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Here Comes Santa Claus

Released: 10/5/1999
Label: Varése Sarabande Records

Gene Autry recorded new versions of his greatest Christmas songs in the 1950s and ’60s and for the first time ever they are together on one CD, Here Comes Santa Claus.

This collection includes rare recordings of Buon Natale, Santa’s Comin’ In A Whirly Bird, and Gene’s telling of The Story of the Nativity as well as the holiday favorites Here Comes Santa Claus, Sleigh Bells, and Thirty Two Feet, Eight Little Tails.

The liner notes, featuring vintage Gene Autry Christmas card artwork, are by Mr. and Mrs. Autry’s Executive Assistant Maxine Hansen. Also included is a history of Gene Autry and the Hollywood Christmas Parade by the Honorary Mayor of Hollywood, Johnny Grant. Here Comes Santa Claus is an excellent album for all generations.

Track Listing

1.	Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) (2:44) (Gene Autry/Oakley Haldeman) Challenge single 1010; Pop # 70, 1957, also issued on Challenge 59030; 1968 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
2.	Frosty The Snowman (1:54) (Steve Nelson/Jack Rollins) Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
3.	Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (3:05) (Johnny Marks) Challenge single 1010(B); 1957, also issued on Challenge 59030(B); 1968 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
4.	Jingle Bells (1:59) (Arranged by Carl Cotner) Republic single 2002; 1959 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
5.	Silver Bells (2:09) (Jay Livingston/Raymond Evans) Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
6.	Nine Little Reindeer (1:57) (Gene Autry/Merle Travis/Johnny Marks) Republic single 2001; 1959 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
7.	Sleigh Bells (2:30) (Gene Autry/Michael Carr) Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
8.	Buon Natale (2:24) (Bob Saffer/Frank Linale) Republic single 2001; 1959 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
9.	Santa's Coming in a Whirlybird (1:47) (Ashley Dees) Republic single 2002; 1959 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
10.	Thirty Two Feet, Eight Little Tails (1:46) (John Redmond/James Cavanaugh/Frank Weldon) Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
11.	Up On The House Top (2:34) (Arranged by Carl Cotner) Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
12.	Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town (2:16) (Haven Gillespie/J. Fred Coots) Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
13.	The Story Of The Nativity (13:41) (Arranged by Carl Cotner) Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
14.	Silent Night (1:27) (Arranged by Carl Cotner) Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
15.	Joy To The World (1:02) (Arranged By Carl Cotner) Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
16.	One Solitary Life (1:55) (Public Domain) Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player

Notes & Background Information

The masters used for this package are from Gene Autry’s personal archives and recordings.

Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Carl Cotner

Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11-14 were originally issued on Challenge album 600: 1957, Christmastime With Gene Autry.
Tracks 2 and 10 were issued on Champion Records album 110: in the early 1980s, Happy Holiday With Gene Autry.
Tracks 6 and 8 were originally issued on Republic Records album 6018: 1959, Christmas With Gene Autry.
Track 15 was originally issued on Republic album 1966; 1966, Holidaytime With Gene Autry.

Compilation Produced and Compiled by Cary E. Mansfield, Karla Buhlman, and Bob Fisher
Creative Consultant: Jackie Autry
Project Assistance and Research: Jon Guyot Smith
Digitally Remastered by Bob Fisher, Digital Domain
Art Direction: Howard Levine

The cover illustration is from one of the many personal Christmas cards commissioned by Gene Autry in the 1940s and 1950s.

This compilation (P) 1999 Gene Autry Entertainment © 1999 Varése Sarabande Records, Inc. Released through the courtesy of Gene Autry Entertainment. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Varése Sarabande Records, Inc.,11846 Ventura Blvd.,Suite 130, Studio City, CA 91604. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws. Printed in the U.S.A. Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution, 10 Universal City Plaza, CA 91608.

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