An Old-Fashioned Christmas
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An Old-Fashioned Christmas is a Christmas album
from The Carpenters
, released in 1984 after the death of singer/drummer Karen Carpenter
.
The album project had its genesis in several unused tracks from the Carpenters' previous Christmas album, 1978's Christmas Portrait
. Richard Carpenter took these tracks and recorded new material around them, and this album was the end result. The album (in its original LP and cassette form) includes the slow version of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
" (a faster version appeared on the Christmas Portrait album).
A 1984 expanded CD reissue of Christmas Portrait included several tracks from An Old Fashioned Christmas. In 1996 a 2-CD set, Christmas Collection, was issued containing both albums in their original running order.
2. Overture* - (8:14)
A. Happy Holiday [Irving Berlin]
B. The First Noel [P.D., Trad. Old English Carol]
C. March Of The Toys [Victor Herbert]
D. Little Jesus [P.D., From The Oxford Book Of Carols]
E. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus [Thomas Conner]
F. O Little Town Of Bethlehem [P.D., L.H. Redner]
G. In Dulce Jubilo [P.D., 14th Century German Melody; P. Brooks]
H. Gesu Bambino [Pietra A. Yon]
I. Angels We Have Heard On High [P.D., Trad. French Carol]
3. An Old-Fashioned Christmas [John Bettis; Richard Carpenter] - (2:14)
4. O Holy Night [Adolphe Adam; John Sullivan Dwight] - (3:10)
5. (There's No Place Like) Home For The Holidays [Al Stillman; Robert Allen] - (2:36)
6. Medley* - (3:43)
A. Here Comes Santa Claus [Gene Autry;Oakley Haldeman]
B. Frosty The Snowman [Steve Nelson;Jack Rollins]
C. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer [Johnny Marks]
G. Good King Wenceslas [P.D., John Mason Neale]
7. Little Altar Boy [Howlett Peter Smith] - (3:43)
8. Do You Hear What I Hear? [Gloria Shayne; Noel Regney] - (2:53)
9. My Favorite Things [Richard Rodgers; Oscar Hammerstein II] - (3:54)
10. He Came Here For Me [Ron Nelson] - (2:12)
11. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town [Haven Gillespie; J. Fred Coots] - (4:04)
12. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? [Frank Loesser] - (2:51)
13. Selections From "The Nutcracker"* - (6:14)
A. Overture Miniature (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
)
B. Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairies [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]
C. Trepak [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]
D. Valse Des Fleurs [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]
14. I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day [Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; Johnny Marks] - (2:21)
US 7" single (1974)
1. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
2. Merry Christmas Darling
Little Altar Boy (A&M SP-2700)
US 7" single (1984)
1. Little Altar Boy
2. Do You Hear What I Hear?
Christmas music
Christmas music comprises a variety of genres of music normally performed or heard around the Christmas season, which tends to begin in the months leading up the actual holiday and end in the weeks shortly thereafter.-Early:...
from The Carpenters
The Carpenters
Carpenters were an American vocal and instrumental duo, consisting of sister Karen and brother Richard Carpenter. The Carpenters were the #1 selling American music act of the 1970s. Though often referred to by the public as "The Carpenters", the duo's official name on authorized recordings and...
, released in 1984 after the death of singer/drummer Karen Carpenter
Karen Carpenter
Karen Anne Carpenter was an American singer and drummer. She and her brother, Richard, formed the 1970s duo The Carpenters. She was a drummer of exceptional skill, but she is best remembered for her vocal performances of idealistic romantic ballads of true love...
.
The album project had its genesis in several unused tracks from the Carpenters' previous Christmas album, 1978's Christmas Portrait
Christmas Portrait
Christmas Portrait is the first Christmas album recorded by The Carpenters , originally released on October 13, 1978 ....
. Richard Carpenter took these tracks and recorded new material around them, and this album was the end result. The album (in its original LP and cassette form) includes the slow version of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
"Santa Claus is Coming to Town" is a Christmas song. It was written by John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie, and was first sung on Eddie Cantor's radio show in November 1934....
" (a faster version appeared on the Christmas Portrait album).
A 1984 expanded CD reissue of Christmas Portrait included several tracks from An Old Fashioned Christmas. In 1996 a 2-CD set, Christmas Collection, was issued containing both albums in their original running order.
Tracklisting
1. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear [Edmund Hamilton Sears; Richard Storrs Willis] - (0:43)2. Overture* - (8:14)
A. Happy Holiday [Irving Berlin]
B. The First Noel [P.D., Trad. Old English Carol]
C. March Of The Toys [Victor Herbert]
D. Little Jesus [P.D., From The Oxford Book Of Carols]
E. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus [Thomas Conner]
F. O Little Town Of Bethlehem [P.D., L.H. Redner]
G. In Dulce Jubilo [P.D., 14th Century German Melody; P. Brooks]
H. Gesu Bambino [Pietra A. Yon]
I. Angels We Have Heard On High [P.D., Trad. French Carol]
3. An Old-Fashioned Christmas [John Bettis; Richard Carpenter] - (2:14)
4. O Holy Night [Adolphe Adam; John Sullivan Dwight] - (3:10)
5. (There's No Place Like) Home For The Holidays [Al Stillman; Robert Allen] - (2:36)
6. Medley* - (3:43)
A. Here Comes Santa Claus [Gene Autry;Oakley Haldeman]
B. Frosty The Snowman [Steve Nelson;Jack Rollins]
C. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer [Johnny Marks]
G. Good King Wenceslas [P.D., John Mason Neale]
7. Little Altar Boy [Howlett Peter Smith] - (3:43)
8. Do You Hear What I Hear? [Gloria Shayne; Noel Regney] - (2:53)
9. My Favorite Things [Richard Rodgers; Oscar Hammerstein II] - (3:54)
10. He Came Here For Me [Ron Nelson] - (2:12)
11. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town [Haven Gillespie; J. Fred Coots] - (4:04)
12. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? [Frank Loesser] - (2:51)
13. Selections From "The Nutcracker"* - (6:14)
A. Overture Miniature (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian: Пётр Ильи́ч Чайко́вский ; often "Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky" in English. His names are also transliterated "Piotr" or "Petr"; "Ilitsch", "Il'ich" or "Illyich"; and "Tschaikowski", "Tschaikowsky", "Chajkovskij"...
)
B. Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairies [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]
C. Trepak [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]
D. Valse Des Fleurs [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]
14. I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day [Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; Johnny Marks] - (2:21)
- *Tracks 2, 6, 13: Arranged & adapted by Richard Carpenter
Singles
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (A&M SP-1648)US 7" single (1974)
1. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
2. Merry Christmas Darling
Little Altar Boy (A&M SP-2700)
US 7" single (1984)
1. Little Altar Boy
2. Do You Hear What I Hear?