Reader's Digest - Christmas Through the Years (1984) 5-LP Vinyl Box Set + BOOK

Catalog Number: RDA4-143

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

Condition Details:

12-page booklet Vinyl plays with occasional light-crackles (play-graded). 5 LP Box Set. Box has very light-scuffing (front/back); tiny surface abrasions near opening and slight discoloration on front. Inner-sleeves are original (poly-lined paper). All edges show minor wear. All corners are unbroken and show some wear. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

• 1 Christmas Favorites Forever
• Sleigh Ride (Arthur Fiedler and Boston Pops Orchestra )
• Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Perry Como )
• The Little Drummer Boy (The Harry Simeone Chorale )
• Christmas Eve In My Home Town (Kate Smith )
• Silver Bells (Perry Como )
• Silent Night (Bing Crosby, The Ken Darby Singers, and John Scott Trotter )
• (There's No Place Like) Home For The Holidays (Perry Como )
• White Christmas (Freddy Martin And His Orchestra and Clyde Rogers )
• Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (Vaughn Monroe )
• The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) (Perry Como )
• Jolly Old St. Nicholas (The Ames Brothers and Marty Manning )
• Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (Bing Crosby, The Jud Conlon Rhythmaires, and John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra )
• 2 Christmas In The '50s
• Mary's Little Boy Child (Harry Belafonte )
• Carol Of The Bells (The Harry Simeone Chorale )
• Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town (Lawrence Welk And His Champagne Music )
• Christmas In Killarney (Dennis Day )
• A Family Christmas (The Crosby Family, Jeff Alexander Choir, and John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra )
• Frosty The Snow Man (Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians, Kenny Gardner, and Lombardo Trio )
• A Marshmallow World (Bing Crosby, The Lee Gordon Singers, and Sonny Burke And His Orchestra )
• Here Comes Santa Claus (Eddie Fisher )
• It's Beginning To Look Like Christmas (Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters )
• I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (Spike Jones And His City Slickers and George Rock )
• Jingle-Bell Rock (Bobby Helms )
• Nuttin' For Christmas (Stan Freberg )
• 3 Christmas In The '60s, '70s, And '80's
• O Holy Night (The Lettermen )
• I Wish It Could Be Christmas Forever (Perry Como )
• Medley: Deck The Halls/Joy To The World/It Came Upon The Midnight Clear (Kate Smith )
• Away In A Manger (Ed Ames )
• Do You Hear What I Hear? (Bing Crosby )
• Christmas Waltz (The Lettermen )
• An Old Christmas Card (Jim Reeves )
• Christmas Is (The Fireside Singers )
• Pretty Paper (Roy Orbison )
• Jingle Bells (The Singing Dogs )
• Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree (Brenda Lee )
• Feliz Navidad (José Feliciano )
• 4 Christmas In The '40s
• Adeste Fideles (Bing Crosby )
• O Little Town Of Bethlehem (Dick Haymes, The Song Spinners, and Jesse Crawford )
• Blue Christmas (Russ Morgan And His Orchestra, Russ Morgan, and The Modernaires )
• Winter Wonderland (Perry Como )
• 'Twas The Night Before Christmas (Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians and Fred Waring And The Glee Club )
• I'll Be Home For Christmas (Bing Crosby and John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra )
• Christmas Dreaming (A Little Early This Year) (Dick Haymes and Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra )
• Jingle Bells (Glenn Miller And His Orchestra )
• (All I Want For Christmas Is) My Two Front Teeth (Spike Jones And His City Slickers )
• The Merry Christmas Polka (Freddy Martin And His Orchestra )
• I Yust Go Nuts At Christmas (Yogi Yorgesson and The John Duffy Trio )
• 5 Beloved Carols
• Here We Come A-Caroling (The Wassail Song) (John McCarthy Chorus )
• What Child Is This? (John McCarthy Chorus )
• Angels From The Realm Of Glory (John McCarthy Chorus )
• O Christmas Tree (John McCarthy Chorus )
• I Saw Three Ships (John McCarthy Chorus )
• The Holly And The Ivy (John McCarthy Chorus )
• O Sanctissima (John McCarthy Chorus )
• We Wish You A Merry Christmas (John McCarthy Chorus )
• Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Chorus, and Peter Knight )
• We Three Kings Of Orient Are (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Chorus, and Peter Knight )
• The Twelve Days Of Christmas (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Chorus, and Peter Knight )
• God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Chorus, and Peter Knight )
• Angels We Have Heard On High (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Chorus, and Peter Knight )

About The Record:

Christmas Through the Years, by Reader's Digest, breaks up this large collection of Christmas favorites in to five themed records. record One is "Christmas Favorites Forever" and includes songs like White Christmas, Rudolph and others performed by the likes of Bing Crosby, Perry Como, and others. "Christmas in the 50s" features Harry Belafonte, Eddie Fisher and more, "Christmas in the 60s, 70s, and 80s" includes Feliz Navidad by Jose Feliciano, Do You Hear What I Hear by Bing Crosby, and many more. "Christmas in the 40s" features classic standards like Adeste Fideles by Bing Crosby. And "Beloved Carols" includes two collections of songs, side one is by The John McCarthy Chorale and side 2 is performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus.