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''Christmas with the Everly Brothers and the Boystown Choir'' is an album by
The Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers were an American rock duo, known for steel-string acoustic guitar playing and close harmony singing. Consisting of Isaac Donald "Don" Everly (February 1, 1937 – August 21, 2021) and Phillip "Phil" Everly (January 19, 193 ...
, originally released in 1962. This Christmas album includes the 33-member Boys Town Choir and the Boys Town organ in
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. Two songs, "Away in a Manger" and "Angels from the Realms of Glory," are sung entirely by the choir. Don Everly performs "What Child Is This?" solo and Phil "O Little Town of Bethlehem." The album was re-released on CD by Rhino Flashback in 2005 with a bonus track, "The First Noel". Allmusic entry for re-issue./ref>


Track listing

;Side one # " Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)" (Traditional) – 2:16 # " Away in a Manger" (Traditional) – 2:05 # "
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen" is an English traditional Christmas carol. It is in the Roxburghe Collection (iii. 452), and is listed as no. 394 in the Roud Folk Song Index. It is also known as "Tidings of Comfort and Joy", and by other varian ...
" (Traditional) – 1:30 # "
What Child Is This? "What Child Is This?" is a Christmas carol with lyrics written by William Chatterton Dix in 1865 and set to the tune of " Greensleeves", a traditional English folk song, in 1871. Although written in Great Britain, the carol today is more popul ...
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William Chatterton Dix William Chatterton Dix (14 June 1837 – 9 September 1898) was an English writer of hymns and carols. He was born in Bristol, the son of John Dix, a local surgeon, who wrote ''The Life of Chatterton'' the poet, a book of ''Pen Pictures of Popula ...
, Traditional) – 2:21 # "
Silent Night "Silent Night" (german: "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht", links=no, italic=no) is a popular Christmas carol, composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr in the small town of Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria. It was declared an ...
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Franz Xaver Gruber Franz Xaver Gruber (25 November 1787 – 7 June 1863) was an Austrian primary school teacher, church organist and composer in the village of Arnsdorf, who is best known for composing the music to "Stille Nacht" (" Silent Night"). Life Gruber ...
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Joseph Mohr Josephus Franciscus Mohr, sometimes spelled Josef (11 December 1792 – 4 December 1848) was an Austrian Roman Catholic priest and writer, who wrote the words to the Christmas carol " Silent Night." Early life and education Mohr was born in ...
, Traditional) – 3:01 ;Side two #
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    Hark! The Herald Angels Sing "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" is an English Christmas carol that first appeared in 1739 in the collection ''Hymns and Sacred Poems''. The carol, based on , tells of an angelic chorus singing praises to God. As it is known in the modern era, it f ...
    " ( Felix Mendelssohn, Traditional) – 2:12 # " Angels, From the Realms of Glory" (Traditional) – 3:28 # " Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly" (Traditional) – 1:35 # "
    Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella "Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella" (french: Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle) is a Christmas carol which originated from the Provence region of France in the 17th century. The song is usually notated in 3/8 time. The carol was first published in ...
    " (Traditional) – 1:30 # "
    O Little Town of Bethlehem "O Little Town of Bethlehem" is a Christmas carol. Based on an 1868 text written by Phillips Brooks, the carol is popular on both sides of the Atlantic, but to different tunes: in The United States, to "St. Louis" by Brooks' collaborator, Lewis ...
    " (Traditional) – 2:17 # "
    We Wish You a Merry Christmas "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" is an English Christmas carol, listed as numbers 230 and 9681 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The famous version of the carol is from the English West Country The West Country (occasionally Westcountry) is ...
    " (Traditional) – 1:22


    References

    1962 Christmas albums The Everly Brothers albums Christmas albums by American artists Warner Records albums Covers albums Rhino Records albums Country Christmas albums Pop rock Christmas albums {{1960s-pop-album-stub