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The 25th Day of December

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Released
  
October 1960

Length
  
32:44

Artist
  
Bobby Darin

Producer
  
Ahmet Ertegun

Genre
  
Christmas music

Recorded
  
August 18–21, 1960

The 25th Day of December (1960)
  
Two of a Kind (1961)

Release date
  
October 1960

Label
  
Atco Records


Similar
  
Bobby Darin albums, Christmas music albums

The 25th Day of December is a Christmas album by American singer Bobby Darin, released in 1960.

Contents

Reception

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."

Track listing

All songs Traditional unless otherwise noted.

  1. "O Come All Ye Faithful" (Frederick Oakeley, John Reading, John Francis Wade) – 2:25
  2. "Poor Little Jesus" (Paul Campbell, Ronnie Gilbert, Lee Hays, Fred Hellerman, Pete Seeger, Traditional) – 3:03
  3. "Child of God" – 2:03
  4. "Baby Born Today" – 1:30
  5. "Holy Holy Holy" – 2:47
  6. "Ave Maria" – 4:00
  7. "Go Tell It on the Mountain" (John Wesley Work, Jr., Traditional) – 1:54
  8. "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks" – 2:12
  9. "Jehovah Hallelujah" – 2:16
  10. "Mary, Where Is Your Baby?" – 1:50
  11. "Silent Night, Holy Night" (Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr) – 3:51
  12. "Dona Nobis Pacem" – 1:52
  13. "Amen" – 0:58
  14. "Christmas Auld Lang Syne" (Manny Kurtz, Frances Philip Military) – 2:43

Personnel

  • Bobby Darin – vocals
  • Bill Putnam – engineer
  • Bobby Scott – arranger, conductor
  • Songs

    1O Come All Ye Faithful2:26
    2Poor Little Jesus3:03
    3Child of God2:03

    References

    The 25th Day of December Wikipedia