Johnny Mathis - Merry Christmas (1958/73) Vinyl LP • Percy Faith, Holiday

Catalog Number: CS-8021

Record Grading: Excellent (EX), Sleeve Grading: Excellent (EX)

Condition Details:

Vinyl plays with occasional light-crackles (play-graded). Cover looks great; a few creases near edges; light-scuffing and surface impressions (front/back); a few tiny surface abrasions on front; discoloration spots on back. Inner-sleeve is generic white. Spine is easy-to-read (text is crooked) with mild-wear. Some shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. Release date is approximately 1973. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

• Winter Wonderland
• The Christmas Song
• Sleigh Ride
• Blue Christmas
• I'll Be Home For Christmas
• White Christmas
• O Holy Night
• What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)
• The First Noel
• Silver Bells
• It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
• Silent Night, Holy Night

About The Record:

Merry Christmas is the first Christmas album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis, with Percy Faith and his orchestra. The selections are a mix of traditional Christmas carols (Silent Night, O Holy Night, The First Noel) and holiday hits (The Christmas Song, White Christmas, Silver Bells). The album debuted on Billboard magazine's list of the 25 Best-Selling Pop LPs in the US in its December 15, 1958, issue and got as high as No. 3 during its initial four-week run. It made additional appearances there each holiday season from 1959 to 1962 and on the magazine's Christmas Albums and Pop Catalog Albums charts in subsequent years. In 2013 it ranked as one of the top selling Christmas albums of all time with five million copies sold. The original album was initially released in the monaural format but became available in stereo in 1959.