Conniff, Ray: The Complete Columbia Christmas Recordings

Title: The Complete Columbia Christmas Recordings
Artist: Conniff, Ray
Label: Real Gone Music
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 848064005247
Genre: Xmas Vocal

Ray Conniff sold more records than any other arranger/conductor in the history of pop music. So it's no surprise that his three Christmas albums were smash hits, charting a total of 16 times between them. Leading off was 1959's Christmas with Conniff, which went to #14 on the charts, the first of five chart appearances; then came 1962's We Wish You a Merry Christmas, which went to #15 for the first of it's eight turns atop the charts; and, finally, 1965's Here We Come A-Caroling, which also went to #15 atop the Christmas charts for the first of it's three appearances. Now, Real Gone Music has put together all three of these albums-plus a bonus track, Conniff's 1965 version of "My Favorite Things"-into a bargain-priced 2-CD set comprising every Christmas track Ray recorded during his historic run at Columbia Records. The 31-track collection includes photos from the Columbia vaults, new liner notes by Joe Marchese, and a fresh remastering at Sony's Battery Studios in New York. Some of the most beloved holiday recordings of all time all in one place, presented with panache!

Tracks:
1.1 Here Comes Santa Claus
1.2 Winter Wonderland
1.3 Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
1.4 Christmas Bride
1.5 Sleigh Ride
1.6 Greensleeves (What Child Is This)
1.7 Jingle Bells
1.8 Silver Bells
1.9 Frosty the Snowman
1.10 White Christmas
1.11 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
1.12 The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)
1.13 Jolly Old St. Nicholas/The Little Drummer Boy
1.14 O Holy Night/We Three Kings of Orient Are/Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly
1.15 Ring Christmas Bells
1.16 Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!/Count Your Blessings/We Wish You a Merry Christmas
1.17 The Twelve Days of Christmas
1.18 The First Noel/Hark! the Herald Angels Sing/O Come, All Ye Faithful/We Wish You a Merry Christmas