Christmas Legends - 20 Classic Original Christmas Albums

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

CD 1 - Elvis Presley & Connie Francis
Elvis Presley - 'Elvis' Christmas Album - 1957 - RCA Victor - LOC- 1035
Connie Francis - 'Christmas In My Heart' - 1959 - MGM Records - E 3792

CD 2 - Frank Sinatra & Ella Fitzgerald
Frank Sinatra - 'A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra' - 1957 - Capitol Records - W 894
Ella Fitzgerald - ''Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas' - 1960 - Verve Records - MG VS-64042

CD 3 - The Kingston Trio & Harry Belafonte
The Kingston Trio - 'The Last Month Of The Year' - 1960 - Capitol Records - ST-1446
Harry Belafonte - 'To Wish You A Merry Christmas' - 1958 - RCA Victor - LPM-1887

CD 4 - Dean Martin & Pat Boone
Dean Martin - 'A Winter Romance' - 1959 - Capitol Records - T-1285
Pat Boone - 'White Christmas' - 1959 - Dot Records - DLP-3222

CD 5 - Nat King Cole & Perry Como
Nat King Cole - 'The Magic Of Christmas' - 1960 - Capitol Recrds - W-1444
Perry Como - 'Perry Como Sings Merry Christmas Music' - 1956 - RCA Victor - LPM-1243

CD 6 - Bobby Darin & Jimmie Rodgers
Bobby Darin - 'The 25th Day Of December' - 1960 - Atco Records - 33-125
Jimmie Rodgers - 'It's Christmas Once Again' - 1959 - Roulette Records - R 25095

CD 7 - Paul Anka & Frankie Avalon
Paul Anka - 'It's Christmas Everywhere' - 1960 - ABC Paramount Records - ABC 360
Frankie Avalaon - 'Frankie Avalon's Christmas Album' - 1962 - Chancellor Records - CHL-5031

CD 8 - The Everly Brothers & Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra
The Everly Brothers - 'Christmas With The Everly Brothers' - 1962 - Warner Brothers Records - W 1483
Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra - 'Christmas Carols' - 1958 - Dot Records - DLP-3148

CD 9 - Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters
Bing Crosby - 'Merry Christmas' - 1955 - Decca - DL 8128
The Andrews Sisters - 'Christmas Cheer' - 1950 - Decca - DL 5282

CD 10 - Jim Reeves & Johnny Cash
Jim Reeves - 'We Thank Thee' - 1962 - RCA Victor - LSP-2552
Johnny Cash - 'Hymns From The Heart' - 1962 - Columbia Records - CS-8522

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Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Elvis Presley - "Elvis’ Christmas Album" (1957), Connie Francis - "Christmas In My Heart" (1959)
▶ CD 2: Frank Sinatra - "A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra" (1957), Ella Fitzgerald - "Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas" (1960)
▼ CD 3: The Kingston Trio - "The Last Month Of The Year" (1960), Harry Belafonte - "To Wish You A Merry Christmas" (1958)
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Bye Bye Thou Little Tiny Child
Kingston Trio2:55
2The White Snows Of Winter
Kingston Trio2:32
3We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Kingston Trio1:32
4All Through The Night
Kingston Trio2:38
5Goodnight My Baby
Kingston Trio1:50
6Go Where I Send Thee
recording of:
Children Go Where I Send Thee
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 133)
Kingston Trio2:26
7Follow Now, Oh Shepherds
Kingston Trio2:46
8Somerset Gloucestershire Wassail
Kingston Trio1:44
9Mary Mild
Kingston Trio2:35
10A Round About Christmas
Kingston Trio1:28
11Sing We Noel
Kingston Trio2:03
12The Last Month Of The Year
Kingston Trio2:33
13A Star In The East
producer:
Ed Welker
conductor:
Robert DeCormier
recording of:
A Star in the East
writer:
Robert De Cormier, Jesse Stool and Milt Okun
Harry Belafonte4:15
14The Gifts They Gave
producer:
Ed Welker
conductor:
Robert DeCormier
recording of:
The Gifts They Gave
writer:
Robert De Cormier, Jesse Stool and Milt Okun
version of:
The Friendly Beasts
Harry Belafonte3:57
15The Son Of Mary
recording of:
The Son of Mary
lyricist:
William Chatterton Dix
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Robert De Cormier, Jesse Stool and Milt Okun
arrangement of:
What Child Is This?
Harry Belafonte3:21
16The Twelve Days Of Christmas
producer:
Ed Welker
conductor:
Robert DeCormier
arranger:
C.C. Carter, Robert De Cormier and Milt Okun
recording of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Frederic Austin (in 1909)
publisher:
Shawnee Press Inc.
Harry Belafonte3:48
17Where The Little Jesus Sleeps
producer:
Ed Welker
conductor:
Robert DeCormier
recording of:
Where the Little Jesus Sleeps
writer:
Robert De Cormier, Jesse Stool and Milt Okun
Harry Belafonte2:05
18Medley: The Joys Of Christmas / O Little Town Of Bethlehem / Deck The Halls / The First Noel
producer:
Ed Welker
medley including a recording of:
Deck the Halls
lyricist:
Thomas Oliphant
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Nos Galan
medley including a recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
composer:
Lewis Henry Redner (in 1868)
is based on:
St. Louis (hymn tune)
medley including a recording of:
The First Noel (Gordon Jenkins arr.)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Gordon Jenkins
arrangement of:
The First Noël
Harry Belafonte5:23
19Silent Night
producer:
Ed Welker
conductor:
Robert DeCormier
arranger:
Robert De Cormier and Jesse Stool
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Harry Belafonte3:35
20Christmas Is Coming
vocals:
Harry Belafonte
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1958)
recording of:
Christmas Is Coming
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Robert De Cormier, Jesse Stool and Milton T. Okun
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
arrangement of:
Christmas Is Coming
Harry Belafonte1:39
21Mary, Mary
recording of:
Mary, Mary
writer:
Dave Barnes (cowrote Mary, Mary) and Robert Corman
Harry Belafonte3:21
22Jehova The Lord Will Provide
Harry Belafonte2:56
23Medley: We Wish You A Merry Christmas / God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / O Come All Ye Faithful / Joy To The World
Harry Belafonte4:27
24I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
producer:
Ed Welker
arranger:
Robert De Cormier
recording of:
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
lyricist:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
composer:
John Baptiste Calkin (composer)
is based on:
Christmas Bells
Harry Belafonte3:02
▶ CD 4: Dean Martin - "A Winter Romance" (1959), Pat Boone - "White Christmas" (1959)
▶ CD 5: Nat "King" Cole - "The Magic Of Christmas" (1960), Perry Como - "Perry Como Sing Merry Christmas Music" (1956)
▶ CD 6: Bobby Darin - "The 25th Day Of December" (1960), Jimmie Rodgers - "It’s Christmas Once Again" (1959)
▶ CD 7: Paul Anka - "It’s Christmas Everywhere" (1960), Frankie Avalon - "Frankie Avalon’s Christmas Album" (1962)
▶ CD 8: The Everly Brothers - "Christmas With The Everly Brothers" (1962), Billie Vaughn & His Orchestra - "Christmas Carols" (1958)
▶ CD 9: Bing Crosby - "Merry Christmas" (1955), The Andrews Sisters - "Christmas Cheer" (1950)
▶ CD 10: Jim Reeves - "We Thank Thee" (1962), Johnny Cash - "Hymns From The Heart" (1962)

Credits

Release Group

includes:A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra by Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
A Winter Romance by Dean Martin (American singer/actor)
Christmas Carols by Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra
Christmas Cheer by Andrews Sisters, Danny Kaye, Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians, Dick Haymes
Christmas in My Heart by Connie Francis (American former actress and chart-topping singer)
Christmas With The Everly Brothers & the Boys Town Choir by The Everly Brothers
Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas by Ella Fitzgerald
Elvis’ Christmas Album (1957 version, includes “Peace in the Valley”) by Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
Frankie Avalon's Christmas Album by Frankie Avalon (American actor, singer)
Hymns From the Heart by Johnny Cash (country music legend)
It’s Christmas Everywhere by Paul Anka
It's Christmas Once Again by Jimmie Rodgers (1950s pop singer, born in 1933; "Honeycomb", "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine")
Merry Christmas (later known as “White Christmas”) by Bing Crosby
Perry Como Sings Merry Christmas Music by Perry Como (US pop singer & TV personality, 1912–2001)
The 25th Day of December by Bobby Darin
The Christmas Song (originally titled The Magic of Christmas) by Nat King Cole
The Last Month of the Year by The Kingston Trio
To Wish You a Merry Christmas by Harry Belafonte
We Thank Thee by Jim Reeves (US country & pop singer)
White Christmas by Pat Boone