| Around the Christmas Tree | ||||
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| Released | 1953 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Around the Christmas Tree is an album of Christmas songs sung by Perry Como released by RCA Victor in 1953. [2]
The album was originally released in the form of a 10-inch LP record (cat. no. LPM-3133; with eight songs, four on each side) and as a set of two EPs (cat. no. EPA-496–7). [3] [2]
The album was one of the best-sellers during Christmas of 1953 and ranked number 10 on Billboard's list of "1953 Best-Selling Christmas Albums". [3]
10-inch LP (RCA Victor LPM-3133) [2]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" | |
| 2. | "The Twelve Days of Christmas" | |
| 3. | "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" | |
| 4. | "C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Joy to the World!" | |
| 2. | "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" | |
| 3. | "Frosty the Snow Man" | |
| 4. | "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)" |
EP (RCA Victor EPA-496) [4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Note(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" | Poem by Clement C. Moore Original music by Ray Charles | with String Ensemble dir. by Mitchell Ayres | |
| 2. | "The Twelve Days of Christmas" | Traditional | with Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra and Chorus |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Note(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" | Traditional | with Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra and Chorus | |
| 2. | "C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S" | Jenny Lou Carson—Eddy Arnold | with Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra and Chorus |
| Chart (1953) | Position |
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| US Best-Selling Christmas Albums ( Billboard ) [3] | 10 |
