The Magic of Christmas (Nat King Cole album)

Side one

1. "Deck the Halls" (Traditional)
2. "Adeste Fideles (O, Come All Ye Faithful)" (John Francis Wade)
3. "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" (Traditional)
4. "O Tannenbaum" (Traditional)
5. "O, Little Town of Bethlehem" (Phillip Brooks, Lewis Redner)
6. "I Saw Three Ships" (Traditional)
7. "O Holy Night" (Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight)

Side two

1. "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing" (Felix Mendelssohn, Charles Wesley)
2. "A Cradle in Bethlehem" (Alfred Bryan, Larry Stock)
3. "Away in a Manger" (Traditional)
4. "Joy to the World" (Lowell Mason, Isaac Watts)
5. "The First Noel" (William B. Sandys)
6. "Caroling, Caroling" (Alfred Burt, Wihla Hutson)
7. "Silent Night" (Franz Gruber, Josef Mohr)

• All tracks, save for "A Cradle in Bethlehem" and "Caroling, Caroling", are credited on the LP label as being adapted by Nat King Cole and Edith Bergdahl.^[6]
• The album was reissued in 1962 as The Christmas Song, with the title track added as the leadoff to Side 1 and "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" omitted.^[7]
• An alternate, all-English performance of "O, Come All Ye Faithful" was recorded during the album sessions and first released in 1990 on the compilation album Cole, Christmas, & Kids.^[8]

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• Nat King Cole – lead vocals
• The Ralph Carmichael Chorus – background vocals^[8]
• Ralph Carmichael – arranger, conductor

Orchestra members^[1]

• Piano: Milton Raskin
• Guitar: John Collins
• Bass played by: Lloyd Lunham
• Arco Bass: Bob Stone
• Drums: Lee Young
• Percussion: John Cyr (A3, A5, A7, B2, B6), Ralph Hansell (A1-A2, A4, B1, B4), Dale Anderson
• Harp: Kathryn Thompson
• Violins: Harold Dicterow (A3, A5, A7, B2, B6), Dave Frisina (A3, A5, A7, B2, B6), Nate Kaproff (A1-A2, A4, B1, B4), Joe Livoti (A1-A2, A4, B1, B4), Emanuel Moss (A1-A2, A4, B1, B4), Lou Raderman (A3, A5, A7, B2, B6), Isadore Roman (A1-A2, A4, B1, B4), Victor Arno, Emil Briano, James Getzoff, Alex Murray, Erno Neufield, Ralph Schaeffer, Joseph Stepansky, Jerry Vinci, Israel Baker
• Violas: Milt Thomas (A1-A2, A4, B1, B4), Alvin Dinkin (A3, A5, A7, B2, B6), Ray Menhennick (A1-A2, A4, B1, B4), Gary Nuttycombe (A3, A5, A7, B2, B6), Al Harshman, Louis Kievman
• Cellos: Dave Filerman (A3, A5, A7, B2, B6), Armand Kaproff (A1-A2, A4, B1, B4), Ed Lustgarten (A1-A2, A4, B1, B4), Emmett Sargeant, Joseph Saxon

On A1-A2, A4, B1, B4:

• Trumpet: Ray Linn, Joe Triscari, George Werth
• Trombone: Jim Henderson, Tommy Shepard, Lloyd Ullate
• Reeds: Lloyd W. Hildebrand, Jules Jacob, Harry Klee, Arthur Smith

Tracks 1, 2, 4, 8, 11,

06-July-1960 (Wednesday) - Hollywood. Capitol Tower Studio A

The Ralph Carmichael Chorus (Vocalists); Ray Linn, Joe Triscari, George Werth (tpt); James Henderson, Tom Shepard, Lloyd Ulyate (tbn); Jules Jacob, Lloyd Hildebrand, Harry Klee, Arthur Smith (wwd); Victor Arno, Israel Baker, Emil Briano, James Getzoff, Nathan Kaproff, Joseph Livoti, Emanuel Moss, Alex Murray, Erno Neufeld, Isadore Roman, Ralph Schaeffer, Joe Stepansky, Gerald Vinci (vln); Allan Harshman, Louis Kievman, Ray Menhennick, Milton Thomas (via); Armand Kaproff, Edgar Lustgarten, Emmet Sargeant, Joseph Saxon (vlc); Bob Stone (arco); Kathryn Thompson (harp); Milt Raskin (p); John Collins (g); Lloyd Lunham (b); Lee Young (d); Dale Anderson, Ralph Hansell (perc); Ralph Carmichael (arr/cond).

Tracks 3, 5, 7, 9, 13,

07-July-1960 (Thursday) - Hollywood. Capitol Tower Studio A

The Ralph Carmichael Chorus (Vocalists); Victor Arno, Israel Baker, Emil Briano, Harold Dicterow, Dave Frisina, James Getzoff, Alex Murray, Erno Neufeld, Lou Raderman, Ralph Schaeffer, Joe Stepansky, Gerald Vinci (vln); Alvin Dinkin, Allan Harshman, Louis Kievman, Gary Nuttycombe (via); Dave Filerman, Emmet Sargeant, Joseph Saxon (vlc); Bob Stone (arco); Kathryn Thompson (harp); Milt Raskin (p); John Collins (g); Lloyd Lunham (b); Lee Young (d); Dale Anderson, John Cyr (perc); Ralph Carmichael (arr/cond).

Tracks 6, 10, 12, 14,

05-July-1960 (Tuesday) - Hollywood. Capitol Tower Studio A

The Ralph Carmichael Chorus (Vocalists); Ralph Carmichael (arr/cond).

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In 1999 The Magic of Christmas was reissued under the title The Christmas Song, with several added tracks including an alternate version of "The Christmas Song" with Cole's daughter, and with new cover art.^[9] This version of the album was placed at number 38 on Rolling Stone's top 65 greatest Christmas albums of all time.^[10]

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