A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector

Various Artists

Holiday · 1963

Editors’ Notes Maybe the best rock 'n' roll Christmas album ever, A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector was recorded in 1963, at the height of the producer's Wall of Sound era. Pairing force-of-nature singers like Darlene Love and The Ronettes' Veronica Bennett with Jack Nitzsche's dense arrangements, Spector delivered powerhouse takes on holiday classics, from a rocking "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" to an L.A.-centric, R&B-driven version of "White Christmas." Love's gospel-tinged anthem "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" is still one of the season's finest songs.
Darlene Love
1
2:56
 
The Ronettes
2
2:20
 
Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans
3
2:58
 
The Crystals
4
3:28
 
The Ronettes
5
3:06
 
Darlene Love
6
2:26
 
The Ronettes
7
2:41
 
The Crystals
8
2:34
 
Darlene Love
9
2:29
 
The Crystals
10
2:58
 
Darlene Love
11
2:50
 
Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans
12
2:07
 
Phil Spector, Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans, Darlene Love, The Crystals, The Ronettes
13
2:08
 

13 SONGS, 35 MINUTES

RELEASED  NOVEMBER 22, 1963

℗ 2009 PHIL SPECTOR RECORDS, INC. UNDER EXCLUSIVE LICENSE TO EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC./SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

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