Album US 1959 on Columbia label
Jazz, Folk, World and (Easy Listening)
x "Lp" 480006 When the Christmas season begins to draw upon us, the bemused denizens of Walt Kelly's version of Okefinokee swamp - the location of Pogo - stomp around wishing each other a merry crispness. This is a very cheerful thought indeed, and it finds expression in this holiday package from Ray Conniff and the Conniff Singers, a merry crispness in approach and performance to a garland of Christmas songs. Designed as a presentation for dancing, it naturally omits carols, but it brings together some of the best-loved songs of recent years, along with the ageless Jingle Bells and the even older charm of Greensleeves. Mr. Conniff, in the guise of St. Nick, has arranged these delightful songs in his inimitable manner, using the voices as basic ingredients of the orchestral fabric, and gaining special inspiration from the cheery character that most of them have. There are ballads, of course: Silver Bells, the romantic Christmas Song and that sine qua non of the season, White Christmas, but most of the tunes are bright and jolly as befits a Yuletide celebration and as befits a Christmas dancing party. So deck the hall, hang up the mistletoe and remember not to dance too close to the tree. Here are Ray Conniff and the Conniff singers with a wonderful Christmas gift, a shiny, glistening package of beloved songs for your dancing pleasure.
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Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | ![]() | Here Comes Santa Claus | Ray Conniff And The Singers | Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman | 2:26 |
2 | ![]() | Winter Wonderland | Ray Conniff And The Singers | Dick Smith, Felix Bernard | 2:39 |
3 | ![]() | Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer | Ray Conniff And The Singers | Johnny Marks | 2:13 |
4 | ![]() | Christmas Bride | Ray Conniff And The Singers | Midge Jay | 2:53 |
5 | ![]() | Sleigh Ride | Ray Conniff And The Singers | Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish | 2:32 |
6 | ![]() | Greensleeves (What Child Is This) | Ray Conniff And The Singers | 2:31 | |
7 | ![]() | Jingle Bells | Ray Conniff And The Singers | 2:47 | |
8 | ![]() | Silver Bells | Ray Conniff And The Singers | Livingston & Evans | 2:31 |
9 | ![]() | Frosty The Snowman | Ray Conniff And The Singers | Jack Rollins, Steve Nelson | 2:22 |
10 | ![]() | White Christmas | Ray Conniff And The Singers | Irving Berlin | 2:49 |
11 | ![]() | Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town | Ray Conniff And The Singers | Haven Gillespie, J. Fred Coots | 2:30 |
12 | The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) | Ray Conniff And The Singers | Mel Tormé, Robert Wells | 2:49 |
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