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The 25th Day of December
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1960
RecordedAugust 18–21, 1960
Genre Christmas
Length32:44
Label Atco
Producer Ahmet Ertegün
Bobby Darin chronology
For Teenagers Only
(1960)
The 25th Day of December
(1960)
Two of a Kind
(1961)

The 25th Day of December is a Christmas album by American singer Bobby Darin, released in 1960.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

In his Allmusic review, critic Dennis MacDonald praised the American spirituals included on the album but wrote "On the hymns, however, Darin is lost in syrupy arrangements." [1]

Track listing

All songs Traditional unless otherwise noted.

  1. " O Come All Ye Faithful" ( Frederick Oakeley, John Reading, John Francis Wade) – 2:25
  2. "Poor Little Jesus" (Paul Campbell, Ronnie Gilbert, Lee Hays, Fred Hellerman, Pete Seeger, Traditional) – 3:03
  3. "Child of God" – 2:03
  4. "Baby Born Today" – 1:30
  5. " Holy Holy Holy" – 2:47
  6. " Ave Maria" – 4:00
  7. " Go Tell It on the Mountain" ( John Wesley Work, Jr., Traditional) – 1:54
  8. " While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks" – 2:12
  9. "Jehovah Hallelujah" – 2:16
  10. "Mary, Where Is Your Baby?" – 1:50
  11. " Silent Night, Holy Night" ( Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr) – 3:51
  12. " Dona Nobis Pacem" – 1:52
  13. "Amen" – 0:58
  14. "Christmas Auld Lang Syne" ( Manny Kurtz, Frances Philip Military) – 2:43

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b MacDonald, Dennis. "The 25th Day of December > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved May 14, 2015.