Perry Como
Sings
Merry Christmas
Music
HQV SELEKT Digital Private Release
Digitally Re-mixed & Remastered from
Original Sources
Limited Distribution
'Twas The Night Before Christmas
Words by Clement Clarke Moore
With String Ensemble directed by Mitchell Ayres
( The )
Twelve Days of Christmas
Traditional Christmas Music
With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra & Chorus
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Traditional Christmas Music
With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra & Chorus
C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S
Music by Eddy Arnold and lyrics by Jenny Lou Carson, 1949
With Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra
Joy To The World
Words and Music by Isaac Watts and George F. Handel
With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra & Chorus
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Words and Music by Johnny Marks , 1949
With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra & Chorus
Frosty the Snowman
Words and Music by Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins, 1950
With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra & Chorus
( The )
Christmas Song
( Merry Christmas To You )
Music by Mel Tormé and lyrics by Robert Wells, 1946
With Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra
That Christmas Feelin'
~ from the Musical Smart Set "Perry Como Sings Merry Christmas Music"
Words and Music by Bennie Benjamin and George Weiss
With Russ Case and His Orchestra
I'll Be Home For Christmas
~ from the Musical Smart Set "Perry Como Sings Merry Christmas Music"
Words and Music by Walter Kent, Kim Gannon and Buck Ram
With Russ Case, his Orchestra and Chorus
Silent Night
~ from the Musical Smart Set "Perry Como Sings Merry Christmas Music"
Words and Music by Joseph Mohr and Franz Gruber
With Organ and Choir conducted by Russ Case
O Come All Ye Faithful
( Adeste Fideles )
~ from the Musical Smart Set "Perry Como Sings Merry Christmas Music"
Latin Hymn translated by Frederick Oakeley
With Organ and Choir conducted by Russ Case
Jingle Bells
~ from the Musical Smart Set "Perry Como Sings Merry Christmas Music"
Words and Music by J.S. Pierpoint
With Russ Case, his Orchestra and Chorus
White Christmas
~ added in 1947
Words and Music by Irving Berlin, 1942
With Mixed Chorus and Lloyd Shaffer's Orchestra
Recorded July 10, 1947
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
Words and Music by Haven Gillespie and J. Fred Coots , 1934
~ from the Musical Smart Set "Perry Como Sings Merry Christmas Music"
With Russ Case and his Orchestra and The Satisfiers
Winter Wonderland
Words and Music by Felix Bernard and Dick Smith
~ from the Musical Smart Set "Perry Como Sings Merry Christmas Music"
With Russ Case and His Orchestra and The Satisfiers
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Words and Music by Phillips Brooks and Lewis H. Redner
~ from the Musical Smart Set "Perry Como Sings Merry Christmas Music"
With Organ and Choir conducted by Russ Case
The Christmas Symphony
Words and Music by Phil Perry, Joe Candullo and Charles Faso Reade
Walt Disney Music Company
With Orchestra and Chorus Conducted by Mitchell Ayres
Recorded in Manhattan Center, New York City
Recorded August 15, 1950
There is No Christmas Like a Home Christmas
Words and Music by Carl Sigman and Mickey J. Addy
With Orchestra and Chorus Conducted by Mitchell Ayres
Recorded in Manhattan Center, New York City
Recorded August 15, 1950
( There's No Place Like )
Home For The Holidays
Music by Robert Allen and lyrics by Al Stillman 1954
With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra & The Ray Charles Singers
Arranged by Joe Reisman / Produced by Joe Carlton
Recorded in Webster Hall, New York City
Recorded November 16, 1954
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Words and Music by Tommie Connor, 1952
With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra & Chorus
Produced by Henri René
Recorded RCA Victor Studio 2, New York City
Recorded May 21, 1953
It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas
Words and Music by
Meredith Willson
With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra & the Fontane Sisters
Produced by Charles Grean
Recorded at Manhattan Center, New York City
Record
ed September 18, 1951
The First Christmas
Story adapted by John A. Richards
as told and sung by Perry Como recorded as Part 1 and Part 2
Perry Como tells the Complete Story of the First Christmas
and Sings beloved Christmas songs
With Chorus & Orchestra under the direction of Mitchell Ayres
Produced by Henri René
Record
ed circa 1950 ( unknown )
One Little Candle
Music by George Mysels
with Lyrics by Joseph Maloy Roach, 1952
With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra
and Chorus ( under the direction of Ray Charles )
Recorded at Manhattan Center, New York City
Record
ed January 31, 1952
Winter Wonderland
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
I'll Be Home for Christmas
That Christmas Feelin'
Silent Night
O Come All Ye Faithful
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Jingle Bells
Perry Como
with Russ Case and His Orchestra, Organ and Mixed Choir
Recorded at RCA Victor Studio 2, New York City
Recorded
August 1, 6, 20 and 22, 1946.
The Christmas Song
C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S
Frosty the Snowman
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Rudolph the Red-Nosed reindeer
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Joy to the World
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
Perry Como
with Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra, Chorus and String Ensemble
Produced by Henri René
Recorded at Manhattan Center, New York City
Recorded
May 5, 18, 21, 26 and June 22, 1953
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