Description:

The most iconic holiday record in Verve Records repertoire and one of the most successful jazz holiday albums of all time like youve never heard it before! This expanded edition of Ella Fitzgeralds 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 Ellas 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 Grants 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, Ellas 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 Years 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 Its Cold Outside (feat. Louis Jordan)
3. Santa Claus Got Stuck (In My Chimney)
4. Gee, Baby, Aint I Good To You (feat. Louis Armstrong)
5. Ive Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (feat. Louis Armstrong)
6. The Christmas Song Single Version