The Joyful Season

The Joyful Season is a 1964 Christmas album by Jo Stafford. It is unique in that it features Stafford accompanying herself as a vocal choir through the use of multitrack recording.[3][4] The album was reissued on CD in 2005 by DRG.[1][5][6]

The Joyful Season
2005 CD reissue cover
Studio album by
Jo Stafford
Released1964
GenreTraditional pop
Christmas
LabelCapitol (LP)
DRG (CD)[1]
ProducerLee Gillette
Jo Stafford chronology
Jo Stafford's Sweet Hour of Prayer
(1964)		 The Joyful Season
(1964)		 Getting Sentimental over Tommy Dorsey
(1964)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

Side 1
  1. "Little Drummer Boy"
  2. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
  3. "Deck the Halls"
  4. "White Christmas"
  5. "Jingle Bells"
  6. "Merry Christmas"

Side 2
  1. "Christmas is the Season (of the Bells)"
  2. "O Little Town of Bethlehem"
  3. "Silver Bells"
  4. "Winter Wonderland"
  5. "Silent Night"

CD bonus tracks
  1. "Gesu Bambino"
  2. "Ave Maria"
  3. "Christmas Medley #1: Hark the Herald Angels Sing/The First Noel/O Come All Ye Faithful" (with Gordon MacRae)
  4. "Christmas Medley #2: Joy to the World/It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" (with Gordon MacRae)
  5. "Toys for Tots"
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References
  1. "The Joyful Season". DRG. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  2. The Joyful Season at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  3. "The Joyful Season (Capitol Records ad)". The Deseret News. 16 November 1964. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  4. Bill Reed (2000). "An Interview With Jo". Songbirds. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  5. "Joyful Season". Venerable Music. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  6. "Joyful Season-credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
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