| The Joyful Season | ||||
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 2005 CD reissue cover | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1964 | |||
| Genre |
Traditional pop Christmas | |||
| Label |
Capitol (LP) DRG (CD) [1] | |||
| Producer | Lee Gillette | |||
| Jo Stafford chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  
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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
Side 1
- " Little Drummer Boy"
- " Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
- " Deck the Halls"
- " White Christmas"
- " Jingle Bells"
- "Merry Christmas"
Side 2
- "Christmas is the Season (of the Bells)"
- " O Little Town of Bethlehem"
- " Silver Bells"
- " Winter Wonderland"
- " Silent Night"
CD bonus tracks
- " 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
- ^ 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.
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