| Christmas Caroling | ||||
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| Released | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Easy listening | |||
| Length | 48:59 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Ray Conniff | |||
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Christmas Caroling is a 1984 [1] compilation album by Ray Conniff, consisting of tracks recorded between 1959 and 1965 and previously released on his three Christmas albums.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "White Christmas" (from Christmas with Conniff ) | Irving Berlin | 2:49 |
| 2. | "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town" (from Christmas with Conniff) | J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie | 2:29 |
| 3. | "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (from Christmas with Conniff) | Johnny Marks | 2:13 |
| 4. | "Winter Wonderland" (from Christmas with Conniff) | Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith | 2:39 |
| 5. | "Jingle Bells" (from Christmas with Conniff) | James Lord Pierpont | 2:45 |
| 6. | "Frosty the Snowman" (from Christmas with Conniff) | Walter "Jack" Rollins, Steve Nelson | 2:21 |
| 7. | "Silent Night, Holy Night" (from Christmas Album: Here We Come A-Caroling ) | Joseph Mohr | 2:49 |
| 8. | "Silver Bells" (from Christmas with Conniff) | Jay Livingston, Ray Evans | 2:30 |
| 9. | "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (from Christmas Album: Here We Come A-Caroling) | Phillips Brooks | 2:52 |
| 10. | "O Tannenbaum" (from Christmas Album: Here We Come A-Caroling) | Traditional | 2:10 |
| 11. | "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" (from Christmas Album: Here We Come A-Caroling) | Traditional | 2:44 |
| 12. | "Joy to the World" (from Christmas Album: Here We Come A-Caroling) | Isaac Watts | 2:14 |
| 13. | "Here Comes Santa Claus" (from Christmas with Conniff) | Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman | 2:25 |
| 14. | "Sleigh Ride" (from Christmas with Conniff) | Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish | 2:31 |
| 15. | "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)" (from Christmas with Conniff) | Mel Tormé, Bob Wells | 2:49 |
| 16. | "The Twelve Days of Christmas" (from We Wish You a Merry Christmas ) | Traditional | 4:19 |
| 17. | "Medley: The First Noel / Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / O Come, All Ye Faithful / We Wish You a Merry Christmas" (from We Wish You a Merry Christmas) | Traditional, Charles Wesley | 6:13 |
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