The Supremes - The Ultimate Merry Christmas [2CD Remastered Set] (1965/2017)
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BAND/ARTIST: The Supremes
- Title: The Ultimate Merry Christmas
- Year Of Release: 1965/2017
- Label: Real Gone Music [RGM-0642] / Motown [B0027072-02]
- Genre: Soul, Pop, R&B, Christmas, Holiday
- Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks+cue, log) / WAV (tracks)
- Total Time: 2:21:50
- Total Size: 329 mb / 841 mb / 1.40 gb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Merry Christmas is the seventh studio album recorded by Motown girl group The Supremes, and released on Motown Records in November 1965 (see 1965 in music). The LP, produced by Harvey Fuqua, includes recordings of familiar Christmas songs such as "White Christmas", "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town", "My Favorite Things", and "Joy to the World". Two originals, "Children's Christmas Song" and "Twinkle Twinkle Little Me", were issued as a single.
In 1965, "Children's Christmas Song" peaked at number 12, whilst "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Me" peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Christmas Singles chart, where it re-entered at number 29 in 1967. In Singapore, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" charted at number 4 on January 1, 1966 before peaking at number 1 on January 15, 1966 — the same week it charted at number 2 in Malaysia. In February 1966, "My Favorite Things" charted at number 10 in Singapore.
Merry Christmas, issued by Motown the same day as the live recording The Supremes at the Copa, was the only holiday album released by the Supremes. They charted four albums in 1965 with one hitting the Top 10 of the Billboard Top 200 album chart and this hitting the Top 10 of the Billboard Holiday Album Chart.
It was reissued in 1999 in CD form with four bonus tracks, including a cover of "Just a Lonely Christmas" (originally recorded by Harvey Fuqua's group The Moonglows), and a Florence Ballard-led version of "Silent Night". This expanded version of the album was re-released in 2003 as 20th Century Masters – The Best of the Supremes: The Christmas Collection. The Christmas album was later expanded further by 2015 (in both CD and Digital Download form) to include all 19 tracks recorded for the album, plus an additional track, "It Won't Be Long 'Til Christmas", from their canceled Disney album, a "Seasons Greetings" by the group, and a live performance of "My Favorite Things" done at the Copa. In 2017 The Ultimate Merry Christmas, a 2-CD set containing the original album in mono and stereo as well as an abundance of bonus material, was released by Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music.
In 1965, "Children's Christmas Song" peaked at number 12, whilst "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Me" peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Christmas Singles chart, where it re-entered at number 29 in 1967. In Singapore, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" charted at number 4 on January 1, 1966 before peaking at number 1 on January 15, 1966 — the same week it charted at number 2 in Malaysia. In February 1966, "My Favorite Things" charted at number 10 in Singapore.
Merry Christmas, issued by Motown the same day as the live recording The Supremes at the Copa, was the only holiday album released by the Supremes. They charted four albums in 1965 with one hitting the Top 10 of the Billboard Top 200 album chart and this hitting the Top 10 of the Billboard Holiday Album Chart.
It was reissued in 1999 in CD form with four bonus tracks, including a cover of "Just a Lonely Christmas" (originally recorded by Harvey Fuqua's group The Moonglows), and a Florence Ballard-led version of "Silent Night". This expanded version of the album was re-released in 2003 as 20th Century Masters – The Best of the Supremes: The Christmas Collection. The Christmas album was later expanded further by 2015 (in both CD and Digital Download form) to include all 19 tracks recorded for the album, plus an additional track, "It Won't Be Long 'Til Christmas", from their canceled Disney album, a "Seasons Greetings" by the group, and a live performance of "My Favorite Things" done at the Copa. In 2017 The Ultimate Merry Christmas, a 2-CD set containing the original album in mono and stereo as well as an abundance of bonus material, was released by Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music.
:: TRACKLIST ::
Original Mono And Stereo LPs
1-1 White Christmas 3:58
1-2 Silver Bells 3:02
1-3 Born Of Mary 2:52
1-4 Children's Christmas Song 2:50
1-5 The Little Drummer Boy 3:18
1-6 My Christmas Tree 3:11
1-7 Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer 2:43
1-8 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 2:47
1-9 My Favorite Things 2:52
1-10 Twinkle Twinkle Little Me 3:07
1-11 Little Bright Star 2:35
1-12 Joy To The World 2:14
1-13 White Christmas 3:56
1-14 Silver Bells 3:02
1-15 Born Of Mary 2:51
1-16 Children's Christmas Song 2:53
1-17 The Little Drummer Boy 3:11
1-18 My Christmas Tree 3:14
1-19 Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer 2:44
1-20 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 2:44
1-21 My Favorite Things 2:52
1-22 Twinkle Twinkle Little Me 3:06
1-23 Little Bright Star 2:29
1-24 Joy To The World 2:11
Bonus Track
1-25 Season's Greetings 0:17
The New 2017 Album Mix
2-1 White Christmas (Alternate Vocal) 3:57
2-2 Silver Bells (Alternate Mix, With Additional Verse) 3:41
2-3 Born Of Mary (Alternate Mix) 2:55
2-4 Children's Christmas Song (Alternate Vocal) 2:17
2-5 The Little Drummer Boy (Alternate Vocal) 3:52
2-6 My Christmas Tree (Alternate Vocal) 3:23
2-7 Rudolph, The Red-Noised Reindeer (Alternate Mix) 2:45
2-8 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Alternate Mix) 3:17
2-9 My Favorite Things (Alternate Mix) 3:17
2-10 Twinkle Twinkle Little Me (Stereo Mix Of Mono Vocal) 3:31
2-11 Little Bright Star (Alternate Mix) 2:50
2-12 Joy To The World (Alternate Vocal) 2:35
Bonus Tracks
2-13 The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) 2:13
2-14 Just A Lonely Christmas 2:28
2-15 The First Noel 2:00
2-16 O Little Town Of Bethlehem 2:30
2-17 Silent Night 2:40
2-18 O Holy Night 2:48
2-19 Just A Lonely Christmas (Alternate Vocal) 2:28
2-20 The First Noel (Alternate Vocal) 2:17
2-21 O Little Town Of Bethlehem (Alternate Vocal) 2:30
2-22 The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) (Duet Version) 2:14
2-23 Silent Night (Duet Version) 3:27
2-24 It Won't Be Long 'Til Christmas 2:40
2-25 My Favorite Things (Live) 2:20
Remastered By – Kevin Reeves
Year 2017 | Soul | Funk | R&B | Pop | Oldies | XMAS & Holiday | FLAC / APE | Mp3 | CD-Rip
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