Christmas Songs by Sinatra
Christmas Songs by Frank Sinatra | ||||
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Studio album by Frank Sinatra | ||||
Released | 1948 (78 rpm and 10" LP) | |||
Recorded | November 14, 1944 – November 5, 1950 | |||
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Length | 23:53 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Christmas Songs by Sinatra is the third studio album by the American singer Frank Sinatra. It was released in 1948 as a 78 rpm album set and a 10" LP record (CL 6019) featuring a collection of eight holiday songs. A compilation album was released in 1994 including the songs released on the 1948 album (three original takes; five previously unreleased alternate takes) along with other Christmas songs from his years recording at Columbia.
Columbia reissued the album several times in later years with alternate track listings and different artwork. 1957 saw the first 12" release as Christmas Dreaming (CL 1032) with the addition of "Christmas Dreaming (A Little Early This Year)" and "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!", though the latter was dropped from later releases when the album was reissued and retitled as Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Harmony HS 11200) in October 1966. This version peaked at #42 on Billboard's Best Bets For Christmas album chart on December 21, 1968.[2]
A stylized paper craft version of the LP album with its original 1948 Christmas tree cover art is prominently featured in the official music video for Sinatra's "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!".[3] However, the 1948 version of the album did not contain the track.
Track listing
1948 78rpm 4-disc
Source:[4]
Disc 1 (Columbia)
- A. "Silent Night" (8/27/45)
- B. "Adeste Fideles" "(All Ye Faithful)" (8/8/46)
Disc 2 (Columbia)
- A. "White Christmas" (11/14/44)
- B. "Jingle Bells" (8/8/46)
Disc 3 (Columbia)
- A. "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (12/28/47)
- B. "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" (12/28/47)
Disc 4 (Columbia)
- A. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (7/3/47)
- B. "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town" (12/28/47)
1948 10" LP record (Columbia)
Side A
- "White Christmas"
- "Jingle Bells"
- "Silent Night"
- "Adeste Fideles"
Side B
- "O Little Town of Bethlehem"
- "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear"
- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
- "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town"
1994 compilation album: CD / Track listing
- "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 3:29+
- "Silent Night" (Josef Mohr, Franz X. Gruber) – 3:16+
- "Adeste Fideles (O, Come All Ye Faithful)" (Frederick Oakeley, John Francis Wade) – 2:36
- "Jingle Bells" (James Pierpont) – 2:35+
- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 2:33
- "Christmas Dreaming (A Little Early This Year)" (Irving Gordon, Lester Lee) – 2:57
- "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" (Edmund Sears, Richard Storrs Willis) – 3:31+
- "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (Phillips Brooks, Lewis Redner) – 3:03
- "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 2:33+
- "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 2:35
- Introduction by General Reynolds, Chief of Special Services – 0:59
- Medley: "O, Little Town of Bethlehem"/"Joy to the World"/"White Christmas" (Brooks, Redner)/(Isaac Watts, Lowell Mason)/(Berlin) – 5:15
- "Ave Maria" (Franz Schubert) – 3:28^
- "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith) – 2:03^
- "The Lord's Prayer" (Albert Hay Malotte) – 3:34^
+ previously unreleased alternate take
^ previously unreleased
Charts
Chart (1948–2023) | Peak position |
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Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] | 12 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] | 28 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 58 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[8] | 64 |
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[9] | 37 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[10] | 20 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] | 28 |
US Billboard 200[12] | 71 |
References
- ^ Christmas Songs by Sinatra at AllMusic
- ^ "Billboard Best Bets For Christmas." Billboard, vol. 80, no. 51, December 21, 1968, p. 69. worldradiohistory.com
- ^ "Frank Sinatra - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Frank Sinatra Vevo. November 19, 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ Albin, Steve (14 November 2021). "Frank Sinatra - The Columbia Years — 1942 - 1946". www.jazzdiscography.com. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Frank Sinatra – Christmas Songs by Sinatra" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- ^ "Frank Sinatra: Christmas Songs by Sinatra" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Frank Sinatra – Christmas Songs by Sinatra". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "2023 52-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. December 29, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Frank Sinatra – Christmas Songs by Sinatra". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Frank Sinatra – Christmas Songs by Sinatra". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Frank Sinatra Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
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