The Joyful Season
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| The Joyful Season | ||||
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 2005 CD reissue cover | ||||
| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | October 1964 | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop Christmas | |||
| Label | Capitol (LP) DRG (CD)[1] | |||
| Producer | Lee Gillette | |||
| Jo Stafford chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
The Joyful Season is a 1964 Christmas album by Jo Stafford. It is unique in that it features Stafford accompanying herself as a vocal choir through the use of multitrack recording.[3][4] The album was reissued on CD in 2005 by DRG.[1][5][6]
Track listing
[edit]Side 1
[edit]- "Little Drummer Boy"
- "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
- "Deck the Halls"
- "White Christmas"
- "Jingle Bells"
- "Merry Christmas"
Side 2
[edit]- "Christmas is the Season (of the Bells)"
- "O Little Town of Bethlehem"
- "Silver Bells"
- "Winter Wonderland"
- "Silent Night"
CD bonus tracks
[edit]- "Gesu Bambino"
- "Ave Maria"
- "Christmas Medley #1: Hark the Herald Angels Sing/The First Noel/O Come All Ye Faithful" (with Gordon MacRae)
- "Christmas Medley #2: Joy to the World/It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" (with Gordon MacRae)
- "Toys for Tots"
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Joyful Season". DRG. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- ^ The Joyful Season at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- ^ "The Joyful Season (Capitol Records ad)". The Deseret News. November 16, 1964. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ Bill Reed (2000). "An Interview With Jo". Songbirds. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
- ^ "Joyful Season". Venerable Music. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
- ^ "Joyful Season-credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
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