Track Listing

1. I Wouldn't Trade Christmas - Sinatra Family
2. It's Such a Lonely Time of Year - Nancy Sinatra
3. Some Children See Him - Sinatra Family
4. O Bambino (One Cold and Blessed Winter) - Nancy Sinatra, Tina Sinatra
5. Bells of Christmas (Greensleeves) - Sinatra Family
6. Whatever Happened to Christmas? - Frank Sinatra
7. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - Tina Sinatra
8. Kids - Nancy Sinatra
9. Christmas Waltz - Frank Sinatra
10. Twelve Days of Christmas - Sinatra Family

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #20061 in Music
• Released on: 1999-11-09
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Gold CD, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered

Album Description
Digitally remastered from the original two-track master tapes, this is a reissue of Frank & his family's 1968 Christmas album. On CD for the first time (and on a 24 karat gold disc to boot!), it features the family's vocals accompanied by Nelson Riddle's arrangements. 10 tracks, including 'The 12 Days Of Christmas', 'Santa Claus Is Coming To Town' and 'T he Bells Of Christmas'. Also features the original cover art, a group shot of Frank, Nancy, Frank Jr. and Tina. 1999 release.

Customer Reviews

Great Music
We had this on an 8-track tape years ago and I have tried to get it on cassette with no luck all these years! I can't believe it's back - It's absolutely wonderful music and has been a favorite in our family. This is the best Christmas present ever! It's a MUST purchase - Great and different songs.

Nostalgic...
Those of you who owned the LP and are looking for a good nostalgic rush will be very pleased with this disc. Some others may find some of the tunes a bit schmaltzy, particularly the ones without Frank. Those who are just looking for all the tunes from this album which feature Frank should seek out "The Sinatra Christmas Album," which also features a number of other Sinatra Christmas rarities from 1963-1968, as well as two duets with the man Frank called "the father of my career," Bing Crosby. I feel obliged to mention that the absolute classic Sinatra Christmas album is "A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra," from his Capitol years. Also well worth seeking out is "Christmas Songs By Sinatra," which features many great seasonal tunes from Frank's stay at Colombia records in the '40s.

Sock it to us, Santa!
This is a 24 Karat Gold CD, so it costs more than the average CD. I honestly can't notice any difference in sound quality between gold CDs and regular ones, but maybe that's just me. But gold CD is the only way this album is available, so it's that or nothing. It's a decent album, with Christmas songs by Frank Sinatra and his three kids. Three songs are sung by the whole family, with "I Wouldn't Trade Christmas" being the best one. Frank sings two songs, "Whatever Happened to Christmas?" and a remake of "The Christmas Waltz", both of which are very good. Nancy sings two songs, which are pretty good. Tina sings one song, which is okay. Tina actually sounds a lot like Nancy, but with an untrained voice. Nancy and Tina also sing a duet together, which kind of sounds like Nancy with her voice double tracked. And then there is Frank Jr., who sings the okay "O Bambino". This isn't the greatest Christmas album ever, but it's certainly passable, and Sinatra fans will probably enjoy it.