Christmas Through The Years (1969) [SEALED] Vinyl LP • Bing Crosby, Holiday

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Unopened/new vinyl, factory sealed, and in excellent condition. Label design can't be confirmed because it's sealed. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

1. Medley (Lawrence Welk )
2. Twelve Days Of Christmas (Bing Crosby )
3. Oh Christmas Tree (Roger Williams )
4. The Christmas Nightingale (The Trapp Family Singers )
5. Holy Infant, Lowly Infant (Texas Boys' Choir )
6. O Holy Night (The Four Aces )
7. We Wish You A Merry Christmas (The Columbus Boychoir )
8. Good King Wenceslas (Ethel Smith )
9. Medley (Jack Jones )
10. O Come, O Come Emmanuel (Jo Stafford )
11. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (The Ames Brothers )
12. Medley (Bing Crosby )
13. Noel Nouvelet (Texas Boys' Choir )
14. Ave Maria (McGuire Sisters )
15. Medley (Fred Waring )
16. Jingle Bells (Lawrence Welk )

About The Record:

Christmas Through The Years released by MCA Special Markets, is a compilation featuring a variety of traditional Christmas songs performed by notable artists such as Bing Crosby, Lawrence Welk, and The Four Aces. This vinyl LP captures the nostalgic essence of holiday music with a mix of jazz, pop, and easy listening styles, including medleys and classic carols like Hark The Herald Angels Sing and O Holy Night. The album, cataloged as DL 734596, was distributed by MCA Inc. and featured tracks from labels like Decca, Coral, and Kapp, showcasing a blend of choral and orchestral arrangements popular in the 1950s and 1960s. While the album itself did not produce new hit singles, it includes Bing Crosby’s rendition of Twelve Days of Christmas, a song that contributed to his enduring holiday music legacy, notably linked to his iconic White Christmas, which remained a chart staple. Historically significant for its role in preserving mid-20th-century holiday music, the album reflects the era’s festive radio culture, with artists like Crosby shaping the seasonal soundscape.