Description
*This is a Vinyl LP*
Release Date: 2014
Label: Capitol Records
Track List
Side A
- Jingle Bells
- The Christmas Song
- Mistletoe And Holly
- I’ll Be Home For Christmas
- The Christmas Waltz
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Side B
- The First Noel
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
- O Little Town Of Bethlehem
- Adeste Fideles
- It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
- Silent Night
Notes
Frank Sinatra LPs cut for Capitol Records between 1953 and 1961 are a chronicle of singing that electrified fans.
“Released in 1957, the same year as Elvis Presley’s hit Christmas album, Sinatra’s first Christmas record is like a conservative op-ed in response to the King’s subtly radical bumrush. It’s the essence of Eisenhower’s America, bottled and giftwrapped with a red and white bow on top. This was the fourth album Sinatra recorded in a very good year, and he sings like he has the universe effortlessly balanced on the brim of his hat. At times the arrangements and back-up singing get in the way. But when he taps the nostalgic tug of ‘I’ll Be Home For Christmas’ and ‘Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas,” it’s mistletoe magic.” — Rolling Stone
