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Johnny Mathis Gold: A 50th Anniversary Christmas Celebration

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Johnny Mathis' best Christmas recordings date from the late '50s, when he recorded Merry Christmas for Mitch Miller and Columbia, and from the mid-'60s, when he recorded The Sounds of Christmas for Mercury. Mathis was a wonderful holiday singer, ... more Johnny Mathis' best Christmas recordings date from the late '50s, when he recorded Merry Christmas for Mitch Miller and Columbia, and from the mid-'60s, when he recorded The Sounds of Christmas for Mercury. Mathis was a wonderful holiday singer, easily able to summon the congenial warmth and energetic cheerfulness that made his version of "Sleigh Ride" a perennial hit. Gold: A 50th Anniversary Christmas Celebration compiles six songs from that pair of classic records, along with a handful from 1986 and four from the 2000s. Two rarities are also included: a version of "O Tannenbaum" that Mathis recorded with Mannheim Steamroller for their 2004 holiday album, Christmas Celebration, and a duet with Bette Midler ("Winter Wonderland/Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!") that was previously unreleased. The cheer between Mathis and Midler is a little forced, and the disc has plenty of room for a half-dozen more songs from the '50s and '60s, but Gold: A 50th Anniversary Christmas Celebration is a solid collection. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track	Duration
1	Sleigh Ride	2:58
2	The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)	4:16
3	Silver Bells	3:32
4	Silent Night, Holy Night	3:49
5	O Holy Night	4:32
6	Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas	3:34
7	It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas	2:15
8	It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year	2:46
9	Toyland	3:41
10	Caroling, Caroling/Happy Holiday	3:45
11	Caroling, Caroling	1:52
12	Happy Holiday	1:53
13	The Christmas Waltz	2:37
14	Have A Holly Jolly Christmas	1:59
15	I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm	3:34
16	O Tannenbaum	2:57
17	Winter Wonderland/Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!	2:47
18	Winter Wonderland	1:47
19	Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!	1:00