Sounds of Christmas
1963 studio album by Johnny Mathis
Sounds of Christmas is a 1963 album by Johnny Mathis. It is the second Christmas themed album and was released on 4 October, 1963 through Mercury Records and made number 2 in the United States.
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Released | October 4, 1963[1] | |||
Recorded | July 12, 16, 17, 25, 1963 | |||
Genre | Christmas | |||
Length | 38:19 | |||
Label | Mercury Records | |||
Producer | Don Costa | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | Review |
Billboard | positive[2] |
Track listing
changeSide one
change- "The Sounds of Christmas" (Jerry Livingston, Paul Francis Webster) — 2:35
- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" from Meet Me in St. Louis (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) — 3:34
- "A Marshmallow World" (Peter DeRose, Carl Sigman) — 2:37
- "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" (traditional) — 3:19
- "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) — 4:12
- "The Little Drummer Boy" (Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone) — 3:32
Side two
change- "Have Reindeer, Will Travel" (Livingston, Webster) — 3:31
- "The Secret of Christmas" from Say One for Me (Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) — 4:12
- "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (Johnny Marks) — 2:20
- "Carol of the Bells" (Mykola Leontovych, Peter J. Wilhousky) — 1:22
- "Christmas Is a Feeling in Your Heart" (Joe Darion, Joe Kleinsinger) — 3:03
- "Hallelujah Chorus" from the oratorio Messiah (George Frederick Handel) — 4:02