The Christmas Album (Johnny Mathis album)


The Christmas Album is the fifth Christmas album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released on October 15, 2002, by Columbia Records and included his first recordings of three traditional carols, three new songs, and a handful of 20th-century offerings.
In December of that year, the album reached number 23 on Billboard magazine's Top Holiday Albums chart and number 143 on the Billboard 200.
The album also gave Mathis his first entry on Billboard's list of the top Adult Contemporary songs of the week since 1988's number 27 hit "I'm on the Outside Looking In", when "Frosty the Snowman" reached number 29 during the week it spent on the chart in the issue dated January 4, 2003.
Mathis is pictured on the cover at the age of four years.

Reception

This holiday outing elicited another positive review from William Ruhlmann of AllMusic: "Backed by the Irish Film Orchestra, which can be alternately lush and swinging, Mathis creates yet another winning collection."

Track listing

From the liner notes for the original album:
  1. "Joy To The World" – 2:01
  2. * Bob Krogstad – arranger
  3. "Heavenly Peace" – 3:30
  4. * Robbie Buchanan – arranger
  5. "Away in a Manger" – 2:30
  6. * Robbie Buchanan – arranger
  7. "A Christmas Love Song" – 3:35
  8. * Alan Broadbent – arranger
  9. "Frosty the Snowman" – 2:31
  10. * Bob Krogstad – arranger
  11. "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas" – 2:00
  12. * Ray Ellis – arranger
  13. "O Little Town of Bethlehem" – 2:44
  14. * Jonathan Tunick – arranger
  15. "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" – 3:34
  16. * Bob Krogstad – arranger
  17. Medley – 5:00
a. "Snowfall"
b. "Christmas Time Is Here"
  1. * Bob Krogstad – arranger
  2. "Merry Christmas" – 3:12
  3. * Jonathan Tunick – arranger

    Personnel

From the liner notes for the original album:
;Performers
;Production