Richard emerges on new Perry Como CD as a writer

[JAZZ4JEFF]

Richard wrote the liner notes for a new Christmas collection from Perry Como. Similar to the work he did on the Spike Jones holiday CD a few years back. Here is the description.

A roaring fire, something warm to wear (probably a cardigan), and the crooning sounds of Perry Como. He has been the comforting recipe for countless Christmas celebrations for generations. Now, for the first time, here are ALL of the holiday- themed recordings Perry made for RCA over 36 years, with liner notes by longtime admirer Richard Carpenter! The first eight tracks hail from the original 78 rpm album Perry Como Sings Merry Christmas Music (1946). Next up is the 1953 album Around the Christmas Tree. Thats disc one; disc two leads off with the 1959 stereo album Seasons Greetings from Perry Como, plus the 1967 singles Christmas Bells and Love Is a Christmas Rose. Then comes the 1968 album The Perry Como Christmas Album, plus the album outtake Some Children See Him, the single release Christmas Dream and Perrys final holiday song from 1982, the appropriately-titled I Wish It Could Be Christmas Forever. 51 tracks!

 

[Harry]

Track listing for this Collector's Coice release:

1 That Christmas Feeling
2 Winter Wonderland
3 Ill Be Home for Christmas
4 Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
5 Silent Night
6 Little Town of Bethlehem
7 O Come All Ye Faithful
8 Jingle Bells
9 White Christmas
10 Ave Maria
11 The Christmas Symphony
12 Theres No Christmas Like a Home
13 Christmas
14 The Story of the First Christmas
15 Its Beginning to Look a Lot Like
16 Christmas
17 The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to
18 You)
19 The Twelve Days of Christmas
20 C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S
21 Joy to the World
22 Twas the Night Before Christmas
23 Frosty the Snowman
24 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
25 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
26 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
27 Theres No Place Like Home for the
28 Holidays
29 Ave Maria
30 Theres No Place Like Home for the
31 Holidays
32 Winter Wonderland
33 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
34 The Christmas Song
35 Santa Claus Is Comin to Town
36 White Christmas
37 Here We Come A-Caroling
38 We Wish You a Merry Christmas
39 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
40 O Holy Night
41 The Story of the First Christmas
42 Christmas Bells
43 Love Is a Christmas Rose
44 Christmas Eve
45 Do You Hear What I Hear?
46 Christ Is Born
47 The Little Drummer Boy
48 Theres No Christmas Like a Home
49 Christmas
50 O Holy Night
51 Caroling, Caroling, The First Noel,
52 , Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
53 Silent Night
54 Silver Bells
55 Toyland
56 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
57 Ave Maria
58 Some Children See Him
59 Christmas Dream
60 I Wish It Could Be Christmas Forever

(I don't know why Collector's Choice is listing 60 tracks but the Amazon description says 51.)

Harry

 

[Dave]

(I don't know why Collector's Choice is listing 60 tracks but the Amazon description says 51)

Perhaps here are some reasons:

15. Its Beginning to Look a Lot Like
16. Christmas

17. The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to
18. You)

27. There's No Place Like Home for the
28. Holidays

30. There's No Place Like Home for the
31. Holidays

48. There's No Christmas Like a Home
49. Christmas



Dave

 

[Harry]

Well that would explain then, wouldn't it!

Harry

 

[CarpentersToYou]

Nice to see that Richard is remaining active in the music world. I truly wonder if he's done with the Carpenters. It certainly seems that way. I guess we can't blame him, as he's been doing it for so long. I'm grateful for all we've got.
However, ABBA is releasing a vinyl collection of all of their albums. I'd love to see that put together for the Carpenters, too.

 

[manofsteel1979]

Nice to see that Richard is remaining active in the music world. I truly wonder if he's done with the Carpenters. It certainly seems that way. I guess we can't blame him, as he's been doing it for so long. I'm grateful for all we've got.
However, ABBA is releasing a vinyl collection of all of their albums. I'd love to see that put together for the Carpenters, too.

This...in spades!

Paul McCartney is also re-releasing "Band On The Run" in Vinyl as well. Vinyl has seen a comeback of sorts lately. Hopefully this will give Richard the inspiration to give ALL the Carpenters studio albums a proper vinyl release in their ORIGINAL mixes, as they were released back then.. Also, for good measure, add "As Time Goes By" and even Karen's solo album in a vinyl release.

It would be great to hear and experience the Carpenters catalog as it was originally intended to be heard, and would provide a worthy swan song to the string of releases we've seen since 1983.

 

[Dave]

Well, here, I believe are all 51 tracks, on the up-coming Perry Como Complete Christmas CD, though I've found them in the way of "what's on Disc 1 & 2", for those still interested:

DISC ONE:

1. That Christmas Feeling
2. Winter Wonderland
3. I'll Be Home for Christmas
4. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
5. Silent Night
6. Little Town of Bethlehem
7. O Come All Ye Faithful
8. Jingle Bells
9. White Christmas
10. Ave Maria
11. The Christmas Symphony
12. Theres No Christmas Like a Home Christmas
13. The Story of the First Christmas (radio promo single)
14. Its Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
15. The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)
16. The Twelve Days of Christmas
17. C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S
18. Joy to the World
19. Twas the Night Before Christmas
20. Frosty the Snowman
21. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
22. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
23. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
24. There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays
25. Ave Maria

DISC TWO:

1. There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays
2. Winter Wonderland
3. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
4. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
5. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
6. White Christmas
7. Here We Come A-Caroling/We Wish You a Merry Christmas
8. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
9. O Holy Night
10. The Story of the First Christmas
11. Christmas Bells
12. Love Is a Christmas Rose
13. Christmas Eve
14. Do You Hear What I Hear?
15. Christ Is Born
16. The Little Drummer Boy
17. There's No Christmas Like a Home Christmas
18. O Holy Night
19. Caroling, Caroling/The First Noel/Hark! The Herald Angels Sing/Silent Night
20. Silver Bells
21. Toyland
22. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
23. Ave Maria
24. Some Children See Him
25. Christmas Dream
26. I Wish It Could Be Christmas Forever


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