Christmas Is Johnny Farnham

Christmas Is Johnny Farnham
Christmas Is... Johnny Farnham
Studio album by Johnny Farnham
Released December 1970
Recorded December 1970
Genre Pop
Label EMI, Columbia
Producer David Mackay
Johnny Farnham chronology
Looking Through A Tear
(1970)		 Christmas Is... Johnny Farnham
(1970)		 Johnny
(1971)
Singles from Christmas Is... Johnny Farnham
  1. "Christmas Happy"
    Released: December 1970
1995 Re-release
Memories Of Christmas
1997 Re-release
Memories Of Christmas with variant cover.

Christmas Is... Johnny Farnham (later released as Memories Of Christmas) is a studio album of Christmas songs recorded by Australian pop singer Johnny Farnham and released on EMI Records in December 1970.[1][2][3] The single, "Christmas Happy", was also released in December.

The album was re-released as Memories Of Christmas on the 13th November 1995 and again on the 6th December 1997 with different covers and an altered track list each time.

Background

Johnny Farnham's first #1 single on the Go-Set National Singles Charts was the novelty song "Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)" released in 1967.[4] Selling 180 000 copies in Australia, "Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)" was the highest selling single by an Australian artist of the decade.[2][3] His first Christmas song was a non-album single, "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus", in November 1968.[5] A cover of B. J. Thomas' "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" was released in November 1969 and peaked at #1 for seven weeks in January–March 1970.[6][7] After his third album, Looking Through A Tear was released in July 1970, a non-album single, "Comic Conversation" was released in October and peaked at #10 on the Go-Set National Top 60 Singles Chart.[8] Farnham recorded his fourth album as Christmas Is... Johnny Farnham, it was released in December and contained Christmas songs but did not chart on the Go-Set National Top 20 Albums Chart. One of the songs, "Good Time Christmas", was written by Farnham.[9] The single, "Christmas Happy", was also released in December.

Track listing

  1. "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" (J.F. Coots, H. Gillespie) - 3:14
  2. "Christmas Is" (P. Faith, S. Maxwell) - 2:58
  3. "The Ringing Reindeer" (G. Skoglund) - 3:10
  4. "Little Drummer Boy" (K.K. Davis, H.V. Onorati, H. Simeone) - 3:42
  5. "Jingle Bells" (J.L. Pierpont) - 2:49
  6. "Good Time Christmas" (J. Farnham) - 2:28
  7. "Everything Is Beautiful" (R. Stevens) - 3:50
  8. "White Christmas" (I. Berlin) - 3:55
  9. "The First Noel" (traditional, arranged by D. Gilbert) - 3:08
  10. "Silent Night" (J. Mohr, F. Gruber, translated by J.F. Young) - 2:50
  11. "There's No Place Like Home" (H. Bishop, J.H. Payne) - 3:11
  12. "Little Boy Dear" (F. Vaz) - 3:38
  13. "It Must Be Getting Close To Christmas" (S. Cahn, J. van Heusen) - 3:21
  14. "Christmas Happy" (T. Leonetti, A. Kitson) - 2:28

References

  1. ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'John Farnham'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1865080721. http://web.archive.org/web/20040829235034/www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=583. Retrieved 4 September 2009. 
  2. ^ a b Jenkins, Jeff; Ian Meldrum (2007). Molly Meldrum presents 50 years of rock in Australia. Melbourne, Vic: Wilkinson Publishing. ISBN 9781921332111. http://nla.gov.au/anbd.bib-an41896781. Retrieved 5 September 2009. 
  3. ^ a b Creswell, Toby; Samantha Trenoweth (2006). 1001 Australians You Should Know. North Melbourne, Vic: Pluto Press. p. 84–85. ISBN 9781864033618. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=QqtinbjO0oEC&pg=PA84&dq=1001+australians+you+should+know+john+farnham&client=firefox-a#v=onepage&q=&f=false. Retrieved 4 September 2009. 
  4. ^ "Go-Set search engine results for "Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)"". Go-Set. Waverley Press. http://www.sitelevel.com/query.go?crid=727d92946b2bcd67&query=%22Sadie+The+Cleaning+Lady%22. Retrieved 5 September 2009. 
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0646119176.  NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  6. ^ "Go-Set search engine results for "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head"". Go-Set. Waverley Press. http://www.sitelevel.com/query.go?crid=727d92946b2bcd67&query=%22Raindrops+Keep+Falling+On+My+Head%22. Retrieved 5 September 2009. 
  7. ^ "Go-Set Magazine's Number One Singles in Australia 1966–1974". Go-Set. Waverley Press. http://www.poparchives.com.au/gosetcharts/singles.html. Retrieved 5 September 2009. 
  8. ^ "Go-Set Australian charts - 6 March 1971". Go-Set. Waverley Press. http://www.poparchives.com.au/gosetcharts/1971/19710306.html. Retrieved 6 September 2009.  NOTE: Farnham's single is listed as "Cosmic Conversations" [sic] at #52, over its 18-week run it had a peak position of #10.
  9. ^ ""Good Time Christmas" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=Good%20Time%20Christmas. Retrieved 6 September 2009. 
v · John Farnham
Studio albums
Sadie (1968)  • Everybody Oughta Sing a Song (1968)  • Looking Through a Tear (1970)  • Christmas Is... Johnny Farnham (1970)  • Johnny (1971)  • Together (1971)  • Johnny Farnham Sings the Shows (1972)  • Hits Magic & Rock 'N Roll (1973)  • Johnny Farnham Sings Hits from the Movies (1974)  • J.P. Farnham Sings (1975)  • Uncovered (1980)  • Whispering Jack (1986)  • Age of Reason (1988)  • Chain Reaction (1990)  • Then Again... (1993)  • Romeo's Heart (1996)  • 33⅓ (2000)  • The Last Time (2002)  • I Remember When I Was Young: Songs from the Great Australian Songbook (2005)  • Jack (2010)
Live albums
Johnny Farnham Sings the Big Hits of 1973 Live! (1973) • Full House (1991)  • Live At The Regent Theatre (1999)  • Highlights from The Main Event (1999)  • John Farnham & Tom Jones – Together in Concert (2005)
Compilation albums
The Best of Johnny Farnham (1971)  • Johnny Farnham's Greatest Hits (1976) • The Best Of John Farnham (1980)  • The John Farnham Phenomenon (1987)  • Another Side of John Farnham (1987)  • Time Brings Change (1988)  • The Classic Gold Collection - Through The Years (1967-1985) (1995)  • Where Do I Begin (1995)  • Anthology 1: Greatest Hits 1986–1997 (1997)  • Anthology 2: Classic Hits 1967–1985 (Recorded Live) (1997)  • Anthology 3: Rarities (1997)  • Love Songs (2002)  • One Voice: The Greatest Hits (2003)  • Collections (2008)  • The Essential John Farnham (2009)  • Greatest Hits (2009)  • The Essential 3.0 (2009)
Videos & DVDs
Whispering Jack Live In Concert (1987)  • Classic Jack Live! (1989)  • Chain Reaction Live in Concert (1990)  • Talk of the Town Tour (1994)  • The Main Event (1999)  • Anthology - The Videos (1999)  • 33⅓ (2000)  • An Audience with John Farnham (2002)  • The Last Time (2002)  • One Voice: The Greatest Clips (2003)  • John Farnham & Tom Jones – Together in Concert (2005)  • Classic Jack Live! (2005)  • Chain Reaction Live in Concert (2005)  • With The Sydney Symphony Live at the Sydney Opera House (2006)
EPs & Singles
"Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)" (1967)  • Johnny Farnham (EP) (1967)  • "Underneath the Arches" / "Friday Kind of Monday" (1968)  • "Jamie" / "I Don't Want To Love You" (1968)  • "Rose Coloured Glasses" (1968)  • "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" (1968)  • "One" / "Mr Whippy" (1969)  • "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (1969)  • Number One (EP) (1970)  • "Comic Conversation" (1970)  • "Christmas Happy" (1970)  • "Acapulco Sun" (1971)  • "Baby Without You" (1971)  • "Walking the Floor On My Hands" (1971)  • "For Christ's Sake Help The Kids" (1972)  • "Rock Me Baby" (1972)  • "Charlie Girl" (1972)  • "Don't You Know It's Magic" (1972)  • "Everything Is Out of Season" (1973)  • "I Can't Dance to Your Music" (1973)  • "Shake a Hand" (1973)  • "Corner of the Sky" (1974)  • "One Minute Every Hour" (1974)  • "Things To Do" (1975)  • "Don't Rock the Boat" (1975)  • "You Love Me Back To Life Again" (1976)  • "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" (1977)  • "Help!" (1980)  • "She Says To Me" (1980)  • "She's Everywhere" (1980)  • "Please Don't Ask Me" (1981)  • "Too Much Too Soon" (1981)  • "That's No Way To Love Someone" (1981)  • "Justice For One" (1984)  • "Love (It's Just The Way It Goes)" (1985)  • "Break The Ice" (1986)  • "You're the Voice" (1986)  • "Pressure Down" (1986)  • "A Touch of Paradise" (1987)  • "Reasons" / "One Step Away" (1987)  • "Age Of Reason" (1988)  • "Two Strong Hearts" (1988)  • "Beyond The Call" (1988)  • "Communication" (1989)  • "Chain Reaction" (1990)  • "That's Freedom" (1990)  • "Burn For You" (1990)  • "In Days To Come" (1991)  • "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" (1991)  • "Please Don't Ask Me (Live)" (1991)  • "Help! (Live)" (1991)  • "You're the Voice (Live)" (1992)  • "Everything's Alright" (1992)  • "Angels" (1993)  • "Seemed Like A Good Idea (At The Time)" (1993)  • "Talk Of The Town" (1993)  • "Fight For Survival (EP)" (1994)  • "A Simple Life" (1996)  • "Heart's On Fire" (1996)  • "Have A Little Faith (In Us)" (1996)  • "Everytime You Cry" (1997)  • "Trying To Live My Life Without You" (2000)  • "Man Of The Hour" (2000)  • "You're The Only One" (2000)  • "Dare To Dream" (2000)  • "The Last Time" (2002)  • "Keep Talking" (2002)  • "No Ordinary World" (2002)  • "We Will Rock You" (2003)  • "Hold On I'm Coming" (2005)  • "Downhearted" (2005)  • "Even When I'm Sleeping" (2005)
Soundtracks
Charlie Girl (1972)  • Pippin (1974)  • Savage Streets (1984)  • Voyage Of The Rock Aliens (1984)  • Fletch (1985)  • RAD (1986)  • The Sluggers Wife (1986)  • Beyond My Reach (1990)  • Jesus Christ Superstar (1992)  • The Real Macaw (1997)  • 102 Dalmations (2000)  • Hot Rod (2007)
Tours & Major Concerts
John Farnham In Concert Tour (1987)  • Jack's Back Tour (1987-1988)  • World Expo '88 Concert (1988)  • Age Of Reason Tour (1988-1989)  • Summer Tour (1989)  • Chain Reaction Tour (1990-1991)  • Talk Of The Town Tour (1994)  • Concert For Rwanda (1994)  • Jack of Hearts Tour (1996)  • The Main Event (1998, 2001)  • I Can't Believe He's 50 Tour (1999)  • 50th Birthday Concert (1999)  • Tour of Duty Concert (1999)  • 2000 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony (2000)  • Man Of The Hour Tour (2000)  • The Last Time Tour (2002-2003)  • John Farnham & Tom Jones - Together In Concert Tour (2005)  • John Farnham Symphony Tour (2006)  • John Farnham & Stevie Nicks Tour (2006)  • 2006 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony (2006)  • Sound Relief Concert (2009)  • Live By Demand Tour (2009)  • John Farnham Live! (2010)
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