Christmas in My Heart (Connie Francis album)

Connie's Christmas
Connie's Christmas
Studio album by Connie Francis
Released	October 1966
Recorded	August 23, 26, and 27, 1959
Genre	Christmas music
Length	42:05
Label	MGM ; E-4399 (mono)/SE-4399 (stereo)
Producer	Arnold Maxin
Connie Francis chronology

Christmas in My Heart
Christmas in My Heart
Studio album by Connie Francis
Released	November 1959
Recorded	August 23, 26, and 27, 1959
Genre	Christmas music
Length	42:05
Label	MGM ; E-3792 (mono)/SE-3792 (stereo)
Producer	Arnold Maxin
Connie Francis chronology

Last updated October 13, 2025

Christmas in My Heart is a studio album of Christmas music recorded by Connie Francis. The album features popular songs of the season on the A-side and the sacred music of Christmas on the B-side.^[1] It was re-released as Connie's Christmas in 1966.

Background

Christmas in My Heart was recorded in August 1959 at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, then called EMI Recording Studios in London^[2] under the musical direction of Geoff Love ^[3] and was released in November 1959.^[4]

The album was repackaged with a new cover design and re-released in October 1962. The album charted for 3 weeks peaking at No. 19 on Billboard's Christmas Records album chart on December 21, 1963.^[5]

Another repackaging and re-release followed in November 1966; this time the album was also retitled Connie's Christmas and received a new catalogue number: E-4399 for mono pressings and SE-4399 for stereo pressings.^[6] A compact disc edition of the album was issued by Polydor Records in 1988, with "Baby's First Christmas" (the B-side to Francis' 1961 single "When the Boy in Your Arms (Is the Boy in Your Heart)") added as a bonus track.^[7]

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"White Christmas"	Irving Berlin	3:24
2.	"Winter Wonderland"	Felix Bernard / Richard B. Smith	2:41
3.	"The Christmas Song"	Mel Tormé / Robert Wells	3:23
4.	"I'll Be Home for Christmas"	Kim Gannon / Walter Kent / Buck Ram	3:35
5.	"The Twelve Days of Christmas"	Traditional	5:18
6.	"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"	Ralph Blane / Hugh Martin	4:30

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Adeste Fidelis (O Come All Ye Faithful)"	John Francis Wade	3:06
8.	"The Lord's Prayer"	Albert Hay Malotte	2:56
9.	"Silent Night! Holy Night!"	Franz Gruber / Joseph Mohr	3:52
10.	"O Little Town of Bethlehem"	Phillips Brooks / Lewis Redner	2:57
11.	"The First Noël"	Traditional	3:10
12.	"Ave Maria"	Charles Gounod / Johann Sebastian Bach / Traditional	2:50

References

↑ Liner notes by Connie Francis on the cover of the original vinyl album
↑ Ron Roberts: Connie Francis Discography 1955 – 1975,
↑ William Ruhlmann: Connie Francis 1955 – 1959, supplement to 5 CD Boxed Set White Sox, Pink Lipstick... and Stupid Cupid, Bear Family Records BCD 16 616 EI, Hambergen (Germany) 1993
↑ Connie Francis: Souvenirs, Booklet of 4-CD-Box, Polydor 1996, Cat.-No. 314 533 382-2
↑ "Christmas Records." Billboard, vol. 75, no. 51, December 21, 1963, p. 8. worldradiohistory.com
↑ as above
↑ "Christmas in My Heart - Connie Francis". AllMusic .

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[1] Liner notes by Connie Francis on the cover of the original vinyl album

[2] Ron Roberts: Connie Francis Discography 1955 – 1975,

[3] William Ruhlmann: Connie Francis 1955 – 1959, supplement to 5 CD Boxed Set White Sox, Pink Lipstick... and Stupid Cupid, Bear Family Records BCD 16 616 EI, Hambergen (Germany) 1993

[4] Connie Francis: Souvenirs, Booklet of 4-CD-Box, Polydor 1996, Cat.-No. 314 533 382-2

[5] "Christmas Records." Billboard, vol. 75, no. 51, December 21, 1963, p. 8. worldradiohistory.com

[6] s above

[7] "Christmas in My Heart - Connie Francis". AllMusic .

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Discography
U.S. albums	Who's Sorry Now? The Exciting Connie Francis My Thanks to You Connie Francis Sings Italian Favorites Christmas in My Heart Connie's Greatest Hits Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers Country & Western – Golden Hits Connie Francis Sings Fun Songs for Children Connie Francis Sings "Second Hand Love" One for the Boys Connie Francis Sings Spanish and Latin American Favorites Connie Francis Sings Jewish Favorites More Italian Favorites Songs to a Swinging Band More Greatest Hits Connie Francis Sings "Never on Sunday" Connie Francis Sings Folk Song Favorites Connie Francis Sings Irish Favorites Do the Twist!/Dance Party Connie Francis Sings Modern Italian Hits Connie Francis Sings Award Winning Motion Picture Hits Greatest American Waltzes In the Summer of His Years Connie Francis Sings German Favorites Connie Francis and Hank Williams Jr. Sing Great Country Favorites Movie Greats of the 60s Live at The Sahara in Las Vegas Connie's Christmas Connie Francis and The Kids Next Door Love, Italian Style Happiness – Connie Francis On Broadway Today Grandes Éxitos del Cine de los Años 60 Connie & Clyde – Hit Songs of the 30s Connie Francis Sings Bacharach & David Connie Francis Sings the Songs of Les Reed I'm Me Again – Silver Anniversary Album
International albums	Connie Francis en El Patio Melodien, die die Welt erobern Somewhere, My Love
U.S. singles	"The Majesty of Love" "Who's Sorry Now?" "Stupid Cupid"/"Carolina Moon" "Heartaches" "Fallin'"/"Happy Days and Lonely Nights" "I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)" "My Happiness" "You Always Hurt the One You Love" "If I Didn't Care" "Lipstick on Your Collar"/"Frankie" "Among My Souvenirs"/"God Bless America" "Mama" "Jealous of You (Tango della Gelosia)"/"Everybody's Somebody's Fool" "My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own"/"Malagueña" "Many Tears Ago" "Where the Boys Are" "No One" "Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart"/"Someone Else's Boy" "Together" "(He's My) Dreamboat" "When the Boy in Your Arms (Is the Boy in Your Heart)" "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" "Vacation" "I Was Such a Fool (To Fall in Love with You)"/"He Thinks I Still Care" "I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter"/"Al di là" "If My Pillow Could Talk" "Your Other Love" "In the Summer of His Years" "Blue Winter" "Be Anything (but Be Mine)" "Whose Heart Are You Breaking Tonight?" "For Mama" "Wishing It Was You" "Forget Domani" "Roundabout" "Jealous Heart" "Love Is Me, Love Is You" "So Nice (Summer Samba)" "Spanish Nights and You" "Time Alone Will Tell" "My Heart Cries for You" "Lonely Again" "I Don't Wanna Play House" "The Wedding Cake" "I Love You Much Too Much" "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" "Pretty Little Baby"
International singles	"Robot Man" "Burning Bridges" "Lili Marleen" "Die Liebe ist ein seltsames Spiel" "Ich komm' nie mehr von dir los" "Wenn ich träume" "Schöner fremder Mann" "Einmal komm' ich wieder" "Eine Insel für zwei" "Jamais" "Tu' mir nicht weh" "Wenn du gehst" "Barcarole in der Nacht" "Ho bisogno di vederti" "Roman Guitar (Chitarra romana)" "Granada"/"Quizás, Quizás, Quizás" "Pretty Little Baby"
Notable songs	"Volare" "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" "Young at Heart" "Mein Herz weiß genau, was es will" "Once a Day" "The Shadow of Your Smile" "Strangers in the Night" "Misty Blue" "Are You Satisfied?" "Games That Lovers Play"