The Magic of Christmas (Engelbert Humperdinck album)
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The Magic of Christmas is a 1995 compilation album by singer Engelbert Humperdinck.
Production
Mastering: Hank Waring
Background
This album was compiled by CORE Entertainment Corporation by taking tracks from 1977's Christmas Tyme, 1980's A Merry Christmas with Engelbert Humperdinck, and adding a 1977 single, "Lover's Holiday."
Release
CORE released the album in CD format on November 7, 1995.[1]
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| Compilation album by Engelbert Humperdinck | ||||
| Released | November 7, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 - 1980 | |||
| Genre | Easy listening, pop | |||
| Length | 47:22 | |||
| Label | CORE | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "O Come All Ye Faithful" (from A Merry Christmas with Engelbert Humperdinck, 1980) | John Reading, John Francis Wade | 3:47 |
| 2. | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (from A Merry Christmas with Engelbert Humperdinck) | Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane | 3:35 |
| 3. | "Winter Wonderland" (from A Merry Christmas with Engelbert Humperdinck) | Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith | 2:59 |
| 4. | "Lover's Holiday" (non-album single, September 1977 [2]) | Alan Bernstein, Ritchie Adams | 3:40 |
| 5. | "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (from A Merry Christmas with Engelbert Humperdinck) | Phillips Brooks, Lewis Redner | 3:57 |
| 6. | "Blue Christmas" (from A Merry Christmas with Engelbert Humperdinck) | Billy Hayes, Jay W. Johnson | 3:05 |
| 7. | "Christmas Song" (from Christmas Tyme, 1977) | Mel Tormé, Robert Wells | 4:05 |
| 8. | "A Christmas Collection:" (from Christmas Tyme) "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" "Deck the Halls" "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer" "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" |
traditional traditional Johnny Marks Haven Gillespie, John Frederick Coots |
3:27 |
| 9. | "White Christmas" (from Christmas Tyme) | Irving Berlin | 3:51 |
| 10. | ""A Night to Remember" (from Christmas Tyme) | Alan Bernstein, Ritchie Adams | 3:19 |
| 11. | "Silver Bells" (from Christmas Tyme) | Jay Livingston, Ray Evans | 2:49 |
| 12. | "A Christmas Medley:" (from A Merry Christmas with Engelbert Humperdinck) "We Three Kings" "The First Noel" "Silent Night" |
John Henry Hopkins, Jr. traditional Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr |
4:46 |
| 13. | "The Lord's Prayer" (from A Merry Christmas with Engelbert Humperdinck) | Albert Hay Malotte | 4:02 |
Charts
The Magic of Christmas peaked at #23 on Billboard's Holiday chart on November 25, 1995.[3]
