The Joyful Season Explained

The Joyful Season
Type:	studio
Artist:	Jo Stafford
Cover:	Joyful Season.jpg
Caption:	2005 CD reissue cover
Released:	1964
Genre:	Traditional pop Christmas
Label:	Capitol (LP) DRG (CD)^[1]
Producer:	Lee Gillette
Prev Title:	Jo Stafford's Sweet Hour of Prayer
Prev Year:	1964
Next Title:	Getting Sentimental over Tommy Dorsey
Next Year:	1964

The Joyful Season is a 1964 Christmas album by Jo Stafford. It is unique in that it features Stafford accompanying herself as a vocal choir through the use of multitrack recording.^{[2] [3]} The album was reissued on CD in 2005 by DRG.^{[1] [4] [5]}

Track listing

Side 1

1. "Little Drummer Boy"
2. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
3. "Deck the Halls"
4. "White Christmas"
5. "Jingle Bells"
6. "Merry Christmas"

Side 2

1. "Christmas is the Season (of the Bells)"
2. "O Little Town of Bethlehem"
3. "Silver Bells"
4. "Winter Wonderland"
5. "Silent Night"

CD bonus tracks

1. "Gesu Bambino"
2. "Ave Maria"
3. "Christmas Medley #1: Hark the Herald Angels Sing/The First Noel/O Come All Ye Faithful" (with Gordon MacRae)
4. "Christmas Medley #2: Joy to the World/It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" (with Gordon MacRae)
5. "Toys for Tots"

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Joyful Season. DRG. 9 April 2011.
2. News: The Joyful Season (Capitol Records ad). 16 November 1964. The Deseret News. 14 September 2012.
3. Web site: An Interview With Jo. Bill Reed. Songbirds. 2000. 13 September 2012.
4. Web site: Joyful Season. Venerable Music. 12 April 2011.
5. Web site: Joyful Season-credits. AllMusic. 1 September 2011.