Item Specifics

Artist: Jo Stafford

Release Title: Happy Holiday

Label: Columbia

Catalog Number: B-691

Year: 1955

Country: United States

Format: 3 × 7” EP

Speed: 45 RPM

Record Size: 7 inch

Genre: Holiday / Traditional Pop

Style: Christmas, Vocal Pop

Edition: Extended Play Album Set

Material: Vinyl

Number of Records: 3

Accompaniment: Paul Weston and His Orchestra

Additional Performers: The Starlighters, Children’s Choir, Timothy John Weston

The B-691 EP edition is documented as the 7-inch version of Stafford’s 1955 Happy Holiday album.

Description

Original 1955 Columbia Records three-disc extended-play edition of Jo Stafford’s classic Christmas album Happy Holiday.

This vintage 45 RPM EP album set features Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra, along with The Starlighters, a children’s choir and Timothy John Weston. The collection contains traditional Christmas favorites along with popular seasonal standards including Happy Holiday, The Christmas Song, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! and Winter Wonderland.

The set comes in its original illustrated Columbia album cover featuring Jo Stafford, a child and snowman in a colorful 1950s holiday scene.

An excellent collectible for fans of Jo Stafford, vintage Columbia Records, 1950s vocal pop and classic Christmas music.

Track List

Side 1

1. Happy Holiday

2. Winter Weather

Side 2

1. The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)

2. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

Side 3

1. Toyland

2. March of the Toys

Side 4

1. Winter Wonderland

2. ’Twas the Night Before Christmas

Side 5

1. I Wonder as I Wander

2. O Little Town of Bethlehem

Side 6

1. Silent Night, Holy Night

2. Happy Holiday