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| Great Songs of Christmas | ||||
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| Released | August 16, 1990 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Christmas | |||
| Length | 30:06 | |||
| Label | Curb | |||
| Producer | Michael Lloyd | |||
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Great Songs of Christmas was Bobby Vinton's thirty-sixth studio album and third Christmas album. The first five songs are newly recorded Christmas songs that were produced by Michael Lloyd, while the last five were taken from Vinton's second Christmas album Santa Must Be Polish .
[Noted Error: Track 5 should be titled "Christmas Eve in My Home Town" - (Stan Zabka, Donald Upton) - 3:04]
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