A Christmas Gift for You From Philles Records
by Phil Spector & Various Artists
- Type: Compilation
- Released: 22 November 1963
- Label: Philles
- Country: United States
- Length: 34:08
- Community rating: 3.05/5 from 3 ratings
Artists on this release: Various Artists
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Applying his dense, symphonic 'Wall of Sound' to traditional seasonal tunes, Phil Spector crafted what is arguably the most essential holiday album in pop history. Featuring sensational girl-group vocal performances, it turns classic winter melodies into colossal, joyful pop epics.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, wall-of-sound, christmas
Tracklist
- White Christmas (2:45)
- Frosty The Snowman (2:19)
- The Bells Of St. Mary (2:30)
- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (2:29)
- Sleigh Ride (3:45)
- Marshmellow World (2:30)
- I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (2:29)
- Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (2:20)
- Winter Wonderland (2:32)
- Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers (3:00)
- Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) (2:30)
- Here Comes Santa Claus (2:24)
- Silent Night (2:35)
Credits
- Various - primary artist
- Jack Nitzsche - arranged by, percussion
- Jimmy Bond - bass
- Ray Pohlman - bass
- Hal Blaine - drums
- Larry Levine - engineer
- Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans - featuring
- Darlene Love - featuring
- The Crystals - featuring
- The Ronettes - featuring
- Bill Pitman - guitar
- Irving Rubins - guitar
- Nino Tempo - guitar
- Tommy Tedesco - guitar
- Jay Migliori - horns
- Lou Blackburn - horns
- Roy Caton - horns
- Steve Douglas - horns
- Phil Spector - liner notes, producer, written-by
- Frank Capp - percussion
- Sonny Bono - percussion
- Al De Lory - piano
- Don Randi - piano
- Leon Russell - piano
- The Johnny Vidor Strings - strings
- Irving Berlin - written-by
- Jack Rollins - written-by
- Steve Nelson - written-by
- A. Emmett Adams - written-by
- Douglas Furber - written-by
- Haven Gillespie - written-by
- J. Fred Coots - written-by
- Leroy Anderson - written-by
- Mitchell Parish - written-by
- Carl Sigman - written-by
- Peter De Rose - written-by
- Tommie Connor - written-by
- Johnny Marks - written-by
- Dick Smith - written-by
- Felix Bernard - written-by
- L茅on Jessel - written-by
- Ellie Greenwich - written-by
- Jeff Barry - written-by
- Gene Autry - written-by
- Oakley Haldeman - written-by
- Traditional - written-by