For Christmas with Love

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For Christmas with Love
For Christmas With Love LP by Judith Durham.jpg
Studio album by
Released10 November 1968
RecordedOctober 1968
Studio Capitol Records, Hollywood, California
Genre Easy listening, Christmas music
Label Goodyear, Columbia Records, EMI Music
Producer Bill Miller
Judith Durham chronology
Judy Durham
(1963)
For Christmas with Love
(1968)
Gift of Song
(1970)
Alternative cover
For Christmas With Love CD by Judith Durham.jpg
2002 re-release

For Christmas with Love is a 1968 Christmas album by Australian recording artist Judith Durham. It was her first solo studio album after leaving the Seekers in July 1968. The album was recorded in Hollywood and Judith subsequently headlined her own concert tours across New Zealand and Australia. [1]

Contents

The album was re-released on CD in 2002. [2]

Track listing

LP/ Cassette
  1. "White Christmas" – 2:42
  2. "Mary's Boy Child" – 2:54
  3. "Go Tell It on a Mountain" – 1:54
  4. "Lullaby for Christmas Eve" – 2:26
  5. "The Lord's Prayer" – 2:11
  6. "My Faith" – 2:35
  7. "Come On Children Let's Sing" – 2:08
  8. "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" – 2:27
  9. "Silent Night" – 2:04
  10. "Joy to the World" – 1:53

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References

  1. "Judith Durham about". Judith Durham. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  2. "For Christmas With Love Import". Amazon. Retrieved 17 September 2016.