| Have a Holly Jolly Christmas | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Burl Ives |
| Cover: | Have a Holly Jolly Christmas cover.jpg |
| Released: | October 1965 |
| Recorded: | 1964 |
| Studio: | Brooklyn Studios |
| Genre: | Christmas, folk, pop |
| Length: | 29:28 |
| Label: | Decca |
| Producer: | Milt Gabler |
| Prev Title: | On the Beach at Waikiki |
| Prev Year: | 1965 |
| Next Title: | Shall We Gather at the River? |
| Next Year: | 1965 |
Have a Holly Jolly Christmas is a Christmas album by American folk singer Burl Ives, first released by Decca Records in October 1965 (recorded in 1964). It peaked at #32 on Billboards Best Bets For Christmas album chart on December 2, 1967.[1]
Ives had recorded two of the songs on the album ("A Holly Jolly Christmas" and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer") previously for the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer soundtrack, but he recorded new versions for Have a Holly Jolly Christmas. "A Holly Jolly Christmas" in particular had a significantly different and slower arrangement, which is more commonly heard today. This version had already been released as a single the previous year, with a B-side of "Snow for Johnny", which he also featured on the album.[2]
| Peak position | ||
| Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[3] | 27 | |
|---|---|---|
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[4] | 47 |