We Wish You a Merry Christmas (Ray Conniff album)
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| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | May 15–17, 1962 | |||
| Studio | CBS Recording Studios in Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Pop, Christmas, easy listening | |||
| Length | 30:58 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Rann Productions, Inc.
Production Coordinator: Ernie Altschuler Recording Sessions Supervised by Bob Ballard | |||
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We Wish You a Merry Christmas is a 1962 album by Ray Conniff. The album was one of two platinum albums over the course of Conniff's career[1] and earned him the title of CBS Records Best Selling Artist for 1962.[2]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Medley: Jolly Old St. Nicholas / The Little Drummer Boy" | Traditional, Katherine K. Davis | 4:46 |
| 2. | "Medley: O Holy Night / We Three Kings Of Orient Are / Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly" | Adolphe Adam, John Henry Hopkins Jr., Traditional | 7:39 |
| 3. | "Ring Christmas Bells" | Mykola Leontovych | 2:30 |
| 4. | "Medley: Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! / Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep) / We Wish You a Merry Christmas" | Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne, Irving Berlin, Traditional | 5:14 |
| 5. | "The Twelve Days of Christmas" | Traditional | 4:18 |
| 6. | "Medley: The First Noel / Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / O Come, All Ye Faithful / We Wish You a Merry Christmas" | Traditional, Charles Wesley | 6:13 |
References
[edit]- ^ (No author.) "Musician Ray Conniff dead at 85," UPI NewsTrack, 14 October 2002.
- ^ (No author.) "Composer, bandleader Conniff dies at 85," American Press (Lake Charles, Louisiana), 15 October 2002, Entertainment section, page 15.
- ^ "We Wish You A Merry Christmas: Ray Conniff and The Singers: MP3 Downloads". Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- ^ "iTunes - Música - We Wish You a Merry Christmas de Ray Conniff". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
