Track Listing

1. Jingle Bells
2. Christmas Song
3. Mistletoe and Holly
4. I'll Be Home for Christmas
5. Christmas Waltz
6. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
7. First Noel
8. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
9. O Little Town of Bethlehem
10. Adeste Fideles (O, Come All Ye Faithful)
11. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
12. Silent Night
13. White Christmas
14. Christmas Waltz [Alternate Version]

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6642 in Music
• Released on: 1999-08-24
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered

Customer Reviews

Worth 10 Stars!
Since the review I'd written 2 yrs. ago of this Sinatra holiday album mysteriously vanished, I feel compelled now, early August, to write a new one. I own a pretty big collection of cool yule albums, cassettes & cd's, and A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra is easily in my top 10 faves. The opening tune, Jingle Bells, is the best I've ever heard-a fun, bouncy, swingin' tune that you just know Frank enjoyed recording. Who can resist hearing Frank, backed by the Ralph Brewster Singers, sing "I love those J-I-N-G-L-E BELLS-BONG-those holiday J-I-N-G-L-E BELLS-BONG!" Under the superb conducting of Gordon Jenkins(except for the last 2 cuts which were conducted by Nelson Riddle)the entire album takes you on an old fashioned holiday journey through traditional songs as well as beautiful hymns sung as only Frank can sing them. Even if you already own the classic yuletide albums by Bing, Perry, Johnny, Nat & Andy, your collection is not complete without this Sinatra holiday album. Very highly recommended!

This cd will make you jolly
THE CD CONTAINS 12 SONGS THAT HAVE BEEN 24-BIT DIGITALLY REMASTERED, THUS THE QUALITY OF THIS RECORDING IS EXCELLENT. FRANK DOES A WONDERFUL JOB ON ALL THE SONGS, ESPECIALLY "WHITE CHRISTMAS" AND "HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS". THE ARRANGEMENT BY NELSON RIDDLE IS A GOOD INDICATION WHY FRANK HAD SO MANY HITS WITH NELSON ARRANGING. THIS CD IS A MUST FOR EASY LISTENING FANS AND THOSE WHO LIKE SINATRA. OF ALL HIS CHRISTMAS RECORDING (THIS IS THE THIRD I KNOW OF-THE SINTRA CHRISTMAS ALBUM AND SINATRA SINGS CHRISTMAS SONGS BEING THE OTHER TWO) THIS IS THE BEST BY FAR. SINATRA IS CLEAR AND AT THE TOP OF HIS GAME IN THIS PERFORMANCE. IF YOU ARE A CHRISTMAS MUSIC JUNKIE LIKE ME, THIS RECORDING IS A MUST

Christmas Music The Way It Ought To Be Sung
Even in 1957, how many more times could you have heard "Jingle Bells," "I'll Be Home For Christmas," or any Christmas classic before they seemed repetitive? Especially if you're Frank Sinatra and Gordon Jenkins (who had earlier worked on the sad, beautiful "Where Are You?") recording in mid-July Los Angeles. But the beautiful results heard here speak to the staying power of these songs and to the mastery of their singer. The songs mentioned above, plus "The Christmas Song," "Christmas Waltz," "First Noel," and Mendelsson's "Hark The Herald Angels Sing," receive beautiful, lush string treatments with the reverence Jenkins always gave to Sinatra's most serious material. On the remastered version, Nelson Riddle's "Christmas Waltz" is also uncovered; it's interesting to compare the two versions. This music is every bit as refreshing as a breath of cool Christmas air.