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Perry Como's voice was like baritone honey, and his tone and phrasing when he sang always carried an intimate clarity, always soothing, reassuring, calm, and joyous somehow, no matter the song. Como was simply born to sing Christmas songs. RCA Records (then Victor Records) signed Como in 1943, and beginning in 1946, started issuing various holiday singles from Como as 78s, up through 1951. As the recording industry changed and 45s, EPs, and LPs became the standard, RCA continued the practice, up through Como's last Christmas single, "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Forever," which was released in 1981. When all was said and done, and with a handful of radio promos and television performances mixed in, RCA was left with a pretty large Christmas catalog from Como, enough to fill three albums. Complete with an essay and annotations from Richard Carpenter (of the Carpenters), RCA originally released this set in a limited edition in 2010 -- it quickly sold out. Once again, Como was born to sing Christmas songs. Luckily he left a lot of them, and luckily this archival set collects them and is finally widely available.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
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Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Bennie Benjamin, Composer, Lyricist - George Weiss, Composer, Lyricist - Russ Case, Associated Performer
Originally recorded 1946. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Walter Kent, Composer, Lyricist - with Russ Case & His Orchestra & Chorus, Associated Performer - Kim Gannon, Composer, Lyricist - Buck Ram, Composer, Lyricist - Bill Lacey - Jim Crotty
Originally recorded 1946. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Joseph Mohr, Composer, Lyricist - Franz Xaver Gruber, Composer, Lyricist - with Organ & Choir conducted by Russ Case, Conductor
Originally recorded 1946. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Traditional, Composer - with Organ & Choir conducted by Russ Case, Conductor - Don Baker, Organ
Originally recorded 1946. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Traditional, Composer, Lyricist - with Russ Case & His Orchestra & Chorus, Associated Performer
Originally recorded 1946. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Lewis H. Redner, Composer - Phillips Brooks, Composer - with Organ & Choir conducted by Russ Case, Conductor - Don Baker, Organ
Originally recorded 1946. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - with Russ Case & His Orchestra & The Satisfiers, Associated Performer - Bill Lacey - Haven Gillespie, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Hartry - J. Fred Coots, Composer, Lyricist - The Satisfiers, Associated Performer
Originally recorded 1946. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Félix Bernard, Composer - Richard B. Smith, Composer - The Satisfiers, Associated Performer - Russ Case And His Orchestra, Associated Performer
Originally released 1946. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Irving Berlin, Composer, Lyricist - Mixed Chorus, Associated Performer - with Mixed Chorus & Lloyd Shaffer's Orchestra, Associated Performer
Originally recorded 1947. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Franz Schubert, Composer, Lyricist - with Choir & Organ directed by, Conductor
Originally recorded 1949. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertaiment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - John Richards, Adapter - Mitchell Ayres, Arranger - with Orchestra & Chorus conducted by Mitchell Ayres, Associated Performer - Bill Lacey - Mike Hartry - Don Wardell - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Charles Grean, Producer - Lee Shapiro, Producer
Originally recorded 1950. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertaiment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Bill Lacey - Carl Sigman, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Hartry - with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra & Chorus, Conductor - Mickey J. Addy, Composer, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1950. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertaiment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Bill Lacey - Phil Perry, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Hartry - Joe Candullo, Composer, Lyricist - Charles Reade, Composer, Lyricist - with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra & Chorus, Conductor
Originally recorded 1950. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertaiment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - The Fontane Sisters, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Mitchell Ayers & His Orchestra, Associated Performer, Associated Performer - Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Meredith Willson, Composer, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1951. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Clement Clarke Moore, Composer - String Ensemble directed by Mitchell Ayres, Associated Performer
Originally recorded 1953. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Henri René, Producer - Paul Williams - with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra & Chorus, Associated Performer - Traditional, Composer, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1953. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Traditional, Composer - with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra & Chorus, Associated Performer
Originally recorded 1953. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Jenny Lou Carson, Composer, Lyricist - with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra & Chorus, Associated Performer - Eddy Arnold, Composer, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1953. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Georg Friedrich Händel, Composer - Isaac Watts, Lyricist - with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra & Chorus, Associated Performer
Originally recorded 1953. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Composer, Main Artist, Producer, Associated Performer, Composer, Producer - Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra, Associated Performer, Composer, Producer, Associated Performer, Composer, Producer - Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra, Associated Performer, Composer, Producer - Johnny Marks, Composer, Lyricist - Henri René, Producer - Paul Williams - Don Wardell - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Charles Grean, Producer - Lee Shapiro, Producer
Originally recorded 1953. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Jack Rollins, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Nelson, Composer, Lyricist - with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra & Chorus, Associated Performer - Henri René, Producer - Paul Williams
Originally recorded 1953. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertaiment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Mel Torme, Composer, Lyricist - Robert Wells, Composer, Lyricist - Grean & Schapiro, Producer - Bill Lacey - Mike Hartry - with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Don Wardell - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Dick Baxter, Engineer
Originally recorded 1953. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertaiment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Spoken Word, Composer
Originally recorded 1950. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertaiment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Spoken Word, Composer
Originally recorded 1950. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertaiment
DISC 2
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Tommie Connor, Composer - Henri René, Producer - Paul Williams - with Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra & Chorus, Associated Performer
Originally recorded 1953. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertaiment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Al Stillman, Composer, Lyricist - with Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra &, Associated Performer - Robert Allen, Composer, Lyricist - The Ray Charles Singers, Associated Performer - Joe Carlton, Producer - Paul Williams - Joe Reisman
Originally released 1954. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Franz Schubert, Composer, Lyricist - Elliot Federman - with the Male Voices of the Robert Shaw Chorale, Associated Performer - Grean & Schapiro, Producer - Orchestra conducted by Mitchell Ayres, Conductor
Originally recorded 1959. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertaiment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Al Stillman, Composer - Robert Allen, Lyricist - Charles Grean, Producer - with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Lee Schapiro, Producer - Bill Lacey - Mike Hartry - Don Wardell - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - & The Ray Charles Singers, Associated Performer
Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Félix Bernard, Composer, Lyricist - Richard Smith, Composer, Lyricist - Charles Grean, Producer - Lee Schapiro, Producer - Paul Williams - with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Don Wardell - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Dick Baxter, Engineer
Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Composer, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer - Johnny Marks, Composer, Lyricist - with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra, Composer - & The Ray Charles Singers, Associated Performer - Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra, Composer
Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Mel Torme, Composer - Robert Wells, Composer - with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra, Associated Performer
Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - J. Fred Coots, Composer, Lyricist - Haven Gillespie, Composer, Lyricist - with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - & The Ray Charles Singers, Associated Performer - Charles Grean, Producer - Lee Schapiro, Producer - Paul Williams - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Don Wardell
Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Irving Berlin, Composer, Lyricist - with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - & The Ray Charles Singers, Associated Performer - Charles Grean, Producer - Lee Schapiro, Producer - Paul Williams - Don Wardell - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Dick Baxter, Engineer
Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Grean & Schapiro, Producer - Traditional, Composer, Lyricist - Bill Lacey - With The Ray Charles Singers, Associated Performer - Mike Hartry - Ray Charles, Arranger - Don Wardell - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Dick Baxter, Engineer
Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra & Chorus, Associated Performer - Don Wardell - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Charles Grean, Producer - Traditional, Composer, Lyricist - Lee Shapiro, Producer - Ray Charles, Arranger
Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - A. Adam, Composer, Lyricist - Grean & Schapiro, Producer - Bill Lacey - With The Ray Charles Singers, Associated Performer - Mike Hartry - Ray Charles, Arranger - Don Wardell - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Dick Baxter, Engineer
Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Grean & Schapiro, Producer - Traditional, Composer, Lyricist - Bill Lacey - & The Ray Charles Singers, Associated Performer - Don Wardell - Mike Hartry - Chick Crumpacker, Producer - Dick Baxter, Engineer - Charles Grean, Producer - Lee Shapiro, Producer - with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra, Associated Performer - John Richards, Adapter - Mitchell Ayres, Arranger
Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
DISC 3
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Ray Stevens, Composer - Arranged & conducted by Bill McElhiney, Conductor - Chet Atkins, Producer - Andy Wiswell, Producer - Mike Hartry, Mixing Engineer - Paul Williams
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertaiment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Leon Carr, Composer - Chet Atkins, Producer - Earl Shuman, Composer - Andy Wiswell, Producer - Mike Hartry, Mixing Engineer - Paul Williams - Arranged & conducted by Bill McElhiney, Conductor
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertaiment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Frank Gerald, Composer - Ray Charles, Composer - With The Ray Charles Singers, Associated Performer - Arranged & conducted by Nick Perito, Conductor - Nick Perito, Arranger - Andy Wiswell, Producer - Bill Lacey - Mike Hartry
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Noel Regney, Composer - Gloria Shayne Baker, Composer - With The Ray Charles Singers, Associated Performer - Andy Wiswell, Producer - Mike Hartry, Mixing Engineer - Paul Williams - Arranged & conducted by Nick Perito, Conductor
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Domenico Bartolucci, Composer - Ray Charles, Composer - With The Ray Charles Singers, Associated Performer - Arranged & conducted by Nick Perito, Associated Performer - Andy Wiswell, Producer - Mike Hartry, Mixing Engineer - Paul Williams
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Henry V. Onorati, Composer, Lyricist - The Ray Charles Singers, Associated Performer - Andy Wiswell, Producer - Katherine Davis, Composer, Lyricist - Paul Williams - Arranged & conducted by Nick Perito, Associated Performer - Harry Simeone, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl Sigman, Composer - Mickey Addy, Lyricist - Andy Wiswell, Producer - Mike Hartry, Mixing Engineer - Paul Williams - The Ray Charles Singers, Associated Performer - Arranged & conducted by Nick Perito, Conductor
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - A. Adam, Composer, Lyricist - Traditional, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Charles, Arranger - With The Ray Charles Singers - Andy Wiswell, Producer - Mike Hartry, Mixing Engineer - Paul Williams - Arranged & conducted by Nick Perito, Conductor
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Andy Wiswell, Producer - Traditional, Composer - Alfred Burt, Composer - Bill Lacey - With The Ray Charles Singers, Associated Performer - Arranged & conducted by Nick Perito, Conductor - Mike Hartry - Wihla Hutson, Composer
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Ray Evans, Composer, Lyricist - With The Ray Charles Singers, Associated Performer - Arranged & conducted by Nick Perito, Associated Performer - Jay Livingston, Composer, Lyricist - Andy Wiswell, Producer - Mike Hartry, Mixing Engineer - Paul Williams - Bill Lacey
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Victor Herbert, Composer, Lyricist - Andy Wiswell, Producer - Glen MacDonough, Composer, Lyricist - With The Ray Charles Singers, Associated Performer - Arranged & conducted by Nick Perito, Conductor
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Hugh Martin, Composer - Andy Wiswell, Producer - Ralph Blane, Composer - Mike Hartry, Mixing Engineer - Paul Williams - With The Ray Charles Singers, Associated Performer - Arranged & conducted by Nick Perito, Conductor
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertaiment
Perry Como, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Franz Schubert, Composer, Lyricist - Andy Wiswell, Producer - With The Ray Charles Singers, Associated Performer - Arranged & conducted by Nick Perito, Conductor
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Albumbeschreibung
Perry Como's voice was like baritone honey, and his tone and phrasing when he sang always carried an intimate clarity, always soothing, reassuring, calm, and joyous somehow, no matter the song. Como was simply born to sing Christmas songs. RCA Records (then Victor Records) signed Como in 1943, and beginning in 1946, started issuing various holiday singles from Como as 78s, up through 1951. As the recording industry changed and 45s, EPs, and LPs became the standard, RCA continued the practice, up through Como's last Christmas single, "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Forever," which was released in 1981. When all was said and done, and with a handful of radio promos and television performances mixed in, RCA was left with a pretty large Christmas catalog from Como, enough to fill three albums. Complete with an essay and annotations from Richard Carpenter (of the Carpenters), RCA originally released this set in a limited edition in 2010 -- it quickly sold out. Once again, Como was born to sing Christmas songs. Luckily he left a lot of them, and luckily this archival set collects them and is finally widely available.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
About the album
- 3 disc(s) - 53 track(s)
- Total length: 02:52:05
- Main artists: Perry Como
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Legacy Recordings
- Genre: Ambient / New Age / Easy Listening Kerstmuziek
This compilation (P) 2013 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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