A Merry Mancini Christmas

A Merry Mancini Christmas is a 1966 album by Henry Mancini of orchestral and choral arrangements of Christmas music.[1] In addition to traditional Christmas songs, it also contains the original Mancini composition "Carol for Another Christmas", the theme of the 1964 television film of the same name.[2]

A Merry Mancini Christmas
Studio album by
Henry Mancini
Released1966
Recorded1966
GenreChristmas music, Traditional pop music
Length34:35
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerJoe Reisman
Henry Mancini chronology
The Latin Sound of Henry Mancini
(1966)		 A Merry Mancini Christmas
(1966)		 Encore! More of the Concert Sound of Henry Mancini
(1967)

The album peaked at number 12 on the Billboard 200 in 1970.[3]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The initial Billboard review from October 29, 1966 wrote that "It's an important addition to the Christmas shelf because Mancini's arrangements are as fresh and familiar as the material is familiar and lasting."[4]

The album was reviewed by Stephen Thomas Erlewine at Allmusic who described it as an "ideal holiday record" and added that "...the album is filled with the lush arrangements that are his aural signature, and they sound perfect when matched with these 11 Christmas medleys and carols. It is a warm, appealing record that blends easily into the background, making it a good choice for holiday gatherings of all sorts."[1]

Track listing
  1. "The Little Drummer Boy" (Harry Simeone, Katherine Kennicott Davis, Henry Onorati) - 3:17
  2. Medley: "Jingle Bells"/"Sleigh Ride" (James Pierpont)/(LeRoy Anderson) - 3:40
  3. "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) - 3:32
  4. Medley: "Winter Wonderland"/"Silver Bells" (Richard B. Smith, Felix Bernard)/(Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) - 3:51
  5. Medley: "Frosty the Snowman"/"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (Jack Rollins, Steve Nelson)/(Johnny Marks) - 2:28
  6. "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) - 2:43
  7. "Carol for Another Christmas" (Mancini) - 2:36
  8. Medley: "Silent Night"/"O Holy Night"/"O Little Town of Bethlehem" (Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr)/(Adolphe Adam, Placide Cappeau)/(Phillips Brooks, Lewis Redner) - 6:42
  9. Medley: "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen"/"Deck the Halls"/"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" (Traditional)/(Traditional)/(Charles Wesley) - 3:17
  10. Medley: "We Three Kings"/"O Come, All Ye Faithful"/"Joy to the World" (John Henry Hopkins Jr.)/(John Francis Wade)/(Isaac Watts, Lowell Mason) - 3:34
  11. Medley: "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear"/"Away In a Manger"/"The First Noel" (Richard Storrs Willis, Edmund Sears)/(William J. Kirkpatrick)/(Traditional) - 5:03

Personnel
  • Unidentified orchestra
  • Unidentified chorus
  • Henry Mancini - arranger
  • Joe Reisman - producer
  • Dick Bogert - Recording engineer

Featured soloists- Erno Neufeld, concertmaster- Arthur Gleghorn, flute- Arnold Kobentz, oboe-Vincent De Rosa, French horn- Pearl Kaufman, harpsichord-Laurindo Almeida, guitar <ref>A Merry Mancini Christmas LP. p. liner notes.

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See also

References
  1. A Merry Mancini Christmas at AllMusic
  2. LoBianco, Lorraine. "Carol For Another Christmas". TCM.com. Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on 2015-12-21. Retrieved 2015-12-21.
  3. A Merry Mancini Christmas - Awards at AllMusic
  4. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (29 October 1966). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 76. ISSN 0006-2510.
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