The 4 Seasons Greetings
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The Four Seasons Greetings was the second LP album
by The Four Seasons, released by Vee-Jay Records
under catalog number LP-1055 as a monophonic recording in 1962
and later in stereo under catalog number SR-1055 the same year. Side one features traditional songs while the second side shows their contemporary, rock and pop tendencies.
The album was reissued in 1966 on Philips Records
with a new title and cover artwork.
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
by The Four Seasons, released by Vee-Jay Records
Vee-Jay Records
Vee-Jay Records is a record label founded in the 1950s, specializing in blues, jazz, rhythm and blues and rock and roll. It was owned and operated by African Americans.-History:...
under catalog number LP-1055 as a monophonic recording in 1962
1962 in music
-Events:*January 1 – The Beatles and Brian Poole and the Tremeloes both audition at Decca Records, a company which has the option of signing one group only...
and later in stereo under catalog number SR-1055 the same year. Side one features traditional songs while the second side shows their contemporary, rock and pop tendencies.
The album was reissued in 1966 on Philips Records
Philips Records
Philips Records is a record label that was founded by Dutch electronics company Philips. It was started by "Philips Phonographische Industrie" in 1950. Recordings were made with popular artists of various nationalities and also with classical artists from Germany, France and Holland. Philips also...
with a new title and cover artwork.
Track listing
| Track | Song | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Merry Christmas Medley" | 4:46 |
| 2 | "What Child Is This?" | 2:36 |
| 3 | "Carol of the Bells" | 2:33 |
| 4 | "The Excelsis Deo Medley" | 1:47 |
| 5 | "The Little Drummer Boy" | 2:21 |
| 6 | "The First Christmas Night Medley" | 4:58 |
| 7 | "Joy to the World Medley" | 1:45 |
| 8 | "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town Santa Claus Is Coming to Town "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" is a Christmas song. It was written by John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie, and was first sung on Eddie Cantor's radio show in November 1934.... " |
1:45 |
| 9 | "Christmas Tears" | 2:43 |
| 10 | "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" is an American Christmas song with music and lyrics by Tommie Connor.The original recording by Jimmy Boyd on 15 July 1952 when he was 13 reached #1 on the Billboard charts in December 1952, and on the Cash Box chart at the beginning of the following year... " |
2:08 |
| 11 | "The Christmas Song" | 2:17 |
| 12 | "Jungle Bells" | 2:47 |
| 13 | "White Christmas White Christmas (song) "White Christmas" is an Irving Berlin song reminiscing about an old-fashioned Christmas setting. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the version sung by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single of all time, with estimated sales in excess of 50 million copies worldwide.Accounts vary as... " |
2:17 |