Merry from Lena is a 1966 album by Lena Horne.[1] Released in 1966, this Christmas album marked Horne's departure from United Artists Records and the recording industry until her return at Skye Records in 1970.

Merry from Lena
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1966
Recorded1966
GenreChristmas music
Traditional pop
Vocal jazz
Length31:51
LabelUnited Artists
ProducerRay Ellis
Lena Horne chronology
Lena in Hollywood
(1966)
Merry from Lena
(1966)
Soul
(1966)
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Allmusic[1]

The album was reissued on CD by Capitol (1990), Razor & Tie (1995), and DRG (2007). All CD issues of the album include a bonus track, "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town", which was not included on the original LP.

Track listing edit

Original release edit

  1. "Jingle All the Way" (Ray Ellis, Al Stillman) – 2:36
  2. "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Bob Wells) – 3:19
  3. "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith) – 2:11
  4. "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 2:42
  5. "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 2:23
  6. "The Little Drummer Boy" (Katherine K. Davis) – 2:26
  7. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (Johnny Marks) – 3:15
  8. "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" (Frank Loesser) – 2:40
  9. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 3:39
  10. "Silent Night" (Franz Gruber, Josef Mohr) – 2:41

CD bonus track edit

  1. "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 2:59

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