A Very Merry Christmas is Bobby Vinton's ninth studio album and first Christmas album, released in October 1964. Vinton had released a four-track Christmas EP which entered the charts the previous year, containing none of the tracks included on A Very Merry Christmas. Due to Billboard editorial policy, it was held off the regular Top LPs chart, but reached #13 on the Christmas Albums chart.[1] The album was reissued on CD in 1995, and again in 2015 as the expanded A Very Merry Christmas: The Complete Epic Christmas Collection.

A Very Merry Christmas
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1964
GenrePop, Christmas
Length31:26
LabelEpic
ProducerRobert Morgan
Bobby Vinton chronology
Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits
(1964)
A Very Merry Christmas
(1964)
Mr. Lonely
(1964)

There were two singles to come from this album: "The Bell That Couldn't Jingle" and "Dearest Santa".

Track listing

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Personnel

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  • Robert Morgan - producer
  • Stan Applebaum - arranger, conductor
  • Ray Ellis - arranger, conductor
  • Hugo Winterhalter - arranger, conductor

Charts

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Album – Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1964 The Billboard 200 13

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1964 "The Bell That Couldn't Jingle" The Billboard Hot 100 23
1964 "Dearest Santa" The Billboard Hot 100 8

References

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  1. ^ "Christmas Records." Billboard, vol. 76, no. 49, December 5, 1964, p. 25. worldradiohistory.com.