| | Harry Belafonte To Wish You A Merry Christmas CD Harry Belafonte Discography of CDs
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Digitally remastered by Dick Baxter (1990, BMG Recording Studios, New York, New York).
A reissue of LPM-1887 from 1958 with different liner art, but identical otherwise. The original was only issued in mono, so it is likely RCA decided that while they were issuing the stereo masters, they'd update the artwork to include Belafonte's photogenic presence. ~ Cary Ginell
Considering Belafonte's previous talent for breathing life into well-worn folk standards, this album is a disappointment. As a rule, Christmas albums during this period were little more than assembly line productions of the same old holiday tunes with few, if any, original songs and this one is no exception (how many versions of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" can you listen to?). The album sold poorly, even at a time when every Belafonte album hit the top 10. It was repackaged in 1962 with a more attractive cover (the photogenic Belafonte wasn't even on the front of the 1958 album!) and that release did better. ~ Cary Ginell
Includes liner notes by Watson Wylie.
Adapters: Corman; Robert de Cormier; Johnny Marks.
Personnel: Harry Belafonte (vocals); Millard Thomas, Frantz Casseus, Laurindo Almeida (guitar).
Liner Note Author: Watson Wylie.
Recording information: 07/20/1956-06/08/1958.
Unknown Contributor Role: The Orchestra.
Personnel includes: Harry Belafonte (vocals); Millard Thomas, Frantz Casseus, Laurindo Almeida (guitar).
Producers: Henri Rene, Dennis Farnon, E.O. Welker.
To Wish You A Merry Christmas Music Harry Belafonte To Wish You A Merry Christmas Songs | 1. | Mary's Boy Child | $0.99 | |
| 2. | Silent Night | |
| 3. | Christmas Is Coming | |
| 4. | Mary, Mary | |
| 5. | Jehovah the Lord Will Provide | |
| 6. | Medley: We Wish You a Merry Christmas/God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen: We Wish You A Merry Christmas / God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / O Come All Ye Faithful / Joy To The World | |
| 7. | I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day | |
| 8. | Star in the East, A  | |
| 9. | Gifts They Gave, The | |
| 10. | Son of Mary, The (Greensleeves) | |
| 11. | Twelve Days of Christmas, The | |
| 12. | Where the Little Jesus Sleeps | |
| 13. | Medley: The Joys of Christmas/O Little Town of Bethlehem/Deck the ...: The Joys Of Christmas / O Little Town Of Bethlehem / Deck The Halls / The First Noel | |
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From the opening trumpet fanfare and brief orchestral overture to the epic 12-minute version of "Matilda" (which set a standard for audience participation), the album never lets up. It is exciting, poignant, thrilling, intimate, and at times, spontaneously hilarious. Belafonte's mastery in front of an audience was never better displayed than here, a mastery that has resulted in him becoming one of the most popular concert draws in history. Producer Bob Bollard and orchestra leader Bob Corman deftly integrated the 47-piece orchestra into the performance but knew when to lie back to let Belafonte ...
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