Track Listing

1. White Christmas
2. Medley: Happy Holidays/The Holiday Season
3. Christmas Song
4. It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
5. Song and a Christmas Tree (The Twelve Days of Christmas)
6. Kay Thompson's Jingle Bells
7. First Noel
8. O Holy Night
9. Away in a Manger
10. Sweet Little Jesus Boy
11. Little Drummer Boy
12. Silent Night

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #134283 in Music
• Released on: 1989-06-22
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com
This was one of the best-selling Christmas records of the 1960s, and with good cause! Somehow, without the fatherly image of Bing Crosby, or the svelte croon of Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennett, or even the reverent innocence of Perry Como, Andy Williams managed to make a holiday institution! This collection of Christmas songs is full of standards normally identified with other artists, but armed with an average tenor and lots of exuberance, Andy Williams made them his own. His "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" is the most exhilarating version of the song there is, and even his "White Christmas" and "O Holy Night" are more than just passable. This is not only Williams's best Christmas collection, this is one that should be in every holiday music collection. --Steve Gdula

Customer Reviews

It's Just Not Christmas Time without Hearing Andy Williams
This album is a perfectly crafted collection of songs reflecting the emotions of Christmas, wisely dividing holiday cupcakes like "It's The Most Wonderful Time of The Year," and "Happy Holiday," with solemn hymns like "O Holy Night" and "Sweet Little Jesus Boy." It is THE album to listen to while doing your holiday shopping, cleaning, tree trimming; it'll put a nip in the air regardless of your climate.

Not your typical Christmas album
Andy Williams albums from the 60's and 70's tend to pretty surprising and this one is no exception. While you might expect "traditional" readings of holiday favorites, and Williams sports a conservative image, there is exceptional energy and daring in several of these interpretations and arrangements. My personal favorite is "Kay Thompson's Jingle Bells", a breakneck pop/rock variation on a worn-out theme featuring Williams climbing the scales (as he tends to do) and some welcome alternate lyrics. "Happy Holiday/the Holiday Season" is an upbeat anthem that finds Williams sounding particularly bouyant, and "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" is perhaps the most celebratory holiday song ever recorded. This is a sincere album featuring a very versatile and talented vocalist.

The Andy Williams Christmas Album
The Andy Williams Christmas Album, or "the Red Andy" (because of it's album sleeve color) is brought out on Thanksgiving Day and isn't put away until New Year's. Our family gatherings are not complete until we hear Andy singing about the holidays - whether you want to or not, you'll be singing about "the most wonderful time of the year......" and "Oh Holy Night" is a thing of beauty. We've literally been listening to the ALBUM since the 60's - even my kids (ages 9, 11, and 13) sing along with Andy and ask "Who is this guy? Why can't we have the turkey until we hear him? What are these black plastic circles?" So, I've ordered CDs for myself, my mom, and my sister. The bottom line is this - if you like "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire" sung by Nat King Cole, then you've simply got to have "the Red Andy" Christmas album because it's a classic too!