Johnny Cole and His Chorus perform 15 Christmas selections on this Crown CST-165 stereo LP. The translucent red vinyl comes with the green metallic foil gift jacket; its To/From lines are blank.

Item Breakdown

• Features include the colored vinyl, matching metallic foil jacket and rear liner essay signed by Frank Evans. Evans is not asserted as producer or conductor.
• One 12-inch vinyl LP, 33 1/3 RPM, with black and silver Crown Stereo and High Fidelity labels.
• The rear jacket states Made in Hollywood, U.S.A. The album is cataloged as a 1959 release; the exact pressing date and pressing plant are unconfirmed, and no first-pressing claim is made.
• Fifteen tracks: side A includes Twas the Night Before Christmas, Shepherds, I Wonder as I Wander, Ring Out Wild Bells, Here We Go Awassailing, The Shepherds Carol, Bring a Torch Jeanette Isabella, and Santa Claus Gets a Letter. Side B includes Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Jingle Bells, Auld Lang Syne, Oh Tannenbaum, 12 Days of Xmas, Silent Night, and The First Noel.
• Music credits for identified songs include John Jacob Niles (I Wonder as I Wander); Johnny Marks (Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer); James Lord Pierpont (Jingle Bells); and Franz Xaver Gruber (Silent Night). Traditional identifies the underlying folk/carol tunes, including The First Noel; it does not assign an unverified arranger or harmonizer. These are song-level music credits, not a complete recording-session credit list. The abbreviated or ambiguous titles and other exact settings, arrangements and adaptations remain unconfirmed.
• Runouts photographed: side A CST-165-A / Δ1735; side B CST-165-B / Δ1736, Side b, crossed-out inscriptions whose canceled text is unreadable, and an unidentified wavy etch. Printed label identifiers are CST 165-1 and CST 165-2. Please see close-ups for the exact markings.
• Pre-owned and not play tested. Fine visible scratches/hairlines, small dark specks or inclusions, and spindle-area label wear. Foil jacket shows rubbing/scuffs, edge/corner wear and rear age spotting. No formal record, sleeve or inlay grade has been assigned.
• Includes the record and jacket shown. All nine photos show this exact item. No separate inner sleeve or insert is pictured; their inclusion is unconfirmed.
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