Gold: A 50th Anniversary Christmas Celebration

Gold: A 50th Anniversary Christmas Celebration

by Johnny Mathis
Gold: A 50th Anniversary Christmas Celebration

Gold: A 50th Anniversary Christmas Celebration

by Johnny Mathis

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Overview

Johnny Mathis' best Christmas recordings date from the late '50s, when he recorded Merry Christmas for Mitch Miller and Columbia, and from the mid-'60s, when he recorded The Sounds of Christmas for Mercury. Mathis was a wonderful holiday singer, easily able to summon the congenial warmth and energetic cheerfulness that made his version of "Sleigh Ride" a perennial hit. Gold: A 50th Anniversary Christmas Celebration compiles six songs from that pair of classic records, along with a handful from 1986 and four from the 2000s. Two rarities are also included: a version of "O Tannenbaum" that Mathis recorded with Mannheim Steamroller for their 2004 holiday album, Christmas Celebration, and a duet with Bette Midler ("Winter Wonderland/Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!") that was previously unreleased. The cheer between Mathis and Midler is a little forced, and the disc has plenty of room for a half-dozen more songs from the '50s and '60s, but Gold: A 50th Anniversary Christmas Celebration is a solid collection. ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date: 10/31/2006
Label: Bmg / Columbia / Legacy / Sony Music Entertainment
UPC: 0887254260929
Rank: 19156

Tracks

  1. Sleigh Ride
  2. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
  3. Silver Bells [From the Paramount Film The Lemon Drop Kid]
  4. Silent Night, Holy Night
  5. O Holy Night
  6. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas [From the MGM Film Meet Me in St. Louis]
  7. It's Beginning Tt Look Like Christmas [From the Broadway Musical Here's Love]
  8. It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
  9. Toyland [From the Broadway Musical Babes in Toyland]
  10. Caroling, Caroling/Happy Holiday
  11. The Christmas Waltz
  12. Have a Holly Jolly Christmas
  13. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
  14. O Tannenbaum
  15. Winter Wonderland/Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Johnny Mathis   Primary Artist
Percy Faith & His Orchestra   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Mannheim Steamroller   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Bette Midler   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Ray Ellis   Conductor
Jack Feierman   Conductor
Bob Krogstad   Conductor
Jeremy Lubbock   Conductor

Technical Credits

Mark Wilder   Mastering
Mel Torme   Composer
Adolphe Adam   Composer
Ray Evans   Composer
Mitchell Parish   Composer
Mitch Miller   Producer,Original Recording Producer
George Wyle   Composer
Leroy Anderson   Composer
J.S. Dwight   Composer
Anschultz   Arranger
Don Costa   Producer,Original Recording Producer
Jay Livingston   Composer
Robbie Buchanan   Producer,Original Recording Producer
Ralph Blane   Composer
Ray Ellis   Arranger
Glenn Osser   Arranger
Sammy Cahn   Composer
Patti Matheny   A&R
Robert Wells   Composer
Howard Fritzon   Art Direction
Mark Larson   Design
David Vance   Photography
Omar Carrasquilla   Tape Research
Glen MacDonough   Composer
Stacey Boyle   A&R
Russell Laschinger   Photography
Seawell   Photography
Felix Bernard   Composer
Mike Kull   Tape Research
Eric Kornfeld   Composer
Patrick Williams   Arranger,Track Arrangement,Vocal Arrangement,Orchestral Arrangements
Traditional   Composer
Steven Berkowitz   A&R
Johnny Marks   Composer
Hugh Martin   Composer
Bette Midler   Composer
Bette Sussman   Arranger,Composer,Track Arrangement,Vocal Arrangement
Bob Krogstad   Arranger
Chip Davis   Arranger,Producer,Original Recording Producer
Irving Berlin   Composer
Edward Pola   Composer
Victor Herbert   Composer
Franz Gruber   Composer
Denny Diante   Producer,Original Recording Producer
Didier C. Deutsch   Compilation Producer
Jay Landers   A&R,Executive Producer
Johnny Mathis   Liner Notes,Photography,Executive Producer
Jeremy Lubbock   Arranger
Jule Styne   Composer
Peter Fletcher   Production Director
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