| Twelve Songs Of Christmas | ||||
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| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | October 19 and 25, 1962 July 5, 1963 | |||
| Genre | Country, Christmas | |||
| Length | 31:30 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Chet Atkins | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Twelve Songs of Christmas is an album by Jim Reeves released in the US in 1963. It was Reeves' first and only Christmas-themed release. The album was released by RCA Victor in stereo (LSP-2758) and mono (LPM-2758) respectively. The album was first released in South Africa as Merry Christmas from Jim Reeves as an eleven-track album.[2] "Silver Bells" was recorded in July 1963 to create the twelve track US album released in 1963.[3] The album charted for 10 weeks peaking at #15 on Billboard's Christmas Records album chart.[4]
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Jim Reeves South African Christmas LP
- ^ Jim Reeves recorded a Christmas album 50 years ago
- ^ "Christmas Records." Billboard, vol. 75, no. 50, December 14, 1963, p. 8. worldradiohistory.com. "Christmas Records.