Christmas in My Heart (Connie Francis album)

Christmas in My Heart is a studio album of Christmas music recorded by U. S. Entertainer Connie Francis. The album features popular songs of the season on the A-side and the sacred music of Christmas on the B-side.^[1]

Background

Christmas In My Heart was recorded between in August 1959 at EMI's famous Abbey Road Studios in London^[2] under the musical direction of Geoff Love^[3] and was released in November 1959.^[4]

The album was repackaged with a new cover design and re-released in October 1962. Another repackaging and re-release followed in November 1966; this time the album was also retitled Connie's Christmas and received a new catalogue number: E-4399 for mono pressings and SE-4399 for stereo pressings.^[5]

Track listing

Side A

#	Title	Songwriter	Length
1.	"White Christmas"	Irving Berlin	3.24
2.	"Winter Wonderland"	Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith	2.41
3.	"The Christmas Song"	Mel Tormé, Robert Wells	3.23
4.	"I'll Be Home for Christmas"	Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram	3.35
5.	"The Twelve Days of Christmas"	traditional	5.18
6.	"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"	Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin	4.30

Side B

#	Title	Songwriter	Length
1.	"Adeste Fidelis (O Come All Ye Faithful)"	John Francis Wade	3.06
2.	"The Lord's Prayer"	Albert Hay Malotte	2.56
3.	"Silent Night! Holy Night!"	Franz Gruber; Joseph Mohr	3.52
4.	"O Little Town of Bethlehem"	Phillips Brooks; Lewis Redner	2.57
5.	"The First Noël"	traditional	3.10
6.	"Ave Maria"	traditional, Charles Gounod, Johann Sebastian Bach	2.50

References

↑ Liner notes by Connie Francis on the cover of the original vinyl album
↑ Ron Roberts: Connie Francis Discography 1955 – 1975,
↑ William Ruhlmann: Connie Francis 1955 – 1959, supplement to 5 CD Boxed Set White Sox, Pink Lipstick… and Stupid Cupid, Bear Family Records BCD 16 616 EI, Hambergen (Germany) 1993
↑ Connie Francis: Souvenirs, Booklet of 4-CD-Box, Polydor 1996, Cat.-No. 314 533 382-2
↑ as above

Connie Francis

U. S. albums	Who's Sorry Now? The Exciting Connie Francis My Thanks to You Connie Francis Sings Italian Favorites Christmas in My Heart Connie's Greatest Hits Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers Country & Western - Golden Hits Connie Francis Sings Fun Songs for Children One for the Boys Connie Francis Sings Spanish and Latin American Favorites Connie Francis Sings Jewish Favorites Songs to a Swinging Band More Greatest Hits Connie Francis Sings "Never on Sunday" Connie Francis Sings Folk Song Favorites Connie Francis Sings Irish Favorites Connie Francis Sings Modern Italian Hits Connie Francis Sings Award Winning Motion Picture Hits Greatest American Waltzes In the Summer of His Years Connie Francis Sings German Favorites Connie Francis and Hank Williams, Jr. Sing Great Country Favorites Movie Greats of the 60s Connie's Christmas Connie Francis and The Kids Next Door Love, Italian Style Happiness – Connie Francis On Broadway Today Grandes Exitos del Cine de los Años 60 Connie & Clyde – Hit Songs of the 30s Connie Francis Sings Bacharach & David Connie Francis Sings the Songs of Les Reed

International albums	Connie Francis en El Patio Melodien, die die Welt erobern Somewhere, My Love

U. S. singles	Who's Sorry Now? Stupid Cupid/Carolina Moon Fallin'/Happy Days and Lonely Nights I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You) My Happiness You Always Hurt the One You Love If I Didn't Care Lipstick on Your Collar Among My Souvenirs/God Bless America Mama Everybody's Somebody's Fool My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own/Malagueña Where the Boys Are Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart/Someone Else's Boy Together When the Boy in Your Arms (Is the Boy in Your Heart) Don't Break the Heart That Loves You Vacation He Thinks I Still Care I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter/Al di là If My Pillow Could Talk In the Summer of His Years Be Anything (but Be Mine) For Mama Forget Domani Jealous Heart Love Is Me, Love Is You So Nice (Summer Samba) My Heart Cries for You Lonely Again I Don't Wanna Play House

International singles	Die Liebe ist ein seltsames Spiel Ich komm' nie mehr von dir los Wenn ich träume Schöner fremder Mann Einmal komm' ich wieder Eine Insel für zwei Lili Marleen Jamais Tu' mir nicht weh Wenn du gehst Barcarole in der Nacht Ho bisogno di vederti

Notable songs	Volare Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Young at Heart Mein Herz weiß genau, was es will Once a Day The Shadow of Your Smile Strangers in the Night Misty Blue

Filmography	Where the Boys Are Follow the Boys Looking for Love When the Boys Meet the Girls

Related topics	Discography Bobby Darin Brenda Lee Patti Page Neil Sedaka Lesley Gore Carole King Ricky Nelson

Book: Connie Francis

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