''Have a Holly Jolly Christmas'' is a Christmas album by American

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, first released by Decca Records in October 1965 (recorded in November 1964). It peaked at #32 on ''

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s Best Bets For Christmas album chart on December 2, 1967. Ives had recorded two of the songs on the album ("

A Holly Jolly Christmas "A Holly Jolly Christmas" (also called "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas") is a Christmas song written by Johnny Marks and most famously performed by Burl Ives. The song has since become one of the top 25 most-performed "holiday" songs written by ASC ...

" and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer") previously for the ''Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'' soundtrack, but he recorded new versions for ''Have a Holly Jolly Christmas''. "A Holly Jolly Christmas" in particular had a significantly different and slower arrangement, which is more commonly heard today. This version had already been released as a single the previous year, with a B-side of "Snow for Johnny", which he also featured on the album.Decca Records #31695, A-side of "A Holly Jolly Christmas", with a B-side of "Snow for Johnny"

Track listing

Personnel

– lead vocals *

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– director of chorus and orchestra

Charts

References

*Decca DL 4689 (mono), DL 74689 (stereo), 1965 vinyl LP release *MCA 15002 (1977 LP re-issue) a
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