Great Songs of Christmas

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Great Songs of Christmas
Studio album by Bobby Vinton
Released 1990
Genre Pop, Christmas
Length 30:06
Label Curb
Producer Michael Lloyd
Bobby Vinton chronology
Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits
(1990)
Great Songs of Christmas
(1990)
Mr. Lonely: Greatest Songs Today
(1991)

Great Songs of Christmas was Bobby Vinton's thirty-seventh studio album and third Christmas album. The first five songs are newly-recorded Christmas songs that were produced by Michael Lloyd, while the last five were taken from Vinton's second Christmas album Santa Must Be Polish.

[edit] Track listing

  1. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - (traditional; arranged by Michael Lloyd and John D'Andrea) - 3:07
  2. O Little Town of Bethlehem - (traditional; arranged by Michael Lloyd and John D'Andrea) - 2:54
  3. Silver Bells - (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) - 2:32
  4. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - (traditional; arranged by Michael Lloyd and John D'Andrea) - 3:39
  5. Christmas in My Home Town - (Sonny James, John Skye) - 3:04
  6. Santa Must Be Polish - (Bobby Vinton, Margie Cuthbertson) - 2:43
  7. Jingle Bells - (arranged by Bobby Vinton) - 2:41
  8. Deck the Halls - (arranged by Bobby Vinton) - 3:03
  9. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 2:45
  10. Silent Night - (arranged by Bobby Vinton) - 3:38

[edit] Album credits

  • Tracks 1 to 5, produced by: Michael Lloyd
  • Tracks 1 to 5, arranged by: John D'Andrea
  • Tracks 1 to 5, engineered by: Dan Nebenzal
  • Tracks 1 to 5, assisted by: Keith Heffner
  • Tracks 1 to 5, mixed by: Dan Nebenzal and Michael Lloyd
  • Tracks 1 to 5, recording musical instruments: Don Griffin/West LA Music
  • Tracks 1 to 5, production coordination: Debbie Lytton
  • Tracks 6 to 10, produced by: Bobby Vinton and Tom Kubis
  • Tracks 6 to 10, arranged by: Tom Kubis
  • Tracks 6 to 10, engineered and mixed by: Hill Swimmer
  • Art direction/design: Neuman, Walker & Associates
  • Liner notes by: Don Ovens