jr. chronology
Other Hours : Connick on Piano, Volume 1 (2003)	Harry for the Holidays (2003)	Only You (2004)

Harry for the Holidays is American artist Harry Connick, Jr.'s second Christmas album, released in 2003. The album features Connick and his 16 piece Big Band and a full string section. Connick's album was the top selling Christmas album of 2003, and was certified platinum in November 2004.

A 'Harry For The Holidays' television special, aired on NBC December 23, 2003. The TV special was released on DVD October 19, 2004. The special features Whoopi Goldberg, Nathan Lane, Marc Anthony and Kim Burrell.

Among Harry Connick, Jr.'s own compositions is a duet with country singer George Jones on 'Nothing New for New Year.' This was one of the highlights of the album for Connick: "George Jones is my favorite singer and I was quite surprised and honored that he said yes," Connick said in 2003. "I think he's the most soulful country singer probably of all time."

An animated TV Christmas special "The Happy Elf", aired December 2, 2005 on NBC, and was released on DVD. The special is based on Connick's original song, 'The Happy Elf'. When asked about the song in 2003, Connick said: 'The Happy Elf' is another kid's song that came from thinking about how cool it would be to work in Santa's shop."