Twelve Songs of Christmas

This article is about the Jim Reeves album. For other uses, see 12 Songs of Christmas.

Twelve Songs Of Christmas
Studio album by Jim Reeves
Released	1963 (1963)
Recorded	October 19 and 25, 1962 July 5, 1963
Genre	Country, Christmas
Length	31:30
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Chet Atkins
Jim Reeves chronology
Good 'n' Country (1963) Twelve Songs Of Christmas (1963) Kimberley Jim (1964)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Twelve Songs of Christmas is an album by Jim Reeves released in the US in 1963. It was Reeves' first and only Christmas-themed release. The album was released by RCA Victor in stereo (LSP-2758) and mono (LPM-2758) respectively. The album was first released in South Africa as Merry Christmas from Jim Reeves as an eleven-track album. ^[2] "Silver Bells" was recorded in July 1963 to create the twelve track US album released in 1963. ^[3] The album charted for 10 weeks peaking at #15 on Billboard's Christmas Records album chart. ^[4]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Jingle Bells" (James Pierpont) – 1:46
2. "Blue Christmas" (Billy Hayes, Jay W. Johnson) – 3:00
3. "Señor Santa Claus" (Lawton Williams) – 2:27
4. "An Old Christmas Card" (Vaughn Horton) – 2:32
5. "The Merry Christmas Polka" (Willie Phelps) – 2:25
6. "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 2:27

Side two

1. "Silver Bells" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) – 2:00
2. "C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S" (Eddy Arnold, Jenny Lou Carson) – 1:51
3. "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (Phillips Brooks, Lewis Redner) – 3:29
4. "Mary's Boy Child" (Jester Hairston) – 2:42
5. "Oh Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)" (Traditional) – 2:34
6. "Silent Night" (Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr) – 2:34

2001 Reissue

Twelve Songs of Christmas was released on CD in 2001 on the BMG Special Products label.

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1963	Billboard Pop Albums	15 [5]
1964	UK Albums Chart	3 [6]

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [7]	Silver	60,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Jim Reeves South African Christmas LP ^[usurped]
3. Jim Reeves recorded a Christmas album 50 years ago ^[usurped]
4. "Christmas Records." Billboard, vol. 75, no. 50, December 14, 1963, p. 8. worldradiohistory.com. "Christmas Records.
5. "Twelve Songs of Christmas - Awards".
6. "Album artist - Jim Reeves".
7. "British album certifications – Jim Reeves – Twelve Songs of Christmas". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved December 2, 2024.

External links

• Twelve Songs of Christmas at AllMusic . Retrieved December 20, 2012.
• Jim Reeves recorded a Christmas album 50 years ago ^[usurped]