Post Dates in wp_get_recent_posts list

Using WP 3.3.2, the following statement worked perfectly:

<?php
                $args = array( 'numberposts' => '3', 'post_status' => 'publish' );
                $recent_posts = wp_get_recent_posts( $args );

                foreach( $recent_posts as $recent ){
		echo '<li id="date"><a href="' . get_permalink($recent["ID"]) . '" title="'.esc_attr($recent["post_title"]).'" >' .  get_the_date('M d') . '</a></li><li><a href="' . get_permalink($recent["ID"]) . '" title="'.esc_attr($recent["post_title"]).'" >' .   $recent["post_title"].'</a> - '.esc_attr($recent["post_excerpt"]).'</li><li id="breaker"></li>';
	        }
	        ?>

However, since upgrading to 3.4, the output contains the date on which the list appears vs. the individual post dates. For example,

• Apr 13 – Post Title – Post Summary
• Apr 13 – Post Title – Post Summary
• Apr 13 – Post Title – Post Summary

vs.

• Jun 13 – Post Title – Post Summary
• May 10 – Post Title – Post Summary
• Mar 01 – Post Title – Post Summary

Does anyone have and idea what changed? Thanks in advance for whatever help you can provide.