Have a Holly Jolly Christmas is a Christmas album by American folk singer Burl Ives, first released by Decca Records in October 1965 (recorded in 1964). It peaked at #32 on Billboard's Best Bets For Christmas album chart on December 2, 1967.[2]
| Have a Holly Jolly Christmas | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 1965 | |||
| Recorded | 1964 | |||
| Studio | Brooklyn Studios | |||
| Genre | Christmas, folk, pop | |||
| Length | 29:28 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Producer | Milt Gabler | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Ives had recorded two of the songs on the album ("A Holly Jolly Christmas" and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer") previously for the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer soundtrack, but he recorded new versions for Have a Holly Jolly Christmas. "A Holly Jolly Christmas" in particular had a significantly different and slower arrangement, which is more commonly heard today. This version had already been released as a single the previous year, with a B-side of "Snow for Johnny", which he also featured on the album.[3]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Holly Jolly Christmas" | Johnny Marks | 2:15 |
| 2. | "Christmas is a Birthday" |
| 2:42 |
| 3. | "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" | 2:09 | |
| 4. | "Christmas Child" | 2:50 | |
| 5. | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | 2:10 |
| 6. | "Christmas Can't Be Far Away" | Boudleaux Bryant | 2:34 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Little Drummer Boy" |
| 3:17 |
| 2. | "Snow for Johnny" |
| 2:42 |
| 3. | "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" | Johnny Marks | 2:10 |
| 4. | "Winter Wonderland" | 2:17 | |
| 5. | "Silver Bells" | 2:13 | |
| 6. | "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" | Johnny Marks | 2:13 |
Personnel
edit- Burl Ives – lead vocals
- Owen Bradley – director of chorus and orchestra
Charts
edit| Chart (2019–2023) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[4] | 71 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] | 48 |
| Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[6] | 27 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] | 47 |
References
edit- Decca DL 4689 (mono), DL 74689 (stereo), 1965 vinyl LP release
- MCA 15002 (1977 LP re-issue) at discogs.com
- MCAD 25992 (1995 CD re-issue) at discogs.com
- ^ Torreano, Bradley. Have a Holly Jolly Christmas at AllMusic. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ "Billboard Best Bets For Christmas." Billboard, vol. 79, no. 48, December 2, 1967, p. 8. worldradiohistory.com.
- ^ Decca Records #31695, A-side of "A Holly Jolly Christmas", with a B-side of "Snow for Johnny"
- ^ "Burl Ives Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Burl Ives – Have a Holly Jolly Christmas" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ "2023 52-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. December 29, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- ^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 52". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved December 30, 2023.