Have a Holly Jolly Christmas
Have a Holly Jolly Christmas is a Christmas album by American folk singer Burl Ives, first released by Decca Records in October 1965 (Recorded in November 1964).
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| Released | October 1965 (Album) | |||
| Recorded | Brooklyn Studios | |||
| Genre | Christmas, folk, pop | |||
| Length | 29:28 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Producer | Milt Gabler | |||
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Ives had recorded two of the songs ("A Holly Jolly Christmas" and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer") the previous year on the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer soundtrack. In both cases for this album, Ives re-recorded the tracks (he used a significantly different and slower arrangement for "A Holly Jolly Christmas;" of the two versions of the song Ives recorded, the version on this album is the one more commonly heard in modern media).
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Holly Jolly Christmas" | Johnny Marks | 2:15 |
| 2. | "Christmas is a Birthday" |
| 2:42 |
| 3. | "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" | 2:09 | |
| 4. | "Christmas Child" | 2:50 | |
| 5. | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | 2:10 |
| 6. | "Christmas Can't Be Far Away" | Boudleaux Bryant | 2:34 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Little Drummer Boy" |
| 3:17 |
| 2. | "Snow for Johnny" |
| 2:42 |
| 3. | "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" | Johnny Marks | 2:10 |
| 4. | "Winter Wonderland" | 2:17 | |
| 5. | "Silver Bells" | 2:13 | |
| 6. | "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" | Johnny Marks | 2:13 |
Personnel
- Burl Ives - lead vocals
- Owen Bradley – director of chorus and orchestra
References
- Decca DL 4689 (mono), DL 74689 (stereo), 1965 vinyl LP release
- MCA 15002 (1977 LP re-issue) at discogs.com
- MCAD 25992 (1995 CD re-issue) at discogs.com
- Torreano, Bradley. Have a Holly Jolly Christmas at AllMusic. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
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