Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas: Vinyl 2LP

The most iconic holiday record in Verve Records’ repertoire and one of the most successful jazz holiday albums of all time like you’ve never heard it before! This expanded edition of Ella Fitzgerald’s classic 1960 album Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas features a second LP with six tracks making their vinyl debut - for the first time, all of Ella’s holiday recordings for Verve Records and Decca Records are together on one collection. Housed in a beautiful gatefold jacket featuring a “deluxe” take on Gene Grant’s classic 1960 album artwork, the package also includes a beautiful 8-page booklet with detailed session notes and essay from journalist Will Friedwald, plus a sheet of cut-out holiday ornaments – the perfect gift for any music fan. Nearly 65 years after its original release, Ella’s beloved holiday classic is now twice as long as it was in 1960. As Ella herself once said, “the only thing better than singing is more singing,” and the only thing better than the original Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas is the new, expanded edition!

Original LP: Side A
1. Jingle Bells
2. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
3. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
4. What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?
5. Sleigh Ride
6. The Christmas Song
 
Original LP: Side B
1. Good Morning Blues
2. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
3. Winter Wonderland
4. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
5. Frosty The Snowman
6. White Christmas
 
Original LP: Side C
1. The Secret of Christmas
2. We Three Kings of Orient Are/O Little Town of Bethlehem
3. Christmas Island
4. The Christmas Song- Alternative Take
5. White Christmas – Alternative Take
6. Frosty The Snowman – Alternative Take
 
Original LP: Side D
1. Holiday in Harlem
2. Baby It’s Cold Outside (feat. Louis Jordan)
3. Santa Claus Got Stuck (In My Chimney)
4. Gee, Baby, Ain’t I Good To You (feat. Louis Armstrong)
5. I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (feat. Louis Armstrong)
6. The Christmas Song – Single Version