The Joyful Season
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1964 compilation album by Jo Stafford
| The Joyful Season | |
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| 2005 CD reissue cover | |
| Compilation album by | |
| Released | 1964 |
| Genre | Traditional pop Christmas |
| Label | Capitol (LP) DRG (CD)[1] |
| Producer | Lee Gillette |
| Jo Stafford chronology | |
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Jo Stafford's Sweet Hour of Prayer (1964) The Joyful Season (1964) Getting Sentimental over Tommy Dorsey (1964) | |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| 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 9 April 2011.
- ^ The Joyful Season at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- ^ "The Joyful Season (Capitol Records ad)". The Deseret News. 16 November 1964. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ Bill Reed (2000). "An Interview With Jo". Songbirds. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ "Joyful Season". Venerable Music. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ^ "Joyful Season-credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
