A Gene Autry Christmas

A Gene Autry Christmas

ASIN: B0000029K1

Editorial Reviews
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Gene Autry was perhaps less a singing cowboy than the prototype for all singing cowboys. He made his mark by representing an Americana that was all old-style Western romance and clear blue skies. His yodeling hasn't held up well, but his emphasis on both types of music--"country and and western," as the joke goes--has made him among the first that people think of when they dream of how the West was won. Here, he sings solo and in duets with Rosemary Clooney, the Mitchell Choirboys, the Cass County Boys and the King Sisters, and the Pinafores. The recordings cover the post-World War II era, between 1947 through 1956, and include many Christmas faves, including "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Frosty the Snowman," and "Jingle Bells," among them. --Rob O'Connor

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Childhood Memories

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer CD

This item was exactly as I remembered it!

I Love This C.D.

I don't even know where to begin...

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Gene Autry
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000I2IQDI
Release Date: 2006-09-26

Tracks:

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Nine Little Reindeer
Jingle Bells
Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
Up on the House Top
Sleigh Bells
O Little Down of Bethlehem
Silent Night
Joy to the World
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Away in the Manger
What Child Is This

Customer Reviews:

Childhood Memories.......2007-02-23

This was my favorite album as a child. I have looked for it for years and was delighted when Amazon emailed me that it was in their inventory. This CD means Christmas to me. I absolutely love it.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer CD.......2007-01-15

This was the music my children listened to as they were growing up. But we listened to it on vinyl records. I bought each one of them the CD. They all said it brought a smile to their faces and a lot of good memories. The sound was even better than the old record.

This item was exactly as I remembered it!.......2007-01-09

This album was an all time favorite when I was growing up. My sisters and brothers all adored it. The CD version is identical to what the album was. I think there are a couple more songs on it, but they are every bit as good as the rest of the album. Anyone buying this album for a little reminiscing will love it!

I Love This C.D........2006-11-18

LISTENING TO THIS C.D. MAKES ME THINK OF MY CHILDHOOD SPENDING CHRISTMAS WITH MY GRANDPARENTS. OF WHICH WHOM HAVE PAST I EVEN GOT MY SISTER ONE SHE ALSO LOVES IT. SO SIT BACK LISTEN AND REMEMBER. MERYY CHRISTMAS

I don't even know where to begin..........2006-10-21

As a Gene Autry fan, particularly of his Christmas recordings, I was really looking forward to this release. But...what a disappointment! I will look over the dropouts - obviously the source tapes have deteriorated - but what happened to the final three cuts? They are so laden with noise reduction artifacts that they are barely listenable. And, I know the disc is short, but were the 2 second pauses between tracks REALLY necessary? Talk about choppy. No flow at all.

This CD did make me do one thing...go back into my archives and pull out my original Grand Prix vinyl. I think I'll be doing a transfer and retire this CD to the bottom shelf.

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town: A Family Christmas

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Santa Claus Is Coming to Town: A Family Christmas
Burl Ives , The Chipmunks , Perry Como , Elmo & Patsy , Gene Autry , Willie Nelson , Jimmy Boyd , The Beach Boys , and Ricky Zahnd
Manufacturer: Sony BMG Music
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The Complete Original Hits

ASIN: B000MF8AK0

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12 track audio cd. Songs are: 1)A Holly Jolly Christmas-Burl Ives, 2)The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)-The Chipmunks, 3)Santa Claus Is Coming to Town-Perry Como, 4)Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer-Elmo & Patsy, 5)Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer-Gene Autry, 6)Frosty the Snowman-Willie Nelson, 7)I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus-Jimmy Boyd, 8)(I'm Gettin') Nuttin' For Christmas-Ricky Zahnd, 9)Santa's Beard-The Beach Boys, 10)Jingle Bells-The Singing Dogs, 11)The Night Before Christmas-Stan Freberg, 12)O Tannenbaum-Vince Guaraldi.

Rudolph Red Nosed Reindeer & Other Christmas Classics

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Back in the Sleigh-dle Again
The Christmas Classics from the Singing Cowboy himself
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Rudolph Red Nosed Reindeer & Other Christmas Classics
Gene Autry
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ASIN: B0000C8AWW
Release Date: 2003-09-16

Tracks:

Here Comes Santa Claus
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
He's A Chubby Little Fellow
Santa, Santa, Santa
If It Dosen't Snow On Christmas Day
When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter
Frosty The Snow Man
The Night Before Christmas Song
The Night Before Christmas (In Texas, That Is)
Where Did My Snowman Go?
I Wish My Mom Would Marry Santa Claus
Sleigh Bells
'Round 'Round The Christmas Tree
Merry Christmas Waltz
Everyone's A Child At Christmas
You Can See Old Santa Claus
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
Up On The Housetop

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The late Gene Autry (a.k.a. the "Singing Cowboy" and the former owner of the Anaheim Angels) co-wrote the popular standard "Here Comes Santa Claus" in 1947. Over the next six years he seemed to keep reinventing it, if this 18-song collection of Autry's recorded Christmas music is any indication. There's "Santa, Santa, Santa," "He's A Chubby Little Fellow," and "I Wish My Mom Would Marry Santa Claus"--all variations on a theme (but what Christmas music isn't?). Still, for lovers of cowboy music and particularly Autry's amicable straight-forward vocal style, this is a respectable, unvarnished collection that also includes a duet with Rosemary Clooney ("The Night Before Christmas Song"), a number of tunes penned by Johnny Marks (including "Rudolph…"), and a couple of notable "Frosty the Snowman" themes. There's also a little ditty called "Sleigh Bells," co-inked by the Singing Cowboy six years after his success with "Here Comes Santa Claus," as proof that lightning does strike twice. --Martin Keller

Customer Reviews:

nostalgia.......2007-01-12

My sister and I grew up in the era of Gene Autry. A few Christmases ago we were trying to sing "If it doesn't snow on Christmas. . . " and couldn't remember all the words. This album is so great. Full of lots of great songs for children. I bought one for myself and one for my sister. It's a great addition to my Christmas music collection.

Back in the Sleigh-dle Again.......2005-01-06

Prolific. That was Gene Autry, it seems. His wife asked him to record "Rudolph", a promotional tune for the long-time but now-defunct Montgomery Ward department store. It went beyond a mere promo and ended up as a Christmas standard. Who knows how much money it's made. Gene could also write a tune now and then and not just "Ridin' Down the Canyon". He wrote some of these songs himself. It's worth having, believe me. And as for prolific, reviewer L. Bernabo (with the typo in his branding) couldn't tell you which song is the #3 most popular (after White Christmas and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer). Well, trust me, it's "The Christmas Song" written by the "Velvet Fog" Mel Torme and sung by Nat "King" Cole. It's been around like 50 years. You can find it easily enough. In the meantime, buy this one.

The Christmas Classics from the Singing Cowboy himself.......2003-12-04

This 2003 release adds a couple of tracks to the CBS "Christmas Favorites" album from a while back, and remasters the entire bunch. That does not exactly make these songs sound like they were recorded last week, but they do sound better and there is something totally appropriate about the old fashioned sound of these recordings that you do not really want them tampering with anyway. It is interesting to note that the most "traditional" song Autry does is the last track, "Up on the Rooftop"; most of these songs are about Santa Claus. You would think there would be something less secular, especially given we are talking about a major country western star, but that is not the case. Apparently that was the way things were a half-century ago. Just remember, this collection is nostalgia and not kitsch, even if these songs were recorded before you were born.

Christmas Classics.......2003-11-01

What a wonderful CD. All of these songs are classics. And the master of Christmas melodies performs them with his usual mellow voice. Christmas is not Christmas with out Rudolph. And the song "Where Did My Snowman Go?"....what a treasure. Rosemary Clooney and Gene's voices really blend well together on "The Night Before Christmas Song". This version of "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" is wonderful. This CD is a must for anyone who loves Christmas music. Mr. Autry is in top form on all of these selections.

HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS: A Family Christmas Volume 2

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HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS: A Family Christmas Volume 2
Burl Ives , Gene Autry , The Chipmunks , Vince Guaraldi Trio , The Singing Dogs , Jerry Lewis , Spike Jones and his City Slickers , Ray Stevens , Mel Blanc , and Various Artists
Manufacturer: Compass Productions
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Binding: Audio CD

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2003 Compass Productions/EMI Music Special Markets Christmas music compilation housed in a clear jewel case with see-through graphics. Contains 12-tracks: 1. BURL IVES: A Holly Jolly Christmas; 2. GENE AUTRY: Frosty the Snowman; 3. THE CHIPMUNKS: Up on the House-Top; 4. VINCE GUARALDI TRIO: O Tannenbaum; 5. RAFFI: Must Be Santa; 6. THE SINGING DOGS: Jingle Bells; 7. JERRY LEWIS: I've Had a Very Merry Christmas; 8. SPIKE JONES AND HIS CITY SLICKERS: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; 9. NAT KING COLE: The Happiest Christmas Tree; 10. MEL BLANC: I Can't Wait Till Quithmuth Day; 11. RAY STEVENS: Santa Claus Is Watchin' You; and 12. THE BEACH BOYS: Santa's Beard.

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Greatest Children's Christmas Hits
Gene Autry , Lynn Anderson , and Merle Haggard
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ASIN: B0000026MQ
Release Date: 1991-07-01

Tracks:

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Gene Autry
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Lynn Anderson
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - Merle Haggard
Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus - George Jones, Tammy Wynette
Little Gray Donkey - Johnny Cash
Jingle Bell Rock - Sweethearts of the Rodeo, Sweethearts of the Rodeo
Frosty the Snowman - Willie Nelson
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer - Elmo & Patsy
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Lynn Anderson
Jingle Bells - George Jones

Customer Reviews:

Childhood memories.......2004-12-02

This is my favorite collection of Christmas hits. But that's just because these were the songs I listened to as a kid. Aww, brings a tear...

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Here Comes Santa Claus
Happy Holidays, folks, wherever you may be!
simple and soothing
NOT THE ORIGINALS BEWARE!!
"Gene Autry is Santa Claus 365 days a year"

Here Comes Santa Claus
Gene Autry
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000JQM0
Release Date: 1999-10-05

Tracks:

Here Comes Santa Claus [Right Down Santa Claus Lane]
Frosty the Snowman
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Jingle Bells
Silver Bells
Nine Little Reindeer
Sleigh Bells
Buon Natale
Santa's Comin' in a Whirlybird
32 Feet and Eight Little Tails
Up on the Housetop
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
Story of the Nativity
Silent Night
Joy to the World
One Solitary Life

Customer Reviews:

Here Comes Santa Claus.......2007-01-12

I loved this CD. I bought it because when my brother and I were little kids we always listened to a Gene Autry Christmas record while decorating the Christmas Tree. I just had to find a Gene Autry CD for me and my daughter to listen to while decorating ours.

Happy Holidays, folks, wherever you may be!.......2004-12-18

This is a compilation of Christmas songs that Gene Autry recorded for his own record label after he left Columbia Records. Seven of the songs here are re-recordings of songs he previously recorded for Columbia. In most cases, they are not quite as good as the originals, but they are still very good. The arrangements are slightly different, and a few of them have commentaries by Gene before or after the songs. Notable original songs include the novelties "Buon Natale", "Nine Little Reindeer" and "Santa's Coming in a Whirlybird". The latter two feature Mel Blanc as the voice of Rudolph! And then there's the 13 minute long "The Story of the Nativity", which is Gene telling the story of the birth of Jesus to his "nephew". Sure, it's kind of corny, but I found it to be quite moving. While these recordings aren't as essential as Gene's Columbia recordings, they are still quite good and I would recommend this CD.

simple and soothing.......2002-12-20

A time of innocense, a reminder of growing up with smiles and adventure. Better than meditating!

NOT THE ORIGINALS BEWARE!!.......2002-11-18

I was very upset when this CD arrived. I was under the impression that these were the "original recordings" of Mr. Autry's Christmas records. They have been re-recorded and by no means are they bad.......their just NOT THE ORIGINALS! I want the original Columbia recordings. I gave it 2 stars because he does sound great....again just not the originals!

"Gene Autry is Santa Claus 365 days a year".......2001-01-07

Gene Autry was responsible for keeping one of the world's greatest Christmas traditions alive the "Hollywood Christmas Parade", when bad times surfaced and needed some assistance financially...it was Gene who came to the rescue as Johnny Grant (Honary Mayor of Hollywood) did whatever it took to keep the parade the class-A Holiday event from going under...drawing approximatley one million spectators along the parade route each year, Hollywood's biggest single-day event and the kick off for the Holiday Season...this was all from Gene's generous support and giving spirit.

The year was 1946, on a Thanksgiving weekend and a Gene rode tall in the saddle, and Santa Claus was right around the bend, heard the children excited chants of "HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS"...and a song was born from Gene and co-written by Oakley Haldeman...recorded on August 28th, 1947 and became an instant hit. Then in 1949 songwriter Johnny Marks composed a tune from a poem - "RUDOLOPH, THE RED-NOSED REINDEER" many artist turned down the chance to record this classic, but Ina Autry, Gene's first wife loved the song and felt the children would love it too...she was right...and the rest my friends, is history.

By 1969 Gene's version of "RUDOLPH" had sold 6,500,000 copies and was the all-time top selling single for Columbia Records (the 1957 version, recorded for Gene's Challenge label, is included here)..."RUDOLPH" ranks as the second favorite Christmas song right behind Irving Berlin's "White Christmas".

Varese Sarabande and Gene share with fans old and new these popular Christmas songs recorded in the late '50s and early '60s...hope you enjoy them and they bring you wonderful memories with many happy returns from "America's Favorite Singing Cowboy" - GENE AUTRY!

Total Time: 45:20 on 16 Tracks...Varese Sarabande VSD-6034...(1999)

The Christmas Album: Silent Night, Frosty the Snowman, Jingle Bells, Auld Lang Syne, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, Oh Little Town of Bethlehem, 'T Was the Night Before Christmas, Oh Come All Ye Faithful, Away in a Manger
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The Christmas Album: Silent Night, Frosty the Snowman, Jingle Bells, Auld Lang Syne, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, Oh Little Town of Bethlehem, 'T Was the Night Before Christmas, Oh Come All Ye Faithful, Away in a Manger
gene autry, bobby helms, billy vaughan, frank sinatra, bing crosby, rosemary clooney, the lettermen, liberace lou monte
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Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000JVU5PA

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Gene Autry The Complete Columbia Christmas Recordings

Complete Columbia Christmas Recordings Gene Autry

The Christmas Cowboy's complete Columbia Christmas catalog

The Christmas Cowboy

Gene Autry Is Great

Complete Columbia Christmas Recordings
Gene Autry
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
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ASIN: B0002XEEBG
Release Date: 2004-09-21

Tracks:

Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
An Old Fashioned Tree
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
If It Doesnt Snow On Christmas
Hes A Chubby Little Fellow
Santa, Santa, Santa
Frosty The Snow Man
When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter
(Hard Rock, Coco and Joe) The Three Little Dwarfs
Thirty-Two Feet - Eight Little Tails
Poppy The Puppy
Hell Be Coming Down the Chimney (Like He Always Did Before)
The Night Before Christmas Song - Rosemary Clooney and Gene Autry
Look Out The Window (The Winter Song) - Rosemary Clooney and Gene Autry
Merry Texas Christmas, You All!
The Night Before Christmas (In Texas, That Is)
Where Did My Snowman Go?
Freddie, The Little Fir Tree
Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) 20 Santa Claus Is Comin To Town
Up On The House Top (Ho Ho Ho)
I Wish My Mom Would Marry Santa Claus
Sleigh Bells
Round, Round The Christmas Tree
Merry Christmas Waltz
Everyones a Child at Christmas
You Can See Old Santa Claus (When You Find Him In Your Heart)

Album Description

Gene Autry is known as the Christmas Cowboy and this special digitally remastered Christmas collection was produced in conjunction with the Gene Autry Estate. This release is like no other Gene Autry Christmas collection. Not only does it contain every original Columbia Records Christmas song he recorded, but it also features in the eight-page booklet rare art from the original record releases, and new liner notes from Grammy-nominated, award-winning author Holly George-Warren (who is currently writing the first-ever comprehensive biography of Gene Autry). This is a must have collection for all fans who have enjoyed his Christmas classics for generations.

Customer Reviews:

Gene Autry The Complete Columbia Christmas Recordings.......2007-01-18

This has to be one of the best Christmas recordings ever made!!! Gene Autry's voice sounds great singing the Christmas classics. There are many songs on this recording that will appeal to the child in all of us. Two of my favorites are "If It Doesn't Snow on Christmas" and "He's a Chubby Little Fellow." This is definitely a must have for any Christmas music collection. I bought extras to give as gifts.

Complete Columbia Christmas Recordings Gene Autry.......2007-01-09

This is great!! I had been looking for one song for years 'Poppy The Puppy". A fond memory from childhood, my Aunt & Uncle had given me the album when I was little and somehow it got lost and now "Poppy" and I are reunited! Also the resto of the album is wonderful too.

The Christmas Cowboy's complete Columbia Christmas catalog.......2005-12-26

Everybody knows that the biggest Christmas hit of the first half of the 20th century was Bing Crosby's "White Christmas." Now, the question is whether you know that Gene Autry's recording of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" comes in second on that list (no idea what is third, sorry). The story is that Autry only recorded the song because his wife told him to. The singing cowboy had already had a major holiday hit with "Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)" and would have another with "Frosty the Snowman" to cement his reputation as the Christmas Cowboy. Autry had a rather large catalogue of Christmas songs, as this collection amply proves. Autry recorded from the late 1930s to the mid-1950s and on this album I absolutely guarantee you will find some Christmas songs you have never ever heard before unless you were weaned on Autry's music, such as the Autry originals "He's a Chubby Little Fellow" and "I Wish My Mom Would Marry Santa Claus."

The "Complete Columbia Christmas Recordings" provides just what the title indicates: all 27 songs recorded by Autry for Columbia. That makes this the best Autry Christmas collection available by virtue of its completeness. Once you get past the three biggies pay attention to the other songs written by Johnny Marks, who wrote "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer," namely "If It Doesn't Snow on Christmas Day," "When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter," "The Night Before Christmas Song," and "Everyone's a Child at Christmas." Marks was almost as prolific a writer of Christmas songs as Autry was a singer of same, and as you can see not all of them are novelty songs. This is a perfect coupling of songwriter and singer, so pay special attention to these particular songs. Other than that the novelty songs certainly stand out, as amply proven by the immortal, "(Hard Rock, Coco and Joe) The Three Little Dwarfs" (they help Santa, in case you were wondering, Joe is a girl, and the song involves yodeling).

I also learned thatGene Autry was the first person to put pictures on a record sleeve to help sell his image and his music. No wonder the man ended up owning the Los Angeles Angels (who became the California Angels, Anaheim Angels and several other permutations thereof). The songs have all been remastered so that they sound great; you will probably forget that they were recorded a half-century ago because they simply do not sound that old fashioned any more. The collection tries to end on more of a spiritual note with "You Can See Old Santa Claus (When You Find Him in Your Heart)," but clearly Autry is a singer of secular Christmas songs. The "Complete Columbia Christmas Recordings" constitute nostalgia and not kitsch and if you want to recall when Christmas was a simpler time (and nobody complained about calling it Christmas), then listening to these songs might do the trick.

The Christmas Cowboy.......2004-12-23

Gene Autry is the second most important recording artist of all time when it comes to Christmas music (Bing Crosby being #1, of course). He introduced three songs that went on to become Christmas standards ("Here Comes Santa Claus", "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" and "Frosty the Snowman"). This CD collects every single one of the Christmas songs he recorded for Columbia Records. This is classic stuff. Almost all of these records are great, even the ones that nobody ever heard of. I highly recommend this CD to anyone who loves Christmas music.

Gene Autry Is Great.......2004-12-14

In These songs I listen to them on cassete, From Up on the rooftop when Santa comes down the "Chimnley" To the santa claus is comin' to town with the horrible doll that says "MAMA". But all the songs are GREAT most of them I never even heard.

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His Christmas Album
Gene Autry
Manufacturer: Collectables Records
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Gene Autry Sings Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

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SLEIGH BELLS!!
Good for this genre of music
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Gene Autry Sings Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
Gene Autry
Manufacturer: Delta
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Release Date: 1992-08-06

Tracks:

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Nine Little Reindeer
Here Comes Santa Claus
Up on the Housetop
Sleigh Bells
Jingle Bells
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
Buon Natale
Silver Bells
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Silent Night
Joy to the World
Santa's Comin' in a Whirlybird
One Solitary Life

Customer Reviews:

SLEIGH BELLS!!.......2003-11-21

Sleigh bells jing-a-ling,
Jing, jing, jing-a-ling
Everything's all right,
What happy sight,
Santa's ridin' ol' sleigh bells
Jing-a-ling,
Christmas seems to glow,
Holly and mistletoe
And the whitest kind of snow....

I was 7 years old when I got my first record player that Christmas and along with an album (vinyl) called Gene Autry - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer. Sleigh bells played on side 2 and after the first listening, the essence of Christmas was so clear. After many years of playing the LP every Christmas, it became so scratchy and worn. You can hear the pops and crackles and it is just so gol-durn awful to listen to. I never could bring myself to part with it. I still have it after 40 years. The record cover is pretty worn and the label in the middle of the vinyl is streaked with markers. A reminder of my childhood.
Two years ago I was at a record store and I saw a CD titled Santa Claus Is Coming To Town and noticed that it had the song, Sleigh Bells! I bought this CD and what did I listen to first? SLEIGH BELLS!!! So clean and pristine. Tears of joy welled in my eyes...
My mom and dad have been gone for several years now, so every Christmas, I pull out this CD and listen to Sleigh Bells and immediately all memories from life and Christmases past comes hurling back. I'm not going to say anymore because I can't see what I'm typing....MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Good for this genre of music.......2002-05-16

I liked this CD a great deal, but then I have a deep-seated fondness for cowboy music. I'm not sure why. My only criticism of these songs is that most of them begin with a verbal bit of storytelling, that, although charming, gets a little redundant. I think I may make a copy of this CD and edit the vocals off the beginning of each song, then I can enjoy the pure, simple cowboy christmas music I like.

NEXT GENERATION OF FANS.......2000-04-27

THIS CD IS FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES. HE WAS THE BEST AT WHAT HE DID. I LISTENED TO THESE SONGS AS A TEENAGER, BECAUSE MY DAD HAD THEM ON TAPE. NOW I LISTEN TO THIS CD BECAUSE I LOVE IT. IF YOUR CHILDREN LISTEN TO IT THEY WILL LOVE IT TO AND A NEW GENERATION OF FANS WILL BE BORN. SO LET THEM LISTEN TO THE CHRISTMAS CD BY GENE AUTRY AND FIND WHAT A GREAT ENTERTAINER THEY HAD BACK IN THE 30'S, 40'S, 50'S AND 60'S. CHRISTMAS AT IT'S BEST!

Blast From the Past.......1999-11-28

Oh my gosh! This brings back memories. Gene's smooth voice and joyful tunes perfectly complement a winter's night. You can just taste the eggnog and smell the pine needles as he croons Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. If you love classic Christmas music, get this CD. It doesn't matter if you like country. This transcends genres!

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