with Mitchell Ayres and
His Orchestra and the
Ray Charles Singers
Christmas is so many things . . . so many good things. It's snow sifting down on a quiet town . . . the bright lights and the decorations . . . the last-minute shopping . . . happy cards coming and coming with every mail call . . . the merry Christmas songs and the gentle sacred carols . . . the glorious kitchen smells filling an entire house . . . the mistletoe and the laughter . . . the opening of the gifts . . . the being with each other. It's time for going to church to hear again that old, old story of Bethlehem and the star and the Child born in the manger, so humbly. It's the time for prayers of gratitude for this day . . . this life. And running through every celebration of Christmas, there is the music . . . the songs everyone knows and loves. These are the songs Perry Como sings in this album. The seasonal songs are here, such happy tunes as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Winter Wonderland, Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, White Christmas and more. And the sacred songs are here, too. Such lovely carols as O Holy Night, Come to the Manger, The First Noël, and O Little Town of Bethlehem, among others. These are the songs of this season of love, presented by a man who sings them simply and sweetly. The warmth and the feeling of Christmas are in his voice. The message of love is in the songs. And this combination brings a fresh quality to these familiar songs of Christmas. They bring to you the happiest, warmest, sincerest wishes of this season of love. Original Album Notes Copyright 1959, Radio Corporation of America Produced by Charles Grean and Lee Schapiro Recorded in Webster Hall, New York City. Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson. Arrangements by Joe Lipman and Jack Andrews. 
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