The Great Songs of Christmas from Goodyear

Carols and Candlelight

Carols and Candlelight
Columbia Special Products P 12525
1974

This was the second release (and one of only two) in the series that split the "sacred" and "secular" songs into separate sides

Joy to the World - Andre Kostelanetz

O Holy Night - Kate Smith

The First Noel - John Davidson

What Child Is This - Julie Andrews

Go Tell It On the Mountain - Mahalia Jackson

Silent Night - Harry Belafonte

O Come All Ye Faithful - Mormon Tabernacle Choir / New York Philharmonic / Leonard Bernstein

I'll Be Home For Christmas - Doris Day

Moonlight in Vermont - Stan Getz

Christmas Is - Percy Faith

The Christmas Song - Yank Lawson and Bob Haggart

I Love the Winter Weather / I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm - Tony Bennett

Snowfall - Enoch Light

White Christmas - Andy Williams

The Many Moods of Christmas

The Many Moods of Christmas
Columbia Special Products P 12013
1973

White Christmas - Ella Fitzgerald

Christmasland - Tony Bennett

Winter Weather - Jo Stafford

O Litte Town of Bethlehem - Barbara Streisand

The Christmas Waltz - Pat Boone

Whatever Happened to Christmas? - Frank Sinatra

Jingle Bells / It's Christmastime All Over the World - Sammy Davis Jr

The Christmas Song - Tex Beneke in the Glenn Miller Style

Toyland - Doris Day

Jingle Bell Rock - Pete Fountain

Christmas Is - Bing Crosby

O Come All Ye Faithful - Julie Andrews

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Andy Williams

What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? - Ella Fitzgerald

Christmas Is...

Christmas Is...
Columbia Special Products P 11417
1972

Christmas Is - The Hillside Singers

Winter Wonderland - Jo Stafford

White Christmas - Frank Sinatra

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland

What Child Is This - Vikki Carr

Santa Claus is Comin' to Town - Tony Bennett

The Christmas Song - Barbara Streisand

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas - Bing Crosby

I'll Be Home For Christmas - Doris Day

O Holy Night - Andy Williams

Jingle Bells - The Mills Brothers

Silver Bells - Patti Page

Merry Christmas Darling - The Carpenters

Silent Night - Julie Andrews

8-track version

The Joyous Songs of Christmas

The Joyous Songs of Christmas
Columbia Special Products CSP 10400
1971

Since this was the first album in the series to not bear the name 'The Great Songs of Christmas', it was thought that 'Joyous' would be the new name for the series in the Seventies. Instead, this was the only release with the 'Joyous' name.

We Need a Little Christmas - Percy Faith

The Christmas Song - Carol Burnett

Winter Wonderland - Tony Bennett

Love's What You're Getting for Christmas - Bobby Sherman

The Christmas Waltz - The Lennon Sisters

Deck the Halls - Danny Kaye

Joy to the World - The Mormon Tabernacle Choir / Philadelphia Brass Ensemble

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Barbara Streisand

Go Tell It On The Mountain - Jim Nabors

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Lena Horne

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Philadelphia Orchestra / Eugene Ormandy / Temple University Concert Choir

Sleigh Ride - Andy Williams

Silver Bells - Johnny Mathis

We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Ray Conniff

Saturday, November 28, 2020

Album 10

The Great Songs of Christmas - Album Ten
Columbia Special Products CSP 1478
1970

Although the GSC series sometimes repeated performances from album to album, this was the only edition marketed as such

The First Noel - Jon Davidson (originally appeared on Album 7)

Carol of the Bells - Leonard Bernstein/New York Philharmonic (originally appeared on Album 3)

Joy to the World - Anna Moffo (originally appeared on Album 8)

The Lord's Prayer - Richard Tucker (originally appeared on Album 5)

Away in a Manger - Mahalia Jackson (originally appeared on Album 6)

Ave Maria - Isaac Stern (originally appeared on Album 3)

Silent Night - Barbara Streisand (originally appeared on Album 6)

The Happiest Christmas - Petula Clark (originally appeared on Album 9)

The Christmas Song - Tony Bennett (originally appeared on Album 7)

The Little Drummer Boy - Percy Faith (originally appeared on Album 8)

Do You Hear What I Hear? - Andy Williams (originally appeared on Album 6)

Toyland - Doris Day (originally appeared on Album 4)

The Night Before Christmas - Steve Lawrence (originally appeared on Album 7)

We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Ray Conniff (originally appeared on Album 6)

Monday, December 31, 2018

Album Nine

The Great Songs of Christmas - Album Nine
Columbia Special Products CSS 1033
1969

This was the second release (and only one of two) that did not list the performers on the front cover
The cover and inner photos are from the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris

The Happiest Christmas - Petula Clark

The Secret of Christmas - Bing Crosby

The Twelve Days of Christmas - Joan Sutherland

The First Noel - Connie Francis

O Come All Ye Faithful/God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen - Richard Kiley

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing/Good King Wenceslas/It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Lawrence Welk

In Dulci Jublio - London Symphony Orchestra/Erich Leinsdorf/The Roger Wagner Chorale

O Holy Night - Mantovani and His Orchestra

Silent Night - Petula Clark

Winter Wonderland - Lena Horne

Skater's Waltz - Mantovani and His Orchestra

O Little Town of Bethlehem - Connie Francis

Panis Angelicus - Richard Kiley

Jingle Bells - Lena Horne

O Sanctissima - London Symphony Orchestra/Erich Leinsdorf/The Roger Wagner Chorale

A Christmas Tale for Children - Vladimir Horowitz

Ave Maria - Joan Sutherland

Saturday, December 29, 2018

Album Eight

The Great Songs of Christmas - Album Eight
Columbia Special Products CSS 888
1968

This was the first release (and only one of two) that did not list the performers on the front cover
It was also the first release (and one of only two) that split the "sacred" and "secular" songs into separate sides