Jack Jones - A Jack Jones Christmas (1969) [1993, Reissue]
Pop, Jazz, Vocal, Traditional, Christmas | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 31:23 | 328,70 Mb
Label: LaserLight/Delta Music Inc. (USA) | Cat.# 12 142 | Released: 1993-09-30 (1969)
For his second seasonal collection, recorded in 1969 (following 1964's "The Jack Jones Christmas Album"), Jack Jones took a more eclectic, contemporary approach, including spiritual (if not specifically holiday) songs like the socially conscious "Some Children See Him" (which posited a multi-racial Christ child) and the recent Edwin Hawkins Singers hit "Oh Happy Day." "Little Altar Boy" was also given a gospel arrangement, while "O Little Town of Bethlehem" was rendered a cappella with chorus. "Christmas Day" from the recent musical Promises, Promises may have seemed like a standard-in-the-making, though it did not become one. Still, Jones sounds more comfortable on traditional fare like "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "Silver Bells."