Twelve Songs of Christmas
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{{Infobox album
| name = Twelve Songs Of Christmas
| type = studio
| artist = Jim Reeves
| cover = JimReeves_TwelveSongsOfChristmas.jpg|border=yes
| alt =
| released = {{start date|1963}}
| recorded = October 19 and 25, 1962
July 5, 1963
| venue =
| studio =
| length = {{duration|m=31|s=30}}
| label = RCA Victor
| producer = Chet Atkins
| prev_title = Good 'n' Country
| prev_year = 1963
| next_title = Kimberley Jim
| next_year = 1964
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=R93735|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
}}
Twelve Songs of Christmas is an album by Jim Reeves released in the US in 1963. It was Reeves' first and only Christmas-themed release. The album was released by RCA Victor in stereo (LSP-2758) and mono (LPM-2758) respectively. The album was first released in South Africa as Merry Christmas from Jim Reeves as an eleven-track album.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040311015316/http://jimreevesfanclub.com/scrap10.htm Jim Reeves South African Christmas LP]}} "Silver Bells" was recorded in July 1963 to create the twelve track US album released in 1963.{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130216073021/http://jimreevesfanclub.com/chrstm50yrs.htm Jim Reeves recorded a Christmas album 50 years ago]}} The album charted for 10 weeks peaking at #15 on Billboard's Christmas Records album chart."Christmas Records." Billboard, vol. 75, no. 50, December 14, 1963, p. 8. worldradiohistory.com. "Christmas Records.
Track listing
=Side one=
- "Jingle Bells" (James Pierpont) – 1:46
- "Blue Christmas" (Billy Hayes, Jay W. Johnson) – 3:00
- "Señor Santa Claus" (Lawton Williams) – 2:27
- "An Old Christmas Card" (Vaughn Horton) – 2:32
- "The Merry Christmas Polka" (Willie Phelps) – 2:25
- "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 2:27
=Side two=
- "Silver Bells" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) – 2:00
- "C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S" (Eddy Arnold, Jenny Lou Carson) – 1:51
- "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (Phillips Brooks, Lewis Redner) – 3:29
- "Mary's Boy Child" (Jester Hairston) – 2:42
- "Oh Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)" (Traditional) – 2:34
- "Silent Night" (Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr) – 2:34
=2001 Reissue=
Twelve Songs of Christmas was released on CD in 2001 on the BMG Special Products label.
Charts
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| Year
! Chart ! Position |
|---|
| 1963
| Billboard Pop Albums |align="center"|15{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/twelve-songs-of-christmas-mw0000652847/awards |title=Twelve Songs of Christmas - Awards}} |
| 1964
|align="center"|3{{cite web |url=http://tsort.info/music/mj5e38.htm |title=Album artist - Jim Reeves}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=Twelve Songs of Christmas|artist=Jim Reeves|type=album|award=Silver|relyear=1976|certyear=1975|id=7813-2853-2|access-date=December 2, 2024}}
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References
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External links
- {{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000652847|accessdate=December 20, 2012}}
- {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130216073021/http://jimreevesfanclub.com/chrstm50yrs.htm Jim Reeves recorded a Christmas album 50 years ago]}}
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Category:1963 Christmas albums
Category:Christmas albums by American artists
Category:RCA Records Christmas albums