The 25th Day of December
Appearance
The 25th Day of December | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 1960 | |||
Recorded | August 18–21, 1960 | |||
Genre | Christmas | |||
Length | 32:44 | |||
Label | Atco | |||
Producer | Ahmet Ertegün | |||
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The 25th Day of December is a Christmas album by American singer Bobby Darin, released in 1960.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
In his Allmusic review, critic Dennis MacDonald praised the American spirituals included on the album but wrote "On the hymns, however, Darin is lost in syrupy arrangements."[1]
Track listing
[edit]All songs Traditional unless otherwise noted.
- "O Come All Ye Faithful" (Frederick Oakeley, John Reading, John Francis Wade) – 2:25
- "Poor Little Jesus" (Paul Campbell, Ronnie Gilbert, Lee Hays, Fred Hellerman, Pete Seeger, Traditional) – 3:03
- "Child of God" – 2:03
- "Baby Born Today" – 1:30
- "Holy Holy Holy" – 2:47
- "Ave Maria" – 4:00
- "Go Tell It on the Mountain" (John Wesley Work, Jr., Traditional) – 1:54
- "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks" – 2:12
- "Jehovah Hallelujah" – 2:16
- "Mary, Where Is Your Baby?" – 1:50
- "Silent Night, Holy Night" (Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr) – 3:51
- "Dona Nobis Pacem" – 1:52
- "Amen" – 0:58
- "Christmas Auld Lang Syne" (Manny Kurtz, Frances Philip Military) – 2:43
Personnel
[edit]- Bobby Darin – vocals
- Bill Putnam – engineer
- Bobby Scott – arranger, conductor
References
[edit]- ^ a b MacDonald, Dennis. "The 25th Day of December > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved May 14, 2015.