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Great Songs Of Christmas
''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 (music producer), Michael Lloyd, while the last five were taken from Vinton's second Christmas album ''Santa Must Be Polish''. Track listing # "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" - (Traditional; arranged by Michael Lloyd and John D'Andrea) - 3:07 # "O Little Town of Bethlehem" - (Traditional; arranged by Michael Lloyd and John D'Andrea) - 2:54 # "Silver Bells" - (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) - 2:32 # "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" - (Traditional; arranged by Michael Lloyd and John D'Andrea) - 3:39 # "Christmas in My Home Town" - (Sonny James, John Skye) - 3:04 # "Santa Must Be Polish" - (Bobby Vinton, Margie Cuthbertson) - 2:43 # "Jingle Bells" - (arranged by Bobby Vinton) - 2:41 # "Deck the Halls" - (arranged by Bobby Vinton) - 3:03 # "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" - (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Vinton
Stanley Robert "Bobby" Vinton (born April 16, 1935) is a American former singer and occasional actor, who also hosted his own self-titled TV show in the late 1970s. As a teen idol, he became known as "The Polish Prince", as his music paid tribute to his Polish heritage. One of his most popular songs is " Blue Velvet" (a cover of the 1951 song recorded by Tony Bennett) which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963, No. 1 in Canada (5 weeks), and number 2 in the UK in 1990. Early life Vinton was born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, the only child of locally popular bandleader Stan Vinton and Dorothy Studzinski Vinton. He is of Polish and Lithuanian descent. The family surname was originally Vintula, and was changed by Vinton's father. Vinton's parents encouraged their son's interest in music by giving him his daily 25-cent allowance after he had practiced the clarinet. At 16, Vinton formed his first band, which played clubs around the Pittsburgh area. With the money he ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
