To Wish You a Merry Christmas

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To Wish You a Merry Christmas
Studio album by Harry Belafonte
Released	1958
Recorded	1958
Genre	Vocal
Length	45:56
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Ed Welker
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Harry Belafonte chronology
Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean (1957) To Wish You a Merry Christmas (1958) Belafonte Sings the Blues (1958)

To Wish You a Merry Christmas is an album by Harry Belafonte Recorded May 27, 31, June 1, 3 and 8 of 1958 in Hollywood. Conducted by Bob Corman. Millard Thomas and Laurindo Almeida, guitarists. Produced and directed by Ed Welker.

[edit] Track listing

Track	Song Title
1	"A Star In The East" - 4:15
2	"The Gifts They Gave" - 3:58
3	"The Son of Mary" - 3:21
4	"The Twelve Days of Christmas" - 3:49
5	"Where The Little Jesus Sleeps" - 2:05
6	"Medley: The Joys of Christmas; Oh Little Town of Bethlehem; Deck The Halls; The First Noël" - 5:25
7	"Mary, Mary" - 3:21
8	"Jehova The Lord Will Provide" - 2:57
9	"Silent Night" - 3:35
10	"Christmas Is Coming" - 1:38
11	"Medley: We Wish You A Merry Christmas; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen; O Come All Ye Faithful; Joy to the World" - 4:29
12	"I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" - 3:03

[edit] Rerelease 1

To Wish You a Merry Christmas was repackaged in 1962 as RCA Victor catalog number LPM/LSP-2626 with a different cover (with Belafonte's picture this time) and a different Side 2. The credits are slightly different, listing the conductor as Robert DeCormier.
Side 1: identical to the 1958 release.
Side 2:

1. "Mary's Boy Child" - 4:20
2. "Silent Night" - 3:35
3. "Christmas Is Coming" - 2:56
4. "Mary, Mary" - 3:34
5. "Jehova The Lord Will Provide" - 2:57
6. "Medley: We Wish You A Merry Christmas; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen; O Come All Ye Faithful; Joy to the World" - 4:26
7. "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" - 3:01

[edit] Rerelease 2

In 2001, the album was rereleased as "Harry Belafonte Christmas", with some of the songs remastered, and five new songs added:

• Goin' Down Jordan
  
• Amen
  
• Glory Manger
  
• The Baby Boy
  
• Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)