Billboard Family Christmas Classics (1995)

About this title: Billboard Family Christmas Classics contains ten songs, all from different genres but all designed to appeal to a broad audience. That means novelties like "The Chipmunk Song" sit next to such classics as Burl Ives' "Holly Jolly Christmas" and Bing Crosby's "White Christmas," but overall, the classics (including Vince Guaraldi's "Christmas Time Is Here," Jimmy Durante's "Frosty the Snowman" and Judy Garland's "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas") outweigh the fluff by a margin of nine to one, making this an excellent choice for the budget-minded Christmas consumer. Stephen Thomas ... read more

Tracks:

1. Christmas Time Is Here [From the Soundtrack of the TV Special a ...] [Guaraldi/Mendelson]
2. Welcome Christmas [From the Soundtrack of the Dr. Seuss TV Special Ho]
3. We Need a Little Christmas [From the Broadway Musical Name] [Herman]
4. The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) [From the Album Christmas with [Bagdasarian]
5. Riu Chiu [From the TV Series the Monkees] [Traditional]
6. A Holly Jolly Christmas [From the Soundtrack the Rankin/Bass TV Special]
7. Comin' Up Christmas Time [From the Soundtrack of the Hanna-Barbera TV]
8. White Christmas [From the 1946 Christmas Day Radio Broadcast of the] [Berlin]
9. Frosty the Snowman [From the Soundtrack of the Rankin/bass TV Special] [Nelson/Rollins]
10. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas [Blane/Martin]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.