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by the American singer

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. It was released in 1948 as a 78 rpm album set and a 10" LP record (CL 6019) featuring a collection of eight holiday songs. A compilation album was released in 1994 including the songs released on the 1948 album (three original takes; five previously unreleased alternate takes) along with other Christmas songs from his years recording at Columbia. Columbia reissued the album several times in later years with alternate track listings and different artwork. 1957 saw the first 12" release as ''Christmas Dreaming'' (CL 1032) with the addition of "Christmas Dreaming (A Little Early This Year)" and "

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", though the latter was dropped from later releases when the album was reissued and retitled as ''Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas'' ( Harmony HS 11200) in October 1966. This version peaked at #42 on ''

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s Best Bets For Christmas album chart on December 21, 1968. A stylized

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version of the LP album with its original 1948 Christmas tree cover art is prominently featured in the official

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for Sinatra's "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!". However, the 1948 version of the album did not contain the track.

Track listing

1948 78rpm 4-disc

Disc 1 (Columbia) *A. "Silent Night" (8/27/45) *B. "Adeste Fideles" "(All Ye Faithful)" (8/8/46) Disc 2 (Columbia) *A. "White Christmas" (11/14/44) *B. "Jingle Bells" (8/8/46) Disc 3 (Columbia) *A. "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (12/28/47) *B. "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" (12/28/47) Disc 4 (Columbia) *A. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (7/3/47) *B. "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town" (12/28/47)

1948 10" LP record (Columbia)

Side A #"White Christmas" #"Jingle Bells" #"Silent Night" #"Adeste Fideles" Side B #"O Little Town of Bethlehem" #"It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" #"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" #"Santa Claus is Comin' to Town"

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