Happy Holiday (Jo Stafford album) explained

Happy Holiday
Type:studio
Artist:Jo Stafford
Cover:Happy holiday stafford.JPG
Released:1955
Genre:Traditional pop, jazz, Christmas
Label:Columbia
Prev Title:A Musical Portrait of New Orleans
Prev Year:1955
Next Title:Memory Songs
Next Year:1955

Happy Holiday is a 1955 Christmas album of Christmas songs and carols by Jo Stafford, accompanied by her husband Paul Weston and his orchestra. The entire family participated in the creation of this album; young Tim Weston is the small boy on the cover.[1] Stafford is also joined by The Starlighters for vocal background, just as she was after her version of The Chesterfield Supper Club moved to Hollywood.[1] [2] [3]

Track listing

  1. "Happy Holiday"
  2. "Winter Weather"
  3. "The Christmas Song"
  4. "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"
  5. "Toyland"
  6. "March of the Toys"
  7. "Winter Wonderland"
  8. "'Twas the Night Before Christmas"
  9. "I Wonder as I Wander"
  10. "O Little Town of Bethlehem"
  11. "Silent Night"
  12. "Happy Holiday" (reprise)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Credits-Happy Holiday. AllMusic. 1 September 2011.
  2. Book: Ad for 'Chesterfield Supper Club'. 13 January 1947. Life. 26 November 2010.
  3. Book: Music industry trade ad for The Starlighters. 24 January 1948. Billboard. 6 April 2011.