The 25th Day of December

The 25th Day of December
Studio album by Bobby Darin
Released October 1960
Recorded August 18 - 21, 1960
Genre Christmas
Length 32:44
Label Atco
Producer Ahmet Ertegün
Bobby Darin chronology
For Teenagers Only
(1960)
The 25th Day of December
(1960)
Two of a Kind
(1961)

The 25th Day of December is a Christmas album by American singer Bobby Darin, released in 1960.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

In his Allmusic review, critic Dennis MacDonald praised the American spirituals included on the album but wrote "On the hymns, however, Darin is lost in syrupy arrangements."[1]

Track listing

All songs Traditional unless otherwise noted.

  1. "O Come All Ye Faithful" (Frederick Oakeley, John Reading, John Francis Wade) – 2:25
  2. "Poor Little Jesus" (Paul Campbell, Ronnie Gilbert, Lee Hays, Fred Hellerman, Pete Seeger, Traditional) – 3:03
  3. "Child of God" – 2:03
  4. "Baby Born Today" – 1:30
  5. "Holy Holy Holy" – 2:47
  6. "Ave Maria" – 4:00
  7. "Go Tell It on the Mountain" (John Wesley Work, Jr., Traditional) – 1:54
  8. "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks" – 2:12
  9. "Jehovah Hallelujah" – 2:16
  10. "Mary, Where Is Your Baby?" – 1:50
  11. "Silent Night, Holy Night" (Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr) – 3:51
  12. "Dona Nobis Pacem" – 1:52
  13. "Amen" – 0:58
  14. "Christmas Auld Lang Syne" (Manny Kurtz, Frances Philip Military) – 2:43

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 MacDonald, Dennis. "The 25th Day of December > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
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