A Very Merry Christmas (Bobby Vinton album)

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A Very Merry Christmas
A Very Merry Christmas cover
Studio album by Bobby Vinton
Released October 1964
Genre Pop, Christmas
Length 31:26
Label Epic
Professional reviews
Bobby Vinton chronology
Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits
(1964)		 A Very Merry Christmas
(1964)		 Mr. Lonely
(1965)

A Very Merry Christmas was Bobby Vinton's ninth studio album and first Christmas album, released in November of 1964. It reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 200 list of popular albums.

There were two singles to come from this album: "The Bell That Couldn't Jingle" and "Dearest Santa."

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side 1

  1. Christmas Chopsticks - (Heider) - 2:12
  2. The Bell That Couldn't Jingle - (Burt Bacharach, Lawrence Kusik) - 2:20
  3. Do You Hear What I Hear - (Noel Regney, Gloria Shayne) - 2:53
  4. Dearest Santa - (Bonnie Boyd, Michael Dunn) - 2:52
  5. The Greatest Gift - (Bobby Vinton, Lloyd) - 2:28
  6. Christmas in Killarney - (James Cavanaugh, John Redmond, Frank Weldon) - 2:27

[edit] Side 2

  1. Peppermint Stick Parade - (Manning, Lenwood Morris) - 1:52
  2. Christmas Angel - (Bobby Vinton, Lloyd) - 2:45
  3. The Christmas Tree - (Goodwin) - 3:04
  4. Three Wise Men, Wise Men Three - (Noel Regney, Gloria Shayne) - 2:40
  5. White Christmas - (Irving Berlin) - 2:37
  6. My Christmas Prayer - (Lyn Duddy, Jerry Bresler) - 3:16

[edit] Album credits

  • Produced by: Robert Morgan
  • Arranged and conducted by: Stan Applebaum, Ray Ellis, Hugo Winterhalter

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1964 The Billboard 200 13

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1964 "The Bell That Couldn't Jingle" The Billboard Hot 100 23
1964 "Dearest Santa" The Billboard Hot 100 8