Have a Holly Jolly Christmas
1965 studio album by Burl Ives
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Have a Holly Jolly Christmas is a Christmas album by American folk singer Burl Ives, first released by Decca Records in October 1965 (recorded in 1964). It peaked at #32 on Billboard's Best Bets For Christmas album chart on December 2, 1967.[2]
Ives had recorded two of the songs on the album ("A Holly Jolly Christmas" and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer") previously for the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer soundtrack, but he recorded new versions for Have a Holly Jolly Christmas. "A Holly Jolly Christmas" in particular had a significantly different and slower arrangement, which is more commonly heard today. This version had already been released as a single the previous year, with a B-side of "Snow for Johnny", which he also featured on the album.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Holly Jolly Christmas" | Johnny Marks | 2:15 |
| 2. | "Christmas is a Birthday" |
| 2:42 |
| 3. | "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" | 2:09 | |
| 4. | "Christmas Child" | 2:50 | |
| 5. | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | 2:10 |
| 6. | "Christmas Can't Be Far Away" | Boudleaux Bryant | 2:34 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Little Drummer Boy" |
| 3:17 |
| 2. | "Snow for Johnny" |
| 2:42 |
| 3. | "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" | Johnny Marks | 2:10 |
| 4. | "Winter Wonderland" | 2:17 | |
| 5. | "Silver Bells" | 2:13 | |
| 6. | "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" | Johnny Marks | 2:13 |
Personnel
- Burl Ives – lead vocals
- Owen Bradley – director of chorus and orchestra
Charts
| Chart (2019–2023) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[4] | 71 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] | 48 |
| Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[6] | 27 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[7] | 47 |