The 4 Seasons Greetings

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The 4 Seasons Greetings
Studio album by
The Four Seasons
Released1962
GenreChristmas
Length34:42
LabelVee-Jay
ProducerBob Crewe
The Four Seasons chronology
Sherry & 11 Others
(1962) 		The 4 Seasons Greetings
(1962) 		Big Girls Don't Cry and 12 Others
(1963)

The 4 Seasons Greetings is the second studio album by The Four Seasons. It was released in 1962 on Vee-Jay Records as a monophonic recording and later again the same year in stereo.[1] The album charted for 6 weeks on Billboard's Best Bets For Christmas album chart peaking at #28 on December 18, 1965.[2]

Side one features traditional carols, while the second side contains their contemporary, rock and pop flourishes. Lead singer

Ike & Tina Turner Revue.[3] The album was initially reissued in 1966 on Philips Records with a new title, The 4 Seasons' Christmas Album, and different cover artwork, and again, on Curb Records in 2002.[4]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Merry Christmas Melody" ("We Wish You a Merry Christmas", "Angels from the Realms of Glory", "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing", "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear")
4:46
2."What Child Is This?"William Chatterton Dix2:36
3."Carol of the Bells"
2:33
4."The Excelsis Deo Medley" ("Deck the Halls", "Excelsis Deo", "O Come, All Ye Faithful")Thomas Oliphant2:21
5."The Little Drummer Boy"
2:21
6."The First Christmas Night Medley" ("Silent Night", "O Holy Night", "The First Noel")
4:58
7."Joy to the World Medley" ("God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen", "Away in a Manger", "Joy to the World")Isaac Watts1:45
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town"
1:45
2."Christmas Tears"
2:43
3."I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"Tommie Connor2:08
4."The Christmas Song"
2:17
5."Jungle Bells"Bass2:47
6."White Christmas"Irving Berlin2:17

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Fairman, Randy (14 August 2015). "Christmas Joy: Real Gone Kicks off the Holidays with Four Seasons and More in October". The Second Disc. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Billboard Top Christmas Sellers." Billboard, vol. 77, no. 51, December 18, 1965, p. 15. worldradiohistory.com.
  3. ^ Willman, Chris (2023-08-27). "Frankie Valli on the Four Seasons' Legacy and Their Massive New 45-Disc Boxed Set: 'We Didn't Want to Try to Sound Like Anybody Else'". Variety. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  4. ^ "The 4 Seasons - The 4 Seasons Greetings". Discogs. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
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