An Old-Fashioned Christmas (VINYL) | Very Good Plus (VG+) Near Mint (NM)

*PHOTOS ACTUAL*

VG+ VINYL HAS LIGHT MARKS THROUGHOUT, MAY PLAY W SOME LIGHT NOISE IN PARTS / nm sleeve in shrink *NO CUTS*

Label:
A&M Records – SP 3270, A&M Records – SP-3270
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition, Carrollton
Country:
US
Released:
1984
Genre:
Pop
Style:
Vocal, Ballad
A1        It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
Written-By – Sears*, Willis*
0:43
Overture    (8:13)
A2a        Happy Holiday
Written-By – Irving Berlin
A2b        The First Noel    
A2c        March Of The Toys
Written-By – Victor Herbert
A2d        Little Jesus    
A2e        I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Written-By – Thomas Conner*
A2f        O Little Town Of Bethlehem
Written-By – P. Brooks*, L. Redner*
A2g        In Dulce Jubilo    
A2h        Gesu Bambino
Written-By – Pietro Yon*
A2i        Angels We Have Heard On High    
A3        An Old-Fashioned Christmas
Written-By – Donald Wyrtzen*, Lynne Brower
2:14
A4        O Holy Night    3:31
A5        Home For The Holidays
Written-By – Stillman*, Allen*
2:13
Medley    (3:43)
A6a        Here Comes Santa Claus
Written-By – Autry*, Haldeman*
A6b        Frosty The Snowman
Written-By – S. Nelson*, J. Rollins*
A6c        Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Written-By – Johnny Marks
A6d        Good King Wenceslas    
A7        Little Altar Boy
Written-By – Howlett Smith
3:43
B1        Do You Hear What I Hear?
Written-By – G. Shayne*, N. Regney*
2:53
B2        My Favorite Things
Written-By – Rodgers & Hammerstein
3:53
B3        He Came Here For Me
Written By – Ron Nelson
2:12
B4        Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
Written-By – Gillespie*, Coots*
4:04
B5        What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
Written-By – Frank Loesser
2:51
Selections From "The Nutcracker"
Written-By – Tchaikovsky*
(6:14)
B6a        Overture Miniature    
B6b        Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy    
B6c        Trepak    
B6d        Valse Des Fleurs    
B7        I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
Written-By – Longfellow*, Johnny Marks
2:21
Copyright © – A&M Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – A&M Records, Inc.
Distributed By – Columbia House
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA
Engineered At – Abbey Road Studios
Engineered At – Evergreen Studios
Recorded At – A&M Studios
Mixed At – A&M Studios
Adapted By – Richard Carpenter (tracks: A2a, A2b, A2d, A2g, A2i, A4, A6d)
Arranged By – Billy May (tracks: B3), Peter Knight (5) (tracks: A2 to B2, B5 to B7), Richard Carpenter (tracks: A1, B4)
Art Direction – Chuck Beeson
Bass [Upright] – Pete Morgan
Concept By [Conceived By] – Richard Carpenter
Conductor [The English Chorale] – Robert Howes
Conductor [The O.K. Chorale] – Dick Bolks
Design [Album] – Melanie Nissen
Drums – Barry Morgan, Ron Tutt
Electric Bass – Joe Morgan
Engineer – Eric Tomlinson, John Richards, Ray Gerhardt, Robert De La Garza, Roger Young
Engineer [Assistant] – Allan Rouse, Clyde Kaplan, Dave Marquette*, Jim Kassell, Mike Hatcher
Harp – Gayle Levant, Skiala Kanga*
Illustration – Robert Tanenbaum
Keyboards – Pete Jolly, Richard Carpenter
Mastered By – Arnie Acosta
Piano – Richard Carpenter
Producer – Jack Daugherty (tracks: B4), Karen Carpenter (tracks: B4), Richard Carpenter
Tenor Saxophone – John Phillips (6)
Vocals – Karen Carpenter, Richard Carpenter, The English Chorale, The O.K. Chorale
*CRC printed lower right back sleeve
*Pressing plant information from run-out: G1 etch indicates Carrollton, GA pressing plant.
*No Barcode
*The English Chorale "by kind permission of CNR Records"
*Arnie Acosta at A&M Mastering Studios, Hollywood, CA credited with mastering the album on back sleeve. His distinctive AA etch does not appear in the run-outs of this pressing.
*Plain white paper liner

"This album lovingly dedicated to the memory of my late sister and friend Karen, who was extremely fond of both Christmas and Christmas music."

Carpenters' International Fan Club
P.O. Box 1084
Downey, California 90241

Karen A. Carpenter Memorial Foundation
P.O. Box 1368
Downey, California 90241

℗ 1974 © 1984
 

• Media Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
• Sleeve Condition: Near Mint (NM)
• Genre: HOLIDAY
• Format Type: LP