The Sinatra Family Wish You a Merry Christmas

The Sinatra Family Wish You a Merry Christmas

General information

Artist

Frank Sinatra

Arranger

Nelson Riddle

Release date(s)

December 1968

Recorded

July 24-December 12, 1968

Record Label

Reprise

Producer

Sonny Burke

Product code

Track information

Discs

1

Total tracks

10

Length

33:31

Singles

"I Wouldn't Trade Christmas"
"Whatever Happened to Christmas?"
"Kids"

Reception

Allmusic

3½ / 5

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The Sinatra Family Wish You a Merry Christmas is a holiday-themed album by Frank Sinatra and his family, including Tina Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, and Frank Sinatra, Jr.. It is Sinatra's fifty-fourth studio album.

Track listing

1. "I Wouldn't Trade Christmas" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 2:55
2. "It's Such a Lonely Time of Year" (Chip Taylor) – 4:38
3. "Some Children See Him" (Wihla Hutson, Alfred Burt) – 2:59
4. "O Bambino (One Cold and Blessed Winter)" (Remo Capra, Tony Velona) – 2:59
5. "The Bells of Christmas (Greensleeves)" (Traditional, ad. Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:41
6. "Whatever Happened to Christmas?" (Jimmy Webb) – 3:05
7. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 2:35
8. "Kids" (Benny Davis) – 3:01
9. "The Christmas Waltz" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 3:12
10. "The Twelve Days of Christmas" (Traditional, ad. Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 4:26

Singles

One single was released for The Sinatra Family Wish You a Merry Christmas and this single featured two tracks. The opening track to the album, "I Wouldn't Trade Christmas," and "Whatever Happened to Christmas."

In 1970, the song "Kids" was released with another Frank Sinatra/Nancy Sinatra duet, "Feelin' Kinda Sunday."

Reception

Allmusic gave The Sinatra Family Wish You a Merry Christmas a three and a half star review, claiming that the songs and arrangements were "quite slight and really dated." However, the album received a positive score for being a seasonal laugh for 1968 and "an enjoyable trifle, made all the more fun because it is a pop culture artifact."

The album's first single, "Whatever Happened to Christmas," peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts of 1968. The album itself peaked all the way at #3 of the Billboard 200 charts of 1969.

Personnel

Personnel
Sonny Burke	Producer
Hy Fujita	Photography
Steve Hoffman	Mastering
Marcia McGovern	Pre-Production
Nelson Riddle	Orchestration
Frank Sinatra	Vocals
Tina Sinatra	Performer
Ed Thrasher	Art Direction, Photography
Jimmy Webb	Composer