Various Artists

Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music proudly present the first new volume of The Great Songs of Christmas in nearly 50 years bringing many of the exclusive tracks featured on Goodyear's original 1961-1970 series together.  Expect to hear rarities from Percy Faith, Andre Kostelanetz, Johnny Mathis, Robert Goulet and Carol Lawrence, and Ray Conniff, and even more new-to-CD tracks from The Harry Simeone Chorale, Andre Previn, and Mahalia Jackson plus special, never-on-CD bonus tracks from the W.T. Grant's Very Merry Christmas Series by Mark Lindsay and Gary Puckett!  It's all wrapped up in a deluxe package remastered by Vic Anesini and styled after the original series, with track-by-track liner notes from TSD's Joe Marchese.