■ December’s Cross: Donner – 2017 (EARLY CROSS presents Special Christmas) Released December 16, 2017 Musicians: Mel – Vocals Hiroaki Kato – Acoustic Guitars, Backing Vocals, Cardboard Shigetsugu Hagiya – Acoustic Guitars Yugo Maeda – Bass Kazuhiro Kaneko – Percussions, Shakers, Tambourines Yuki Pazzy – Piano, Reed Organ Produced by Hiroaki Kato Recorded at Studio NEST, Dagdrøm Studios Engineered by Kenji Kikuchi Mixed by Kenji Kikuchi Mastered by Naoki Kikuchi “Wexford Carol” Traditional Irish Carol Arranged by Hiroaki Kato, Yugo Maeda Art direction, design by Hiroaki Kato

■ December’s Cross: Cupid – 2016 (EARLY CROSS presents Special Christmas) Released December 21, 2016 Musicians: Mel – Vocals Hiroaki Kato – Electric Guitars, Acoustic Guitars Shigetsugu Hagiya – Electric Guitars, Acoustic Guitars Yugo Maeda – Bass Kazuhiro Kaneko – Drums & Cymbals, Percussion Yuki Pazzy – Organs, Pianos, Orchestral Arrangement Produced by Hiroaki Kato Recorded at Studio NEST, Dagdrøm Studios Engineered by Kenji Kikuchi Mixed by Kenji Kikuchi Mastered by Kenji Kikuchi “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” Traditional English Carol Arranged by Hiroaki Kato & Yuki Pazzy

■ December’s Cross: Comet – 2015 (EARLY CROSS presents Special Christmas) Released December 2015 Musicians: Mel – Lead Vocals Hiroaki Kato – Electric Guitars, Acoustic Guitars, Hammered Dulcimer Shigetsugu Hagiya - Electric Guitars Yugo Maeda – Bass Kazuhiro Kaneko – Drums & Cymbals Yuki Puzzy – Keyboards Produced by Hiroaki Kato Recorded at Studio NEST, Dagdrøm Studios Engineered by Kenji Kikuchi Mixed by Kenji Kikuchi Mastered by Naoki Kikuchi “Gabriel's Message” Music: Traditional Basque Carol Words: Translated by Sabine Baring-Gould Arranged by Hiroaki Kato

EARLY CROSSによるスペシャル・クリスマスEP！ "Winter Solstice"にて使用された幻の音源をリ•レコーディング、メンバー自身によるミックス、マスタリングにて甦る！ (全曲インストゥルメンタル) ■ December’s Cross: Vixen – 2014 (EARLY CROSS presents Special Christmas EP) 1. The New Landscape 2. Aurora Polaris 3. We Three Kings EARLY CROSS 2014: Elena – Vocals Hiroaki Kato – Guitars, Cembalo, Pianos, Organs Shun Takahashi - Guitars Yugo Maeda – Bass Yushi Soutome – Drums Produced by Hiroaki Kato Recorded at Dagdrøm Studios - Japan November 2014 All Instruments by Hiroaki Kato All Songs Arranged by Hiroaki Kato Mixed by Hiroaki Kato Mastered by Hiroaki Kato "The New Landscape", "Aurora Polaris" Music by Hiroaki Kato "We Three Kings" by Traditional Art direction,design by Hiroaki Kato (IHATOV Productions IHT-CD-005)

EARLY CROSSによるスペシャル・クリスマス・EP、代官山LOOPにて開催されたクリスマス・コンサート、"Winter Solstice 2013"に出演のMACHINE MESSIAHとCYMBALIC ENCOUNTERSも楽曲を提供。 前作、前々作に引き続き、ptfのヴァイオリニストであるKeisuke Takashima氏、日本を代表する鍵盤奏者である難波弘之氏、Brand Xでの活動で知られるフレットレス・ベースの名手、Percy Jones氏等豪華ゲストも参加し、全4曲入り、3バンドによる超豪華スプリット・CDとしてリリース。 "December's Cross: Prancer" (2013) Track listing: 1. Joy to the World / EARLY CROSS 2. Beneath the Tree (Can You Hear the Bells?) / MACHINE MESSIAH 3. Lost in Winter Solstice / CYMBALIC ENCOUNTERS 4. Carol of the Bells (2013 ver.) / EARLY CROSS ■ EARLY CROSS: * Elena - Vocals * Hiroaki Kato - Guitars, Keyboards * Yugo Maeda - Bass * Yushi Soutome - Drums ■ MACHINE MESSIAH: * Yoshihide "Kame" Akiyama - Keyboards * Tatsuo "Michael" Inoue - Guitars * Mutsumi "Gonzales" Tanamura - Vocals * Yasushi "Yasai" Tsuruma - Bass ■ CYMBALIC ENCOUNTERS * Mark Murdock - Drums, Hammerax * Tetsuya Ueda - Bass * Daniel Kubota - Guitar * Dave Juteau - Vocal, Keyboards Special Guest: Keisuke Takashima (from ptf) – Violin (Tr.1) 難波弘之 (Hiroyuki Namba) - Keyboards (Tr.2 & Tr.3) Percy Jones (from Brand X) - Fretless Bass (Tr.3)

■ December’s Cross: Dancer – 2012 (EARLY CROSS presents Special Christmas EP) 1. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (2:09) 2. Det hev ei rose sprunge (1:53) 3. Carol of the Bells (3:38) 4. Natasha’s Christmas Message (0:50) Released December 2012 Musicians: Natasha Vaichuk – Vocals Hiroaki Kato – Guitars, Bouzouki, Pianos, Organs, Bandoneon Yugo Maeda – Bass Guitars Yushi Soutome – Drums & Cymbals Keisuke Takashima – Violin (Tr.2) Produced by Hiroaki Kato Recorded at Studio NEST Additional recorded at Gryning Studios Engineered by Naoki Kikuchi Mixed by Naoki Kikuchi Mastered by Naoki Kikuchi at Studio NEST B “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” – Traditional “Det hev ei rose sprunge” – Traditional “Carol of the Bells” – Traditional All songs composed by Hiroaki Kato Art direction,design by Yushi Soutome (IHATOV Productions IHT-CD-003)

■ December’s Cross: Dasher – 2011 (EARLY CROSS presents Special Christmas EP) 1. Santa Claus is Coming to Town (2:45) 2. Dasher Jam (2:23) 3. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (1:36) 4. Hymn to the Fallen (Acoustic) (4:29) 5. O Come, O Come Emmanuel (4:47) Released November 2011 Musicians: Natasha Vaichuk – Vocals Mitsunori Ukaji – 12 Strings Guitars Hiroaki Kato – 12 Strings Guitars, Pipe Organ, Mellotron Yugo Maeda – Bass Guitars Yushi Soutome – Drums & Cymbals Keisuke Takashima – Violin (Tr.2, Tr.4) Produced by Hiroaki Kato Recorded at Studio NEST Additional recorded at Gryning Studios Engineered by Kenji Kikuchi Mixed by Kenji Kikuchi Mastered by Naoki Kikuchi at Studio NEST B “Dasher Jam”, “Hymn To The Fallen”, Music by Hiroaki Kato “Hymn To The Fallen”, Lyrics by EARLY CROSS & Mutsumi Tanamura “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” – Traditional “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” – Traditional “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” – Traditional All songs composed by Hiroaki Kato Art direction,design by Yushi Soutome (IHATOV Productions IHT-CD-002)

好評だったEARLY CROSSによるスペシャル・クリスマス・スプリットEPが待望のダウンロード販売開始！ ■ December’s Cross: Prancer – 2013 (EARLY CROSS presents Special Christmas EP) Track listing: 1. Joy to the World / EARLY CROSS 2. Carol of the Bells (2013 ver.) / EARLY CROSS (非圧縮のFLACファイルとAACファイルが同梱されています)