BOBBY VINTON A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS— THE COMPLETE EPIC CHRISTMAS COLLECTION SELLING POINTS: SONGS: When The Beatles hit the top of • Almost Alone Among Pop Crooners in the ‘60s, the charts for the first time in 1964 1. Christmas Chopsticks Bobby Vinton Continued to Score Hits for Another with “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” 2. The Bell That Couldn’t Jingle Two Decades After the British Invasion, Including do you know what single they 3. Do You Hear What I Hear Such Top Ten Smashes as “Mr. Lonely,” “Please displaced? Why, Bobby Vinton’s 4. Dearest Santa Love Me Forever,” and “My Melody of Love” “There! I’ve Said It Again!” But, while the British Invasion 5. The Greatest Gift • Vinton Also Ruled the Christmas Charts with His spelled the end of chart appearances for just about every pop crooner 6. Christmas in Killarney 1963 EP Songs of Christmas and His 1964 Full- of Bobby’s ilk, “The Polish Prince” just kept rolling along, racking up a 7. Peppermint Stick Parade Length LP A Very Merry Christmas total of 49 hits all the way through 1981, including such Top Ten 8. Christmas Angel • A Very Merry Christmas—The Complete Epic smashes as “Mr. Lonely,” “Please Love Me Forever,” and “My Melody of 9. The Christmas Tree Christmas Collection Features Both the EP and Love.” Bobby was also a force on the Christmas charts, first with his 10. Three Wise Men, Wise Men Three the LP, Plus the Rare 1970 Single “Christmas Eve 1963 EP Songs of Christmas and then with his 1964 full-length LP A 11. White Christmas in My Home Town” Very Merry Christmas , both of which we have included in our new Real 12. My Christmas Prayer • Also Includes Two Non-LP Sides Taken from Gone release A Very Merry Christmas—The Complete Epic Collection , 13. Silver Bells Hard-to-Find Various Artists Packages and an which also features the 1970 single “Christmas Eve in My Home Town,” 14. White Christmas Unreleased Track two rare songs taken from various artists holiday packages released by 15. O Holy Night • Remastered by Maria Triana at Sony’s Battery Epic, and an unreleased track! Bobby offers an appealing mix of both 16. The Christmas Song Studios traditional holiday favorites and contemporary ‘60s pop songs of the 17. Winter Love (Unreleased) • Liner Notes by Joe Marchese season, including Bobby’s Top Ten Christmas chart single of “Dearest 18. Christmas Eve in My Home Town • Added Photos Santa” paired with Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s “The Bell That 19. Kissin’ Christmas Couldn’t Jingle.” Joe Marchese pens the liner notes, and we’ve included some nice shots of the ever photogenic Mr. Vinton. STREET DATE: November 6, 2015 Remastered by Maria Triana at Sony’s Battery Studios—a very merry Real Gone release indeed! LABEL: Real Gone Music GENRE: Holiday ORDER USING 848064004073 FORMAT: CD 8348064 00407 SELLING POINTS: SONGS: The Living Voices Sing Christmas Music (1962) • Brainchild of Pioneering Producer Ethel Gabriel, The 1. Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town Living Voices Were One of the Top Acts on RCA’s Wildly 2. Parade of the Wooden Soldiers Successful Living Stereo Imprint RCA’s wildly successful Living Stereo series 3. Jingle Bells • Living Voices Albums Were Renowned for Their Ornate spawned a number of ensembles with 4. Winter Wonderland Orchestration, Innovative Arrangements, and, Most of “Living” in their titles; the two that folks 5. The Christmas Song All, Sweeping Stereo Sound remember these days are The Living (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) • This Twofer Includes a Pair of Classic Christmas Strings and The Living Voices. Both groups 6. White Christmas were the brainchild of RCA’s trailblazing 7. Wassail Song Albums from the Vocal Ensemble female producer Ethel Gabriel, who 8. Carol Medley: Joy to the World/ • 1962’s Sing Christmas Music Had Come Out in 1959 on assembled some of the finest studio God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen/ the Living Stereo Imprint as Christmas Surprises from musicians, arrangers and vocalists for Hark! The Herald Angels Sing the Ralph Hunter Choir lush, beautifully recorded albums aimed 9. The First Noël • Features Such Unexpected Touches as an Orchestra of at a middle America eager to give their 10. Indian Christmas Carol Toys and a Native American Christmas Carol newly acquired stereo systems a spin. In 11. Latin Lullaby • Worldwide CD Debut particular, the two holiday albums 12. Silent Night • 1965’s The Little Drummer Boy Boasts the Legendary featured on this twofer that she released with The Anita Kerr Singers and Production by Anita Kerr Herself Living Voices remain treasured among Christmas music aficionados for their The Little Drummer Boy (1965) ornate orchestration, innovative arrangements, and, most of all, sweeping • Includes Then-Recent Seasonal Broadway Tunes Along 13. Medley: Jingle Bells/Sleigh Ride stereo sound. The first, 1962’s Sing Christmas Music , had actually come out 14. A Holly Jolly Christmas with Modern Classics Like “Blue Christmas” and Old on the Living Stereo imprint in 1959 as Christmas Surprises from The Ralph 15. Medley: Silver Bells/Little Christmas Favorites Like “Jingle Bells” Hunter Choir ; choir director Hunter garnered two Grammy nominations that Tree Waltz • Domestic CD Debut year for his album The Wild Wild West . Among the surprises was the 16. Be a Santa • Remastered by Maria Triana at Sony’s Battery Studios introduction of orchestra of toys including the Hunter family’s electric train 17. Medley: Pine Cones and Holly Berries and transformer to “Parade of the Wooden Soldiers,” and an intriguing • Liner Notes by Joe Marchese (It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas)/ rendition of “The Indian Christmas Carol,” which is credited as being the first We Wish You a Merry Christmas North American Christmas song dating back to 1643! The second album, 18. The Little Drummer Boy 1965’s The Little Drummer Boy , featured the legendary Anita Kerr Singers 19. Do You Hear What I Hear and production by Anita Kerr herself; the program varies from recent STREET DATE: November 6, 2015 20. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day Broadway fare (“Be a Santa” from Subways Are for Sleeping ; “Pine Cones 21. Blue Christmas LABEL: Real Gone Music and Holly Berries” from Here’s Love ) to warhorses like “Jingle Bells” and 22. What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve GENRE: Holiday “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” to modern classics like “Blue Christmas” FORMAT: CD and the title tune. The Little Drummer Boy makes its first domestic CD appearance on this Real Gone reissue, while Sing Christmas Music has never been on CD anywhere; Joe Marchese pens the liner notes. A pair of easy listening Christmas classics! ORDER USING 848064004035 8548064 00403.