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Super Christmas
| 1 | The First Nowell | Pat Boone |
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| 2 | O Christmas Tree | Mario Lanza |
| 3 | Mary's Boy Child | Mantovani & his Orchestra |
| 4 | The Holly And The Ivy | Mantovani & his Orchestra |
| 5 | Christmas Island | The Andrews Sisters |
| 6 | Sleigh Ride | Mantovani & his Orchestra |
| 7 | I Saw Mummy Kissing Santa Claus | The Beverley Sisters |
| 8 | The Christmas Waltz | Frank Sinatra |
| 9 | Silver Bells | Bing Crosby |
| 10 | The Christmas Song | Nat King Cole |
| 11 | Let It Snow Let It Snow Let it Snow | Woody Herman & his Orchestra |
| 12 | Christmas in Killarney | Bing Crosby |
About the singers/musicians
Many of these musicians made it big as leading jazz entertainers. Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra boast great acting talent alongside their supreme musicianship. Mantovani was a popular orchestrator, whose arrangements of famous pieces straddled the popular-classical music divide. Pat Boone and Mario Lanza achieved great popular success but little jazz success, whereas Nat King Cole achieved huge jazz success and marginal pop success.
About the songs
These carols combine European post-classical melodies and American popular Christmas-themed songs. The orchestral arrangements are a fundamental part of Christmas for millions – children and adults alike. All of these continue to enjoy a lasting legacy by way of Hollywood cinema, television and commercial music-broadcasts.
