Merry Christmas from Bobby Vee

Merry Christmas from Bobby Vee
Studio album by
Bobby Vee
ReleasedDecember 1962
GenreChristmas, Rock and roll
Length28:10
LabelLiberty
ProducerSnuff Garrett
Bobby Vee chronology
Bobby Vee's Golden Greats
(1962) 		Merry Christmas from Bobby Vee
(1962) 		The Night Has a Thousand Eyes
(1963)

Merry Christmas from Bobby Vee is the eighth studio album American singer Bobby Vee, and was released in December 1962 by Liberty Records.[1]

The first of 2 Christmas albums released by Vee's. releasing "A Not So Merry Christmas", as a seasonal single.[2] also included in this album are "White Christmas", "Winter Wonderland", "I'll Be Home for Christmas", and other Christmas Hits.

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated December 15, 1962, and remained on the chart for three weeks, peaking at No. 136.[3]

Reel To Reel labels included this CD in a box set entitled Eight Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles and was released on October 4, 2019.[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]

David A. Milberg of AllMusic stated that the album includes "Not just the standards, but some tasty originals like 'A Not-So-Merry Christmas'".[1]

Billboard called a solid holiday album, and stated that "Bobby Vee comes through with strong performances here of a good collection of holiday sides."[6]

Cash Box described as "Bobby Vee makes his contribution to the Christmas Season with this package of uptempo tunes with a Yuletide flavor, The Chanter makes a brief departure from the light-hearted mood."[7]

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said the album provides "Popular holiday songs with the personal sentiment of Bobby Vee".[8]

Courier-Post praised "a pleasant collection of tunes ranging from the nostalgic "Christmas Wish" to the jolly "Jingle-Bell Rock." His refreshing interpretation of holiday standards like "Silver Bells" and "Winter Wonderland"[9]

The Pittsburgh Press called it "a spirited album"[10]

Track listing

Side one

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jingle Bell Rock"Joe Beal, Jim Boothe2:14
2."My Christmas Love"Ben Weisman, Bernie Wayne2:04
3."White Christmas" (From Paramount Pictures: Holiday Inn)Irving Berlin1:54
4."Christmas Vacation"L. S. Roberts1:47
5."I'll Be Home for Christmas"Walter Kent, Kim Gannon, Buck Ram2:00
6."A Christmas Wish"Glen Hardin, Sonny Curtis2:30

Side two

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Not So Merry Christmas"Dick Glasser, Ken Reese, Tom Lesslie2:17
2."Silver Bells" (From Paramount Pictures: The Lemon Drop Kid)Jay Livingston, Ray Evans2:11
3."Winter Wonderland"Felix Bernard, Richard Bernhard Smith2:34
4."Blue Christmas"Billy Hayes, Jay W. Johnson2:10
5."Silent Night"Eddie Brackett, Ernie Freeman2:17
6."(There's No Place Like) Home For The Holidays"Robert Allen, Al Stillman2:08

Charts

Chart (1962) Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs[3] 136

References

  1. ^ a b c "Merry Christmas from Bobby Vee: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  2. ^ Reynolds, Robert (2016-04-19). The Music of Bobby Vee. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-365-05412-9.
  3. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums: 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 814. ISBN 978-0-8982-0117-8.
  4. ^ "Eight Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles". allmusic.com. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1446. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  6. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1962-11-17. p. 16.
  7. ^ "Album Reviews: Christmas Pick of The Week". Cash Box. Vol. 24, no. 24. November 24, 1962. p. 18.
  8. ^ "Dec 17, 1962, page 13 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  9. ^ "Dec 08, 1962, page 23 - Courier-Post at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  10. ^ New Pop Records: Choral Groups Sings Carols. The Pittsburgh Press. December 23, 1962.