- Christmas in My Heart (Connie Francis album)
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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 Records
E-3792 (mono)/SE-3792 (stereo)Producer Arnold Maxin Connie Francis chronology Connie Francis sings Italian Favorites (1959) Christmas In My Heart (1959) Connie's Greatest Hits (1959) Christmas In My Heart is a studio album of Christmas music recorded by U. S. Entertainer 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]
Christmas In My Heart was recorded between in August 1959 at E.M.I.'s famous Abbey Road 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. 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.[5]
Contents
Track listing
Side A
# Title Songwriter 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
# Title Songwriter Length 1. "Adeste Fidelis (O Come All Ye Faithful)" traditional 3.06 2. "The Lord's Prayer" traditional 2.56 3. "Silent Night! Holy Night!" traditional 3.52 4. "O Little Town of Bethlehem" traditional 2.57 5. "The First Noël" traditional 3.10 6. "Ave Maria" traditional, Charles Gounod, Johann Sebastian Bach 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
- ^ as above
External links
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 • One For The Boys • Connie Francis sings Spanish And Latin American Favorites • Connie Francis sings Jewish 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 • 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 • Connie's Christmas • Connie Francis and The Kids Next Door • Love, Italian Style • Happiness - Connie Francis On Broadway Today • Grandes Exitos 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 ReedInternational Albums Connie Francis en El Patio • Melodien, die die Welt erobern • Somewhere, My LoveU. S. Singles Who's Sorry Now • Stupid Cupid/Carolina Moon • 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 • Among My Souvenirs/God Bless America • Mama • Everybody's Somebody's Fool • My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own/Malagueña • Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart/Someone Else's Boy • Together • When the Boy in Your Arms (Is the Boy in Your Heart) • Don't Break the Heart That Loves You • Vacation • He Thinks I Still Care • I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter/Al di là • If My Pillow Could Talk • In the Summer of His Years • Be Anything (but Be Mine) • Jealous Heart • So Nice (Summer Samba) • My Heart Cries for You • Lonely Again • I Don't Wanna Play HouseInternational Singles 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 • Lili Marleen • Jamais • Tu' mir nicht weh • Wenn du gehst • Ho bisogno di vedertiNotable Songs Filmography Where the Boys Are • Follow the Boys • Looking for Love • When the Boys Meet the GirlsRelated topics 
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