tracks

Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer Mambo
Winter Wonderland
Christmas Trumpets / We Wish You A Very Merry Christmas
Christmas Is
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town / White Christmas
I'd Like You For Christmas
Holiday On Skis
(Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man With The Bag
Jingle Bells / Jingle Bell Rock
I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus / Jingle Bells Bossa Nova
Christmas Kisses
I'll Be Home For Christmas / Baby, It's Cold Outside
What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
Cha-Cha All The Way
The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)
The Nutcracker Suite
Ring Those Christmas Bells

notes

"Hi-Fi Holiday Cheer From Santa's Pad"

It's Christmastime and we've gone north for the holidays (North Pole that is!). These eighteen hot toddies will surely melt your snowcone. So deck the halls, spike the eggnog and hang the mistletoe, you're in Yulesville, baby! Ho-Ho-Ho. Cheers!
(from back cover notes)

Re-issue of the 1996 CD for the first time on vinyl.

Gatefold with two Christmas cocktail recipes printed in the fold: Hot Toddy and Hot Tom and Jerry.

Track A1 recorded October 4, 1953 · From a Capitol Records single
Track A2 recorded July 9, 1965 · From the album "Happy Holiday"
Track A3 recorded April 20, 1966 · Previously unreleased
Track A4 recorded July 17, 1967 · From the album "Merry Christmas Ho! Ho! Ho!"
Track B1 recorded c. 1963 · From the album "Christmas With McGriff"
Track B2 recorded c. 1957 · From a Liberty single
Track B3 recorded c. 1967 · From an United Artists single
Track B4 recorded June 30, 1950
Track B5 recorded August 5 & 6, 1965 · From the album "Christmas Favorites"
Track C1 recorded August 4, 1959 · From the album "A Winter Romance"
Track C2 (I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus) recorded August 11, 1965; (Jingle Bells Bossa Nova) recorded July 29, 1965 · From the album "Christmas Candy"
Track C3 recorded October 19, 1961 · From a Capitol Records single
Track C4 (I'll Be Home For Christmas) recorded August 9, 1956 · From the album "Merry Christmas"; (Baby, It's Cold Outside) recorded February 12, 1959 · From the album "Soundsville!"
Track C5 recorded October 9, 1963 · From a Capitol Records single
Track D1 recorded October 1958
Track D2 recorded March 30, 1961 · From the album "The Nat King Cole Story"
Track D3 recorded December 3, 1957 · From the album "Concert Modern"
Track D4 recorded May 6, 1959 · From the album "The Sounds Of Christmas"

Track-times are from the CD release. There are no track-times listed on the sleeve or labels of the vinyl release.

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Distributed by Universal Music Distribution.

credits

Art Direction – Tommy Steele (2)
Art Direction, Design – Andy Engel
Artwork [3-d Construction] – Timothy Eames
Compilation Producer, Compiled By, Research [Photo Research] – Brad Benedict
Design [Design Production Assistant] – Kim Sanders (2)
Executive-Producer – Wayne Watkins
Lacquer Cut By – RM,
Liner Notes – RJ Smith (2)
Photography By – Don Miller (5)
Producer [Production Assistant] – Karen Myer
Remastered By [Digitally] – Bob Norberg

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Capitol Records
Copyright (c) – Capitol Records
Distributed By – Universal Music Distribution
Remastered At – Capitol Mastering
Lacquer Cut At – Capitol Mastering

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