CD Album - Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song - Capitol

CD Album

Artist:	Nat King Cole
Title:	The Christmas Song
Label:	Capitol
Country:	USA
Date:	1999
Catalogue:	21251-2
Barcode:	724352125128
Format:	CD Album
Collection:	I Own It I Want It
Community:	1 Owns
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Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
01	Nat King Cole	The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) (1961 Version)	Mel Torme, Robert Wells	10.0 Rate
02	Nat King Cole	Deck The Hall	Traditional	Rate
03	Nat King Cole	Adeste Fideles	J. Reading, F. Oakley	Rate
04	Nat King Cole	God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen	Traditional	Rate
05	Nat King Cole	O Tannenbaum		Rate
06	Nat King Cole	O Little Town Of Bethlehem	L. H. Redner, P. Brooks	Rate
07	Nat King Cole	I Saw Three Ships	Traditional	Rate
08	Nat King Cole	O Holy Night	A. Adam	Rate
09	Nat King Cole	Hark! The Herald Angels Sing	F. Mendelsohn	Rate
10	Nat King Cole	A Cradle In Bethlehem	A. Bryan, L. Stock	Rate
11	Nat King Cole	Away In A Manger	C. Mueller, M. Luther	Rate
12	Nat King Cole	Joy To The World	I. Watts, L. Mason	Rate
13	Nat King Cole	The First Noel	Traditional	Rate
14	Nat King Cole	Caroling, Caroling	A. Burt, W. Hutson	Rate
15	Nat King Cole	O Come All Ye Faithful	J. Reading, F. Oakley	Rate
16	Nat King Cole	Silent Night	F. Gruber, J. Mohr	Rate
17	Nat King Cole	Nat's Introduction		Rate
18	Natalie Cole, Nat King Cole	The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)	Mel Torme, Robert Wells	Rate
19	Nat King Cole	Nat's Christmas Wishes		Rate
20	Nat King Cole	The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) (Alternate Version)	Mel Torme, Robert Wells	Rate

Notes

Original album tracks 1-16 produced by Lee Gillette
Track 18 produced by Fred Salem
Track 20 is not credited on the packaging and appears as a bonus track,

Comments and Reviews


jimbo2021 5th Dec 2023		Trivia from Wikipedia on the fourth and last studio recording of "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)" by Nat King Cole.. Fourth recording Recorded at Capitol Studios, New York City, March 30, 1961. This rendition, the first recorded in stereo,[13] is widely played on radio stations during the Christmas season, and has become the most popular/familiar version of this song.[4] Label credit: Nat King Cole (Nat King Cole, vocals; Hank Jones, pianist; John Collins, guitarist; Charlie Harris, bassist; Lee Young, drummer; Charlie Grean, Pete Rugolo and Ralph Carmichael, orchestral arrangement; Ralph Carmichael, orchestra conductor).[13][15] The instrumental arrangement is nearly identical to the 1953 version,[13] but Cole's vocals are deeper-sounding and more focused. Originally done for The Nat King Cole Story (a 1961 LP devoted to stereo re-recordings of Cole's earlier hits), this recording was later included in a reissue of Cole's 1960 album The Magic of Christmas replacing "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen". Retitled The Christmas Song, the album was issued in 1963 as Capitol W-1967(mono) / SW-1967(stereo) and today is available both on compact disc and streaming on iTunes. This recording of "The Christmas Song" has also been included on numerous compilation albums of Christmas pop standards (for example, WCBS-FM's Ultimate Christmas Album Volume 3). An alternate take of the 1961 recording, featuring a different vocal and missing the solo piano on the instrumental bridge, appears on the Deluxe Edition of the 2014 compilation The Extraordinary Nat King Cole.[13] There were several covers of Nat Cole's original record in the 1940s. The first of these was said to be by Dick Haymes on the Decca label, but his was released first – not recorded first. The first cover of "The Christmas Song" was performed by pop tenor and bandleader Eddy Howard on Majestic. Howard was a big Cole fan, and also covered Nat's versions of "I Want to Thank Your Folks" and "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons", among others.



jimbo2021 5th Dec 2023		01 THE CHRISTMAS SONG (Merry Christmas To You) Nat King Cole With Orchestra and Chorus Conducted by Ralph Carmichael Words & music by Mel Torme Words by Robert Wells Orchestrated by Charles Grean and Pete Rugolo Produced by Lee Gillette Capitol Records 3:09 Recorded at Studio A, Capitol Studios in New York City on Thursday, March 30, 1961