Best of Jimmy Boyd (2006)

About this title: Well, considering Jimmy Boyd's recording career essentially lasted from 1953 (when he was 12) to 1967, this is quite a best-of. Here are all the youngster's big smash hits, from "Dennis the Menace" with Rosemary Clooney, to his duets with Frankie Laine including, "The Little Boy and the Old Man," "Poor Little Piggy Bank," "Tell Me a Story," and much, much more. Included in the package are the previously unreleased "I'm Glad I'm Not" and, of course, "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" (over 60 million copies sold). For Jimmy Boyd fans, this may not be the be-all and end-all, but there is more ... read more

Tracks:

1. (The Angels Are Lighting) God's Little Candles [Original Version] [Kennedy]
2. Owl Lullaby [Jones]
3. Little Train A-Chuggin' in My Heart [Mann/Sigman]
4. Needle In-Needle Out (The Tailor's Serenade) [Mayer/Vars]
5. (The Angels Are Lighting) God's Little Candles [Remake] [Kennedy]
6. Owl Lullaby [Remake] [Jones]
7. The Little Boy and the Old Man [Shanklin]
8. Little Josey [Gilkyson]
9. Dennis the Menace [Hoffman/Manning]
10. Tell Me a Story [Gilkyson]
11. I'm Glad I'm Not [Heath/Rose]
12. Shoo-Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dandy [Wood/Gallop]
13. Marco, The Polo Pony [Tishman]
14. Tom Boy
15. Poor Little Piggy Bank [Weston/Miller/Kane]
16. Let's Go Fishin' [Gilkyson]
17. I Wanna Haircut with a Moon on Top [Curtis/Handman]
18. Shepherd Boy [Boyd/Rose]
19. How Come [Luboff/Biede]
20. Ma, I Miss Your Apple Pie [Lombardo/Loeb]
21. Kitty in the Basket [Merrill]
22. I'm So Glad (I'm a Little Boy and You're a Little Girl) [Merrill]
23. Little Dog [Wold]
24. Don't Forget to Say Your Prayers [Sigman/Clinton]
25. Rockin' Down the Mississippi [Wright/Belyeu]
26. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus [Connor]

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