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  • Audio CD (May 4, 2010)
  • Original Release Date: May 4, 2010
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: SBME SPECIAL MKTS.
  • Run Time: 36 minutes
  • ASIN: B003O5MOLG
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #111,149 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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The most widely distributed Perry Como Christmas album is based on a compilation of Christmas songs titled "Perry Como Sings Merry Christmas Music" which was first released as a 78 RPM Musical Smart Set in 1946 including 8 songs recorded in August of that year. In 1947, Perry's recording of "White Christmas" was added to this compilation while "O Little Town of Bethlehem" was dropped, and in 1956 the album was expanded to include 8 other tracks recorded in 1953 for another album titled "Around the Christmas Tree". This album was re-released on RCA Camden in 1961 with the loss of one more original 1946 track "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town", and the resulting compilation has been distributed throughout the world ever since. However, Perry recorded two other full Christmas albums both of which earned Gold records for him in short order, the first of which was his 1959 Stereo album "Seasons's Greetings from Perry Como" followed by "The Perry Como Christmas Album" in 1968. Both of these albums, like the earlier "Merry Christmas Music" recordings, have become Christmas "classics" even though neither of them are as widely distributed as the earlier compilation. Comments favouring one compilation over another are almost always generational and any attempt to suggest that one version is better than another is an exercise in futility. The Perry Como record which was played at your Christmas is the one you will like best. BMG should release every one of them and let Perry's many fans take their pick. A good number would choose all three with all of the missing tracks and singles added! That BMG hasn't considered a definitive Perry Como Christmas Box set is simply incomprehensible.
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Despite its nondescript title (you never HEAR anyone wished "Season's Greetings," only READ it), this classic Perry Como LP is a model for holiday music. Helped by longtime musical arrangers Mitchell Ayres and mostly tasteful backup by the (not that) Ray Charles Singers, Como is as smooth, relaxed, warm, and unobtrusive a Christmas musical guest as he was a TV variety host during the medium's beloved early days.
Como and Ayres follow the model for most holiday music of the period; playful secular songs on one half, solemn hymns on the other. The highlight is Como's own Christmas standard, "Home For The Holidays," but he and Ayres also have fun jazzing "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer" and "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" (a wilder version was released as a 45 on RCA's Bluebird subsidiary). Como also delivers wistful, straight versions of "The Christmas Song" and "White Christmas" which suffer somewhat from lacking Nat Cole and Bing Crosby's respective jazz phrasing.
The hymns here suffer from Charles Singers overload, but Como still delivers tasteful, stately renditions of "Here We Come A-Caroling," "O Holy Night," and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen." But the highlight is a medley joining "O Little Town Of Bethlehem," "We Three Kings," and "Silent Night" into a stirring narrative based on Como's introduction of "the most beautiful, the most exciting story ever heard...the story of the first Christmas." As Como guides you through the Nativity in story and song, you remember not only that holy night but years of Perry Como weekly TV programs and yearly specials.
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This is our family's "Christmas Album". We have played it ever since the 1950s. Pure Christmas joy, with Perry's beautiful voice. I am so glad it is in CD format.
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This is one of the best Christmas collection of music and Perry Como is the best (sorry, Bing, I like you too, but not as much as Perry!) I'm 46 years old and this albumn was on of the first ones I remember listening to at Christmas time. The rendition of "Winter Wonderland" is very dear to me, because I remember hearing this a lot in the department stores when I was very young and Christmas shopping with my mom. Perry Como had such a beautiful voice and it is at his best in this collection. Buy it, you won't regret it!
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This could be the best christmas album of all time (well, next to THE LIVING STRINGS 1963 album, THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS and maybe, just maybe, a few others).

But this Perry Como christmas album is the #1 essential christmas album to get for this reason: When you think of the old christmas music from back in the 1940's, 1950's, and 1960's, people like Perry Como, Bing Crosby, and Nat King Cole come to mind. You know, that old crooner sound that defines christmas music for so many of us (because we grew up with it). That is the christmas sound that many of us like to capture during the christmas season and the best recording to do that, in my opinion, is this one, the 1959 album, PERRY COMO - SEASON'S GREETINGS. The voice, the backing orchestra, the backing chrous, the production, the complete sound, all this combined makes this the ultimate trip to christmas of yesteryear, to the christmas we grew up with. This album defines the 'christmas crooner sound.'

As another reviewer recently commented, Perry's version of THE CHRISTMAS SONG could be the best version of the song ever recorded. The style is relaxed and beautiful. Perry's voice is in top form. Nice 'strings' solo instrumental part towards the middle. Give it an honest chance and you'll see what we mean. It really is 'christmas.'

I will also go as far as saying that Perry's version of WHITE CHRISTMAS is one of the best versions ever recorded also. After a mellow but nice start, it really kicks into full gear and of special note is the Ray Charles Singers singing backup who really, really shine in this song, especially their solo somewhere towards the middle or just past.

SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN is easily the best version of the song ever recorded and was a hit for Perry.
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