A Very Merry Christmas
| A Very Merry Christmas | ||||
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| Released | October 1964 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Christmas | |||
| Length | 31:26 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Robert Morgan | |||
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A Very Merry Christmas is Bobby Vinton's ninth studio album and first Christmas album, released in October 1964. Vinton had released a four-track Christmas EP which entered the charts the previous year, containing none of the tracks included on A Very Merry Christmas. Due to Billboard editorial policy, it was held off the regular Top LPs chart, but reached #13 on the Christmas Albums chart.[1] The album was reissued on CD in 1995, and again in 2015 as the expanded A Very Merry Christmas: The Complete Epic Christmas Collection.
There were two singles to come from this album: "The Bell That Couldn't Jingle" and "Dearest Santa".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " Gloria Shayne | 2:53 | |
| 4. | "Dearest Santa" | Bonnie Boyd, Michael Dunn | 2:52 |
| 5. | "The Greatest Gift" | Bobby Vinton, Lloyd | 2:28 |
| 6. | "Christmas in Killarney" | James Cavanaugh, John Redmond, Frank Weldon | 2:27 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " Gloria Shayne | 2:40 | |
| 5. | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | 2:37 |
| 6. | "My Christmas Prayer" | Lyn Duddy, Jerry Bresler | 3:16 |
Personnel
- Robert Morgan - producer
- Stan Applebaum - arranger, conductor
- Ray Ellis - arranger, conductor
- Hugo Winterhalter - arranger, conductor
Charts
Album – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | The Billboard 200 | 13 |
Singles – Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | "The Bell That Couldn't Jingle" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 23 |
| 1964 | "Dearest Santa" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 8 |
References
- ^ "Christmas Records." Billboard, vol. 76, no. 49, December 5, 1964, p. 25. worldradiohistory.com.
