—MY FAVORITE THINGS—
“My Favorite Things” is a show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music. Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass released a version in 1969 as a single from their 1968 album, Christmas Album. It reached No. 45 on the Billboard 100.
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HERB ALPERT & THE TIJUANA BRASS * 06 * DECEMBER 20
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—IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR—
“It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” is a popular Christmas song written in triple time in 1963 by Edward Pola and George Wyle. It was recorded and released that year by pop singer Andy Williams for his first Christmas album, The Andy Williams Christmas Album. However, the song was not released as a promotional single by Williams’ record label (Columbia Records) that year, as they instead opted to promote his cover of “White Christmas” as the official promo single from the album.
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ANDY WILLIAMS * 07 * DECEMBER 19
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“THE CARPENTERS CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT“
Guests: Gene Kelly, Kristy and Jimmy McNichol, Georgia Engel and comedian Peter Pitt. Aired 12-19-78 Detroit ABC WXYZ-TV (Channel 7), 9:00 p.m., 41 years ago, today.
CARPENTERS A CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT * ABC-TV * SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1978
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A DEAN MARTIN CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
Guests: Dom DeLouise, Bob Newhart and Dennis Weaver. Plus cameos by dozens of celebrities, including Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra Jr. William Holden, Johnny Carson, announcing the sending of gifts of toys to children in hospitals and through various charities at end of show.
Aired 12-19-68 Detroit NBC WWJ-TV (Channel 4), 10:00 p.m., 51 years ago, today.
THE DEAN MARTIN SHOW * NBC-TV * THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1968
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A CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR YOU (COMPLETE LP) * 1963
—A CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR YOU—
A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector (originally released as A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records) is an album of Christmas songs, produced by Phil Spector, and originally released as Philles 45 in 1963. Spector treated a series of mostly secular Christmas standards to his “Wall of Sound” treatment, and the selections feature the vocal performances of Spector’s regular artists during this period. The album peaked at No. 13 on Billboard magazine’s special, year-end, weekly Christmas Albums sales chart in December 1963. The album, released in the United States on November 22, 1963—the same day that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated—was an immediate relative failure (in reception) at that time.
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—LITTLE SAINT NICK—
“Little Saint Nick” is a Christmas-themed hot rod song about Santa Claus and his sleigh, written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love of the American rock band the Beach Boys. The song was first released as a single on December 9, 1963, and peaked at number 3 on Billboard magazine’s special seasonal weekly Christmas Singles chart. Its B-side was an acappella version of “The Lord’s Prayer”. “Little Saint Nick” was recorded on October 20, 1963 at Western Studio in Hollywood. “Little Saint Nick” reappeared on The Beach Boys’ Christmas Album in 1964, with the stereo pressings of the album containing a new mix that removes the overdubbed sleigh bells and tuned percussion.
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THE BEACH BOYS * 08 * DECEMBER 18
A MERRY MANCINI CHRISTMAS (COMPLETE LP) * 1966
—A MERRY MANCINI CHRISTMAS—
A Merry Mancini Christmas is a 1966 album by Henry Mancini of orchestral and choral arrangements of Christmas music. In addition to traditional Christmas songs, it also contains the original Mancini composition “Carol for Another Christmas”, the theme of the 1964 television film of the same name. The initial Billboard review from October 29, 1966 wrote that “It’s an important addition to the Christmas shelf because Mancini’s arrangements are as fresh and familiar as the material is familiar and lasting.” The album was reviewed by Stephen Thomas Erlewine at Allmusic who described it as an “ideal holiday record” and added that ” . . . the album is filled with the lush arrangements that are his aural signature, and they sound perfect when matched with these 11 Christmas medleys and carols.”
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SEVENTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “Leaving On A Jet Plane” by Peter, Paul & Mary peaked this month at No. 01 (1 week) on the Billboard Hot 100. Week ending December 14 through December 20, 1969. (Source: Billboard)
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