Track Listing

1. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Frank Sinatra
2. Old-Fashioned Christmas - Frank Sinatra, Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians
3. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day - Frank Sinatra, Fred Waring
4. Little Drummer Boy - Frank Sinatra, Fred Waring
5. Go Tell It on the Mountain - Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Fred Waring
6. We Wish You the Merriest - Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Fred Waring
7. Whatever Happened to Christmas? - Jimmy Joyce Singers & Orchestra, Frank Sinatra
8. Twelve Days of Christmas - Jimmy Joyce Singers & Orchestra, Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra, Jr., Nancy Sinatra, Tina Sinatra
9. Bells of Christmas (Greensleeves) - Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra, Jr., Nancy Sinatra, Tina Sinatra
10. I Wouldn't Trade Christmas - Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra, Jr., Nancy Sinatra, Tina Sinatra
11. Christmas Waltz - Jimmy Joyce Singers & Orchestra, Frank Sinatra
12. Baby Just Like You - Frank Sinatra
13. Chirstmas Memories - Frank Sinatra

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #56165 in Music
• Released on: 1994-11-01
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com
Christmas probably sounded a lot like this in Hoboken, circa the late 1930s: A skinny kid with a huge voice leading friends through favorite carols like "The Little Drummer Boy" and "Greensleeves." Fast forward and that skinny kid is no longer just another voice in the crowd. All ears are turned his way as he croons through a whole new set of Christmas standards, from "The Christmas Waltz" to "I Wouldn't Trade Christmas." Sinatra is in fine voice on this 13-song set, which boasts some of the better arrangements you'll hear on a seasonal album. --David Sprague

Customer Reviews

Sinatra Christmas Album tops all other Sinatra Holiday Cds.
This release is worth five stars without a doubt. I have all of Sinatra's Christmas releases but this one is the best. This compilation contains Christmas standards and "newer" tunes (for their time). Although I normally don't review each song, this album is worth the effort

1. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - This is a warm, Christmas classic done in a traditional fashion as only Sinatra can do.

2. Old Fashioned Christmas - This song makes you long for Christmas in less complicated times. Beautiful song!

3. I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day - Another Christmas standard done as only Sinatra can do them.

4. Little Drummer Boy - This song is a pure delight. This song is perhaps the most reverant Sinatra ever sounded.

5. Go Tell It On The Mountain - Sintra and Bing Crosby do an excellent version of this gospel / Christmas classic. This is pure fun, and the listener can tell that Sintra and Bing are having a ball with this one.

6. We Wish You The Merriest - Another Sinatra and Bing delight. This one really gets the listener in the Christmas mood.

7. Whatever Happened To Christmas - This is one of my all-time favorite Sinatra songs. Although it is somewhat out of place following such a festive song as "We wish you the merriest," this is a very well crafted and well delievered song. It reminds me of the "Let Me Try Again" album.

8. Twelve Days Of Christmas - This is a family sing-along of a classic song with re-written lyrics. With its 1960s feel it's fun and gets the listener in the Christmas spirit.

9. Bells Of Christmas (Greensleeves)- Any song set to Greensleeves is a great song in my book. This is another Sinatra family sing-along, with Frank Jr. doing a wonderful job sounding very much like his father. A very beautiful and haunting Christmas classic.

10. I Wouldn't Trade Christmas - More 1960s era fun with the Sinatra family.

11. Christmas Waltz - A remake of the Sinatra classic. This version is every bit as good as the original, if not better. 12. Baby Just Like You - A very reflective song which lets you peek behind the image and see the man himself. I love this song with it's honesty and openness. Not a Christmas standard or classic, but a very worthy addition to this compilation.

13. Christmas Memories - Another reflective song that the forces the listener to reflect. Wonderful delivery. A very nice well to conclude this album.

This is a wonderful album to build Christmas memories around. This is my second all-around Christmas album, second only to Elvis' Wonderful World of Christmas.

sintara album so so
the Sinatra Christmas album recorded in the 60's and in the 70's is a so-so effort. The quality is excellant as the album has been digitally remasterd. Tracks 1 through 6 are Frank at his finest but after that the album takes an unfortunate turn. Isolating tracks 1 thru 6 we get Sinatra doing a wonderful job on Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Old Fashioned Christmas and an absolute one-of-a-kind job on I heard the Bells on Christmas Day....as far as I am concerned there have been no other versions of this song that even come close to matching it (although Bing's version is very close). Speaking of Bing Crosby, Frank and he are incredible on Go Tell it on the Mountain, and we Wish You the merriest Christmas. It is obvious they are having fun and it comes through in their two numbers.After track 6 the album is all over the place, is takes an unfortunate turn for the worse, a personal touch on the 12 days of Christmas just doesn't make the grade. Sinatra fans should get this album for the first 6 tracks, they are quite comparable to his other two Christmas album offering, but somewhere after track 6, the album loses it's direction. If you are chosing just one Frank album make it the jolly christmas from Frank it's the best of all his X-mas recordings.

Skip the capitol xmas album, get this one instead
I'm a huge sinatra fan and expected the capitol sinatra album
to be a swingin' affair. I've grown to appreciate it over the
years but it doesn't come close to the Reprise Sinatra Christmas
Album. Album covers a period from the early 60's through the
mid 70's. What I like about this collection:
1. It's in chronological order
2. Great arrangements (sorely lacking on the capitol album)
3. Great choice of songs with a nice mix of the secular and
sacred.
4. Hard to find stuff like Christmas memories and a baby just
like you.
Skip tracks 8-10 and you've got a perfect sinatra christmas collection.