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“Christmas with Friends” - album by ILYA SEROV
featuring DAVE KOZ, AUBREY LOGAN, CASEY ABRAMS, DYLAN CHAMBERS, ARIANA SAVALAS
Album Information:
Album title - CHRISTMAS WITH FRIENDS
Primary artist name: ILYA SEROV
Release date: November 28, 2025
Record label: NEO SOUND RECORDS (indépendant label)
Genre/category: Traditional Pop, Jazz, Swing
Full Track Listing:
1. Let It Snow
(by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne; Copyright Concord Music Group, Inc. dba Concord Sounds o/b/o Cahn Music and Wc Music Corp. o/b/o Quaytor Productions, LLC) Arrangement by Tom Kubis, Nick Petrillo & Ilya Serov; Main Artist: Ilya Serov - vocals & trumpet; Rhythm Section: Gary Matsumoto - piano, Shane Savala - guitar, Cooper Appelt - bass, Greg Sadler - drums; Horn Section: Michael Stever - trumpet, Dan Kaneyuki - tenor sax, Bob Lawrence - trombone, Tim McKay - baritone sax.
2. Baby It’s Cold Outside (feat. Ariana Savalas)
(by Frank Loesser, Copyright Frank Music Corp) Arrangement & Orchestration by Nick Petrillo; Main Artists: Ilya Serov - vocals & trumpet, Ariana Savalas - vocals; Rhythm Section: Gary Matsumoto - piano, Shane Savala - guitar, Cooper Appelt - bass, Greg Sadler - drums; Horn Section: Michael Stever - trumpet, Dan Kaneyuki - tenor sax & flute, Bob Lawrence - trombone, Tim McKay - baritone sax; String Section: LA All-Star String Ensemble.
3. Home For The Holidays
(by Robert Allen and Al Stillman; Copyright Charlie Deitcher Prod Inc. and Music Sales Corporation) Arrangement by Nick Petrillo; Main Artist: Ilya Serov - vocals & trumpet; Rhythm Section: Gary Matsumoto - piano, Shane Savala - guitar, Cooper Appelt - bass, Greg Sadler - drums, Jose Perez - percussion. Horn Section: Michael Stever - trumpet, Dan Kaneyuki - tenor sax, Bob Lawrence - trombone, Tim McKay - baritone sax.
4. It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas
(by Meredith Willson; Copyright Kobalt Music Pub America Inc. o/b/o Frank-Meredith Willson Music) Arrangement by Nick Petrillo; Main Artist: Ilya Serov - vocals & trumpet; Rhythm Section: Gary Matsumoto - piano, Shane Savala - guitar, Cooper Appelt - bass, Greg Sadler - drums; Horn Section: Dan Kaneyuki - tenor sax; String Section: LA All-Star String Ensemble.
5. Skating / O Christmas Tree (feat. Dave Koz)
(by Vince Guaraldi; copyright Lee Mendelson Inc. / Ernst Anschütz) Arrangement by Nick Petrillo; Main Artists: Ilya Serov - trumpet, Dave Koz - tenor saxophone; Rhythm Section: Gary Matsumoto - piano, Shane Savala - guitar, Cooper Appelt - bass, Greg Sadler - drums.
6. The Christmas Song
(by Mel Torme and Robert Wells; Copyright Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Kobalt Music Pub America I o/b/o Edwin H Morris and Co.) Arrangement by Nick Petrillo; Main Artist: Ilya Serov - vocals & trumpet; Rhythm Section: Gary Matsumoto - piano, Shane Savala - guitar, Cooper Appelt - bass, Greg Sadler - drums; String Section: LA All-Star String Ensemble.
7. Holly Jolly Christmas (feat. Casey Abrams)
(by Johnny Marks; Copyright St. Nicholas Music Inc.) Arrangement by Nick Petrillo & Ilya Serov; Main Artists: Ilya Serov - vocals & trumpet, Casey Abrams - vocals & bass; Rhythm Section: Gary Matsumoto - piano, Shane Savala - guitar, Greg Sadler - drums; Jose Perez - percussion; Horn Section: Dan Kaneyuki - flute.
8. Angel
(by Earle & Laura Hagen; Copyright Mio Music) Arrangement by Nick Petrillo; Main Artist: Ilya Serov - vocals & trumpet; Rhythm Section: Gary Matsumoto - piano, Cooper Appelt - bass, Greg Sadler - drums.
9. That Christmas Feeling
(by Ilya Serov, Nick Petrillo & Myah Marie Langston; Copyright Neo Sound Media (BMI), NPM Global Publications (BMI) & My Uhh Music (BMI)) Arrangement by Nick Petrillo; Main Artist: Ilya Serov - vocals & trumpet; Rhythm Section: Gary Matsumoto - piano, Shane Savala - guitar, Cooper Appelt - bass, Greg Sadler - drums; Horn Section: Michael Stever - trumpet, Dan Kaneyuki - tenor sax & flute, Bob Lawrence - trombone, Tim McKay - baritone sax; String Section: LA All-Star String Ensemble.
10. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (feat. Aubrey Logan)
(by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane; Copyright EMI Feist Catalog, Inc) Arrangement by Nick Petrillo; Main Artists: Ilya Serov - vocals & trumpet, Aubrey Logan - vocals & trombone; Rhythm Section: Gary Matsumoto - piano, Shane Savala - guitar, Cooper Appelt - bass, Greg Sadler - drums.
11. Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree (feat. Dylan Chambers)
(by Johnny Marks; Copyright St. Nicholas Music Inc.) Arrangement by Nick Petrillo; Main Artists: Ilya Serov - vocals & trumpet, Dylan Chambers - vocals & guitar. Rhythm Section: Gary Matsumoto - piano & keyboards, Shane Savala - guitar, Cooper Appelt - bass, Greg Sadler - drums, Jose Perez - percussion. Horn Section: Michael Stever - trumpet, Dan Kaneyuki - tenor sax, Bob Lawrence - trombone, Tim McKay - baritone sax.
12. Silent Night
(by Franz Gruber, John Freeman Young and Joseph Mohr) Arrangement by Nick Petrillo; Main Artist: Ilya Serov - Jazzohorn (flugelhorn); Rhythm Section: Gary Matsumoto - piano & keyboards, Cooper Appelt - bass, Greg Sadler - drums.
Production & Technical Credits:
Executive Producers: Bob Moody, Randy Eckert, Becky Musil & Ilya Serov
Associate Producers: John & Betsy Meyer, Joseph & Staci Tortorello, Laura Hagen, Marilyn James
Producer / Music Producer: Ilya Serov
Additional Music Production: Nick Petrillo
Arrangement & Orchestration: Nick Petrillo
Additional Arrangement: Ilya Serov, Tom Kubis
Recording & Mixing Engineer: Ben Burget
Mastering: David Donnelly
Additional Recording Engineering: Trent Slatton, Jeff Hooker, Ilya Serov
Conductor: Nick Petrillo
Studio Session Supervisor: Emiliya Max
Charts and Scores Preparation: Nick Petrillo
Recording Studios: Henson Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA), 206 Studio (Los Angeles, CA), Neo Sound Studio (Austin, TX), Stagg Street Studio (Los Angeles, CA), DNA Mastering (Los Angeles, CA)
Featured Artists:
Ilya Serov - vocals, trumpet, jazzohorn (flugelhorn)
Dave Koz - tenor saxophone
Ariana Savalas - vocals
Casey Abrams - vocals & bass
Aubrey Logan - vocals & trombone
Dylan Chambers - vocals & guitar
Band:
Gary Matsumoto - piano, keyboards
Nick Petrillo - keyboards / programming
Shane Savala - guitar
Cooper Appelt - bass
Greg Sadler - drums
Jose Perez - percussion
Michael Stever - trumpet
Bob Lawrence - trombone
Dan Kaneyuki - tenor saxophone, flute
Tim McKay - baritone saxophone
Strings: LA All - Star String Ensemble
More:
Photography: Troy Conrad
Graphics & Design: Tatiana Gorunov