A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra [LP]

by Frank Sinatra

Overview

It can be argued that Sinatra never sounded fully comfortable singing Christmas carols, and this record is no exception. While his other albums of the period are bursting with dash and sensitivity, this is a distant, even slightly lackadaisical performance. It's no dud on its own, but compared to the classic Christmas records of other artists, and especially to Sinatra's best work, it is unusually somber. Gordon Jenkins' adventurous arrangements are occasionally intrusive, but the album has touches of magic during "The Christmas Waltz" and "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear." ~ Jim Smith

Product Details

Release Date:	10/27/2014
Label:	Capitol / Virgin Emi
UPC:	0602537862542

Tracks

1. Jingle Bells
2. The Christmas Song
3. Mistletoe and Holly
4. I'll Be Home for Christmas
5. The Christmas Waltz
6. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
7. The First No¿¿l
8. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
9. O Little Town of Bethlehem
10. Adeste Fideles
11. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
12. Silent Night

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Frank Sinatra   Primary Artist,Vocals
Nelson Riddle   Guest Artist,Conductor
Gordon Jenkins   Conductor,Guest Artist
Allan Reuss   Guitar
Victor Arno   Violin
Bill Miller   Piano
Walter Edelstein   Violin
Nick Fatool   Drums
Mischa Russell   Violin
Joseph Quadri   Violin
Armand Kaproff   Cello
David Sterkin   Viola
Harry Bluestone   Violin
Cy Bernard   Cello
David Frisina   Violin
Jack Ryan   Double Bass
Paul Robyn   Viola
Nathan Gangursky   Double Bass
Louis Kievman   Viola
Sol Kindler   Violin
Lou Raderman   Violin
William Baffa   Viola
Joe Livoti   Violin
Kathryn Thompson   Harp
Nicholas Pisani   Violin
Gordon Jenkins Orchestra   Orchestra

Technical Credits

Nelson Riddle   Arranger
Traditional   Composer
Hugh Martin   Composer
Irving Berlin   Composer
John Reading   Composer
Kim Gannon   Composer
Edmund Sears   Composer
Felix Mendelssohn   Composer
Charles Wesley   Composer
Voyle Gilmore   Producer
Franz Gruber   Composer
James Pierpont   Composer
Joseph Mohr   Composer
Jule Styne   Composer
Phillip Brooks   Composer
Mel Torme   Composer
Buck Ram   Composer
John Francis Wade   Composer
Walter Kent   Composer
Frank Sinatra   Composer
Frederick Oakeley   Composer
Ralph Blane   Composer
Gordon Jenkins   Arranger,Composer
Sammy Cahn   Composer
Robert Wells   Composer
William Sandys   Composer
Richard Storrs Willis   Composer
Lewis Redner   Composer
Dok Stanford   Composer
Don Stanford   Composer
Henry Sanicola   Composer