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| Christmas with Conniff | ||||
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Genre | Pop, easy listening | |||
| Length | 30:56 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Ray Conniff | |||
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Christmas with Conniff is a 1959 album from Ray Conniff of mostly secular holiday songs. The lone exception is the inclusion of "Greensleeves", also one of the few ballads on this album. For the most part, the album relies on uptempo songs like "Here Comes Santa Claus" and "Frosty the Snowman".
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Here Comes Santa Claus" | 2:25 |
| 2. | "Winter Wonderland" | 2:39 |
| 3. | "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" | 2:13 |
| 4. | "Christmas Bride" | 2:53 |
| 5. | "Sleigh Ride" | 2:31 |
| 6. | "Greensleeves (What Child is This?)" | 2:32 |
| 7. | "Jingle Bells" | 2:45 |
| 8. | "Silver Bells" | 2:30 |
| 9. | "Frosty the Snowman" | 2:21 |
| 10. | "White Christmas" | 2:49 |
| 11. | "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town" | 2:29 |
| 12. | "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)" | 2:49 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jingle Bells" | James Lord Pierpont | 2:43 |
| 2. | "Silver Bells" | Jay Livingston, Ray Evans | 2:27 |
| 3. | "Frosty the Snowman" | Walter "Jack" Rollins, Steve Nelson | 2:18 |
| 4. | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | 2:46 |
| 5. | "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town" | J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie | 2:26 |
| 6. | "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)" | Mel Tormé, Bob Wells | 2:46 |
| 7. | "Here Comes Santa Claus" | Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman | 2:22 |
| 8. | "Winter Wonderland" | Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith | 2:36 |
| 9. | "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" | Johnny Marks | 2:10 |
| 10. | "Christmas Bride" | Midge Jay | 2:50 |
| 11. | "Sleigh Ride" | Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish | 2:28 |
| 12. | "Greensleeves (What Child Is This?)" | William Chatterton Dix | 2:29 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sleigh Ride" | 2:28 |
| 2. | "Here Comes Santa Claus" | 2:22 |
| 3. | "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" | 2:11 |
| 4. | "Christmas Bride" | 2:50 |
| 5. | "Winter Wonderland" | 2:36 |
| 6. | "Greensleeves (What Child is This?)" | 2:29 |
| 7. | "Jingle Bells" | 2:42 |
| 8. | "Frosty the Snowman" | 2:18 |
| 9. | "White Christmas" | 2:47 |
| 10. | "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town" | 2:26 |
| 11. | "Silver Bells" | 2:27 |
| 12. | "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)" | 2:46 |
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