John Williams & the Boston Pops Orchestra - We Wish You A Merry Christmas Brick Red Vinyl LP

Expected: 11/20/2026

'This is an excellent collection of traditional Christmas music by John Williams and The Boston Pops. There are three extended medleys that weave together familiar melodies, while the 'Twelve Days of Christmas' and 'Carol of the Drum' are the only popular selections given their full treatment. The inclusion of Charles Ives' 'A Christmas Carol' offers an intelligent variety to this otherwise mainstream session. Despite the popular appeal of the selections, this is not background music. The invigorating performances by the orchestra and the Tanglewood Chorus demand careful listening, as there is so much happening in each arrangement. Intelligent and thoughtful Christmas music that will appeal especially to classical music fans.' — Robert Taylor, AllMusic

Tracks:

1. We Wish You a Merry Christmas
2. Christmas Festival:
   a. Joy to the World
   b. Deck the Halls
   c. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
   d. Good King Wenceslas
   e. Hark, the Herald Angels Sing
   f. The First Nowell
   g. Silent Night
   h. Jingle Bells
   i. O Come, All Ye Faithful
3. A Christmas Greeting (The Carols of Alfred Burt):
   a. Come, Dear Children
   b. All'on a Christmas Morning
   c. Christ in the Stranger's Guise
   d. Caroling, Caroling
   e. Some Children See Him
   f. O Harken Ye
4. 4 Holiday Cheer (A Medley by Billy May):
   a. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
   b. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting...)
   c. Jingle Bell Rock
   d. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
   e. All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
   f. I'll Be Home for Christmas
   g. Silver Bells
   
5. A Christmas Carol
6. Carol of the Drum
7. The Twelve Days of Christmas

Label: Decca