released December 21, 2017

Recorded at Latin Music Works in Houston, TX
Recording, mixing, and engineering by Peter Flores
Produced by Peter Flores and Jonah and the Whalers

Album art by Allysa Holtz
Album layout, site design, and guiro costuming by Cheri Ibarra

Jonah and the Whalers is Zach “Iceberg” Bostick, Ryan “View Only” Cole, Amber “Victoria’s Best Kept Secret” Godby, Ashley “Stinkface” Hagan, Cheri “Fake Cheese” Ibarra, Candyce “Please Hug Me” Ward, and Todd “Nickname” Ward


Silent Night:

Ryan Cole - Acoustic guitar, mandolin, and hand chimes
Cheri Ibarra - Sleigh bells and hand chimes
Zach Bostick - Hand chimes

Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella:

Ashley Hagan - Lead vocals
Amber Godby - Harmony vocals
Ryan Cole - Acoustic guitar, mandolin, and accordion
Zach Bostick - Cajon

Brightest and Best:

Cheri Ibarra - Vocals
Ryan Cole - Piano and acoustic guitar
Peter “It Just Happened” Flores - Bass
Zach Bostick - Drums

I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day:

Todd Ward - Vocals
Ryan Cole - Acoustic guitar, mandolin, and keyboards

In the Bleak Midwinter:

Candyce Ward - Vocals
Ryan Cole - Piano

Hark the Herald Angels Sing:

Zach Bostick - Lead vocals and drums
Cheri Ibarra - Harmony vocals, shakers, and hand chimes
Ryan Cole - Acoustic guitar, claves, and hand chimes
Peter “Como Las” Flores - Bass and electric guitar

O Sing a Song of Bethlehem:

Cheri Ibarra - Vocals
Ryan Cole - Piano
Zach Bostick - Drums

Auld Lang Syne:

Ryan Cole - Lead vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, accordion, and hammered dulcimer
Cheri Ibarra - Harmony vocals
Zach Bostick - Percussion


All arrangements by Jonah and the Whalers
All words public domain
All music public domain except "Brightest and Best": music by Ryan Cole, Cheri Ibarra, and
Zach Bostick


Zach thanks: Peter “More Sleigh Bell” Flores for the studio, Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters for musical inspiration, and God for blessing me with the ability to play and the chance to record this album.

Ryan thanks: “Bad, Bad” Peter Flores for bringing the funk, Andy Pokel and Diego Davidenko for their wisdom and experience, Allysa Holtz for sharing her gifts of creativity with us, First Baptist Church of Jacinto City and Woodforest Presbyterian Church for their support, Angie Self for the hand chimes, and my parents for buying me all sorts of strange and wonderful instruments when I was a teenager.

Cheri thanks: Luis Ibarra, the greatest husband a girl could have and “the string to my kite”. Ryan Cole for always accommodating my (perhaps borderline- crazy and typically last minute) musical needs and still inviting me to join this project. Peter “Don't Touch My Mic” Flores for indeed being “the man" in the studio. My Grandpa, who was the first person I knew who loved Jesus, loved people and loved music; and tried to teach me to do the same.

Jonah and the Whalers thank: Kim “Cheri’s Friend from Church" Cole for her enduring support and Kenny "The Mailman" Cole for seeing enough potential in some goofy kids from the East side 15 years ago to set this whole thing into motion.