Merry from Lena

Merry from Lena is a 1966 album by Lena Horne. ^[2] Released in 1966 this Christmas album marked Lena Horne's departure from United Artists and the recording industry until her return at Skye Records in 1970.

The album was reissued on CD by Capitol (1990), Razor & Tie (1995), and DRG (2007). All CD issues of the album include a bonus track, "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town", which was not included on the original LP.

Track listing

1. "Jingle All the Way" (Ray Ellis, Al Stillman) – 2:36
2. "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Bob Wells) – 3:19
3. "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith) – 2:11
4. "White Christmas" (Berlin) – 2:42
5. "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 2:23
6. "The Little Drummer Boy" (Katherine K. Davis) – 2:26
7. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (Johnny Marks) – 3:15
8. "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" (Frank Loesser) – 2:40
9. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 3:39
10. "Silent Night" (Franz Gruber, Josef Mohr) – 2:41

CD bonus track

11. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 2:59

Personnel

Performance

• Lena Horne – vocals
• Jack Parnell - Orchestration, Conductor

References