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 Perhaps
the grand achievement of all rock 'n' roll Christmas music, uber-producer Phil
Spector never topped his 1963 LP, A
Christmas Gift For You. He made better singles (barely), but he never released
a full-length album with the power, majesty, and humor of this widely acknowledged
classic. Thrill to the sound of the Ronettes, the Crystals, Darlene Love, and
Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans running amok through such Christmas favorites
as "Frosty The Snowman" and "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town." Then,
witness the crowning achievement, Darlene Love's Spector-penned "Christmas
(Baby Please Come Home)" - gloria in excess! Rockers as renowned
as Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, and U2 have attempted - and failed
- to reproduce Spector's famous "Wall Of Sound" when producing their
own Christmas records. All record collectors should be obligated to experience
first-hand this album that has influenced so many. Regardless, A
Christmas Gift For You is indispensable for aficionados of Christmas rock.
Properly speaking, Spector's masterpiece was originally issued as A
Christmas Gift For You From Philles Records, after the record label he
founded with business partner Les Sill. Over the years, A
Christmas Gift For You has been reissued numerous times under several
different titles with several different covers (most famously on the Beatles' Apple label as Phil
Spector's Christmas Album featuring a Santa-suited Spector sporting a "Back
To Mono" button).
The album was ultimately reissued on CD in 1989 by
Abkco Records as A
Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector with slightly amended original
cover art (and in 2009 by Sony/Legacy). It's all the same music, really, but I'd be remiss if I didn't
mention that the album is included as the fourth disc in the unspeakably
great Phil Spector boxed set, Back
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 Albums
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Songs
- The Bells Of St. Mary's
(Bob B. Sox & The Blue Jeans)
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Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) (Darlene Love)
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Frosty The Snowman (Ronettes)
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Here Comes Santa Claus (Bob B. Sox & The Blue Jeans)
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I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (Ronettes)
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Marshmallow World (Darlene Love)
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Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers (Crystals)
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Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (Crystals)
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Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Crystals)
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Sleigh Ride (Ronettes)
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White Christmas (Darlene Love)
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Winter Wonderland (Darlene Love)
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Further
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