Johnny Mathis - The Complete Christmas Collection 1958-2010 [3CD Remastered Box Set] (2015)
Artist: Johnny Mathis
Title: The Complete Christmas Collection 1958-2010
Year Of Release: 2015
Label: Real Gone Music [RGM-0400]
Genre: Traditional Pop, Vocal Pop, Pop-Soul, Holiday, Easy Listening
Quality: CBR 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks +.cue,log,,d.booklet)
Total Time: 3:49:12
Total Size: 530 mb / 1.34 gb
WebSite: Album Preview
Title: The Complete Christmas Collection 1958-2010
Year Of Release: 2015
Label: Real Gone Music [RGM-0400]
Genre: Traditional Pop, Vocal Pop, Pop-Soul, Holiday, Easy Listening
Quality: CBR 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks +.cue,log,,d.booklet)
Total Time: 3:49:12
Total Size: 530 mb / 1.34 gb
WebSite: Album Preview
Having released no less than six charting Christmas albums during his career including one of the Top Ten selling Christmas albums of all time (1958 s Merry Christmas, which hit the Christmas charts 16 times!), Johnny Mathis has probably sold more Christmas records than any other artist in pop music history. And, with a half dozen releases to date on our Real Gone Music label, he is also by far our biggest selling pop vocalist. Add to that the fact that Christmas music is such a big part of what we do here at Real Gone and you can see why the chance to do a truly comprehensive collection of his Christmas music has been a glimmer in our eye ever since we started the label back in 2011. Now, after years of preparation, we are finally ready to release such a collection...and it s turned out even better than we d hoped! Not only does The Complete Christmas Collection 1958-2010 contain all five Christmas albums Johnny recorded for Columbia and Mercury prior to his 2013 Christmas release including Merry Christmas, 1963 s Sounds of Christmas, 1969 s Give Me Your Love for Christmas, 1986 s Christmas Eve with Johnny Mathis, and 2002 s The Christmas Album, all of which charted but it also includes many more non-LP tracks than we knew even existed before we started delving into the project. In fact, a full 16 of the 71 tracks including duets with Bette Midler and Gladys Knight & the Pips on this 3-CD set are rarities that did not appear on the albums, and two of them are newly discovered tracks! What s more, the array of talent on these recordings is staggering (Johnny only worked with the best): among the producers, arrangers and conductors behind the scenes here are Mitch Miller, Percy Faith, Don Costa, Glenn Osser, Ernie Freeman, Gene Page, Jack Gold, Ray Ellis, and Henry Mancini. Little wonder, then, that Johnny s Christmas music has been beloved for generations, and here it appears complete with fresh remastering by Mike Piacentini at Sony s Battery Studios under the watchful eye of Sony producer Didier Deutsch, and packaged inside an eight-panel wallet sporting photos and notes by Joe Marchese drawn from an exclusive interview with Johnny Mathis himself. If there s one indispensable Christmas release for this season and the seasons beyond, this is it!
TRACKLIST:
Disc 1 (01:15:05)
1. Ave Maria (feat. Percy Faith & His Orchestra) (03:02)
Merry Christmas (1958)
2. Winter Wonderland (feat. Percy Faith & His Orchestra) (03:19)
3. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) (feat. Percy Faith & His Orchestra) (04:20)
4. Sleigh Ride (feat. Percy Faith & His Orchestra) (03:00)
5. Blue Christmas (feat. Percy Faith & His Orchestra) (03:02)
6. I'll Be Home For Christmas (feat. Percy Faith & His Orchestra) (04:05)
7. White Christmas (feat. Percy Faith & His Orchestra) (03:32)
8. O Holy Night (feat. Percy Faith & His Orchestra) (04:36)
9. What Child Is This? (feat. Percy Faith & His Orchestra) (03:58)
10. The First Noel (feat. Percy Faith & His Orchestra) (03:49)
11. Silver Bells (feat. Percy Faith & His Orchestra) (03:33)
12. It Came Upon The Midnight Clear (feat. Percy Faith & His Orchestra) (03:08)
13. Silent Night, Holy Night (feat. Percy Faith & His Orchestra) (03:52)
14. Ol' Kris Kringle (feat. Percy Faith & His Orchestra) (02:24)
15. Give Me Your Love For Christmas (1961 Version) (feat. Percy Faith & His Orchestra) (02:55)
16. Christmas Eve (feat. Percy Faith & His Orchestra) (02:58)
17. My Kind Of Christmas (feat. Percy Faith & His Orchestra) (03:02)
Sounds Of Christmas (1963)
18. The Sounds Of Christmas (02:36)
19. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (03:35)
20. It's A Marshmallow World (02:41)
21. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (03:20)
22. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (04:18)
Disc 2 (01:14:59)
1. The Little Drummer Boy (03:26)
2. Have Reindeer, Will Travel (02:55)
3. The Secret Of Christmas (04:17)
4. Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer (02:24)
5. Carol Of The Bells (01:23)
6. Christmas Is A Feeling In Your Heart (03:05)
7. Hallelujah Chorus (04:06)
Give Me Your Love For Christmas (1969)
8. Jingle Bell Rock (02:11)
9. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (03:30)
10. My Favorite Things (02:36)
11. Give Me Your Love For Christmas (02:38)
12. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town (02:21)
13. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? (02:53)
14. Do You Heart What I Hear? (03:22)
15. Calypso Noel (02:14)
16. The Little Drummer Boy (02:29)
17. Christmas Day (03:24)
18. The Lord's Prayer (02:44)
19. Sign Of The Dove (02:49)
20. Christmas Is... (03:05)
21. When A Child Is Born (Soleado) (1976 Stereo Single Version) (03:46)
22. The Very First Christmas Day (Single Version) (03:08)
23. Christmas In The City Of Angels (02:50)
24. The Lord's Prayer (03:28)
25. When A Child Is Born (Soleado) (1976 Stereo Single Version) (03:55)
Disc 3 (01:19:08)
Christmas Eve With Johnny Mathis (1986)
1. It's Beginning To Look Like Christmas (02:16)
2. It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year (02:48)
3. Jingle Bells (02:57)
4. Toyland (03:43)
5. The Christmas Waltz (02:39)
6. Every Christmas Eve / Giving (Santa's Theme) (04:05)
7. Christmas Is For Everyone / Where Can I Find Christmas (05:11)
8. We Need A Little Christmas (01:55)
9. Caroling, Caroling / Happy Holiday (03:46)
10. It's Christmas Time Again (04:29)
11. O Tannenbaum (feat. Mannheim Steamroller) (02:57)
The Christmas Album (2002)
12. Joy To The World (02:00)
13. Heavenly Peace (03:29)
14. Away In A Manger (02:29)
15. A Christmas Love Song (03:34)
16. Frosty The Snowman (02:31)
17. Have A Holly Jolly Christmas (01:59)
18. O Little Town Of Bethlehem (02:43)
19. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (03:34)
20. Snowfall / Christmas Time Is Here (04:59)
21. Merry Christmas (03:13)
22. Winter Wonderland / Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (02:45)
23. What A Wonderful World (Christmas Version) (04:31)
24. Ave Maria (Long Version) (04:35)