Mary Christmas is a holiday studio album by American pop singer Eddie Fisher, released in 1965 by Dot Records. It was his second holiday album, and though his first Christmas album was a big success, after 11 years, some sales were maintained.
Overview This was the third of four albums that Eddie Fisher recorded and released in 1965. It came after the release of his single "Mary Christmas", which didn't chart. The album entered Cashbox magazine's Looking Ahead Albums chart, which was a continuation of the Top 100 Albums chart, in the issue dated December 25, 1965, peaking at No. 131 during a one-week run on the chart.
This album was recorded during a slowdown in Fisher's career, in which his songs and albums sold and charted less, and whilst most albums were failures, although 1965 was different, because his first album of the year, Eddie Fisher Today! charted quite well,Eddie Fisher biography, AllMusic. so Dot Records rushed another one, and later a Christmas themed one. This Christmas album didn't help Fisher return to the charts. It includes Fisher's renditions of several Christmas standards as well as the title track "Mary Christmas", an original holiday ballad.
Immediately after Christmas Dot Records would roll out his next album Young and Foolish, which got some positive reviews.Record World, December 25, 1965. Album Reviews: Young and Foolish, Dot DLP 3670; DLP 25670.
Track listing
Charts +Chart performance for Mary Christmas Chart (1965) Peak position US Cashbox Looking Ahead Albums131
Personnel All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Mary Christmas.
Eddie Fisher – lead vocals Randy Wood – producer Pete King – arranger, conductor Sandy Dvore – drawing
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