Twelve Songs of Christmas

Twelve Songs Of Christmas
Studio album by Jim Reeves
Released 1963 (1963)
Recorded October 19 and 25, 1962
July 5, 1963
Genre Country, Christmas
Length 31:30
Label RCA
Producer Chet Atkins
Jim Reeves chronology
Good 'n' Country
(1963)
Twelve Songs of Christmas
(1963)
Kimberley Jim
(1964)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Twelve Songs of Christmas is an album by Jim Reeves released in the US in 1963. It was Reeves' first and only Christmas-themed release. The album was released in stereo (LSP-2758) and mono (LPM-2758) respectively. The album was first released in South Africa as Merry Christmas from Jim Reeves as an eleven track album.[2] "Silver Bells" was recorded in July 1963 to create the twelve track US album released in 1963.[3]

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Jingle Bells" (James Pierpont) – 1:46
  2. "Blue Christmas" (Billy Hayes/Jay W. Johnson) – 3:00
  3. "Señor Santa Claus" (Lawton Williams) – 2:27
  4. "An Old Christmas Card" (Vaughn Horton) – 2:32
  5. "The Merry Christmas Polka" (Willie Phelps) – 2:25
  6. "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 2:27

Side two

  1. "Silver Bells" (Ray Evans/Jay Livingston) – 2:00
  2. "C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S" (Eddy Arnold/Jenny Lou Carson) – 1:51
  3. "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (Phillip Brooks/Lewis Redner) – 3:29
  4. "Mary's Boy Child" (Jester Hairston) – 2:42
  5. "Oh Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)" (Traditional) – 2:34
  6. "Silent Night" (Franz Xaver Gruber/Joseph Mohr) – 2:34

2001 Reissue

Twelve Songs of Christmas was released on CD in 2001 on the BMG Special Products label.

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1963 Billboard Pop Albums 15[4]
1964 UK Albums Chart 3[5]

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Notes

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