The Time–Life Treasury of Christmas

The Time–Life Treasury of Christmas is a mail order Christmas music collection produced by Time–Life Music in cooperation with RCA/Ariola International. It was first available in 1986, and contained 45 songs on three LP records, two cassettes or two compact discs.

The program

Record One, Side One

1. "White Christmas" - Bing Crosby
2. "Medley: Winter Wonderland/Sleigh Ride" - Dolly Parton
3. "The Little Drummer Boy" - The Harry Simeone Chorale
4. "O Little Town of Bethlehem" - André Previn conducting
5. "The Twelve Days of Christmas" - Roger Whittaker
6. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" - Nat King Cole
7. "O Holy Night" - Perry Como

Record One, Side Two

1. "The Christmas Song" - The Carpenters
2. "Medley: Carol of the Bells/Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly" - The Robert Shaw Chorale
3. "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" - Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians
4. "Here Comes Santa Claus" - Elvis Presley
5. "Santa's Beard" - The Beach Boys
6. "Christmas in My Home Town" - Charley Pride
7. "Away in a Manger" - Ed Ames
8. "Silent Night" - Jim Reeves

Record Two, Side Three

1. "Home for the Holidays" - Perry Como
2. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" - Gene Autry
3. "Feliz Navidad" - José Feliciano
4. "Good King Wenceslas" - Morton Gould and the RCA Symphony Orchestra
5. "Jingle Bell Rock" - Bobby Helms
6. "Medley: Here We Come a-Caroling/O Tannenbaum/I Saw Three Ships" - Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops
7. "Ave Maria" (Schubert) - Leontyne Price with the Choir of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, New York

Record Two, Side Four

1. "Ding Dong Merrily on High" - Roger Whittaker
2. "If Every Day Was Like Christmas" - Elvis Presley
3. "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" - Brenda Lee
4. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" - Perry Como
5. "Jingle Bells" - Jim Reeves
6. "What Child Is This?" - André Previn conducting
7. "Adeste Fideles" - Luciano Pavarotti with the National Philharmonic; Kurt Herbert Adler, conductor

Record Three, Side Five

1. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" - Perry Como
2. "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" - Julie Andrews
3. "Christmas in Dixie" - Alabama
4. "Do You Hear What I Hear?" - Bing Crosby
5. "Medley: Joy to the World/Angels We Have Heard on High" - The Robert Shaw Chorale
6. "Blue Christmas" - Glen Campbell
7. "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" - The Philadelphia Orchestra Chorus; Robert Page, conductor
8. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" - Judy Garland

Record Three, Side Six

1. "Mary's Boy Child" - Harry Belafonte
2. "Rocking" - Roger Whittaker
3. "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" - Lena Horne
4. "The First Noel" - Sergio Franchi
5. "Silver Bells" - Kate Smith
6. "A Holly Jolly Christmas" - Burl Ives
7. "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" - Perry Como and the Fontane Sisters
8. "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" - The Philadelphia Orchestra and Chorus; Eugene Ormandy, conductor

Updated version

In 2002, Time–Life produced a second edition of The Time–Life Treasury of Christmas with a slightly different program of songs. This version contains 43 songs on two compact discs.

Disc One

1. "White Christmas" - Bing Crosby
2. "Frosty the Snowman" - Gene Autry
3. "The Little Drummer Boy" - The Harry Simeone Chorale
4. "O Little Town of Bethlehem" - André Previn conducting
5. "The Twelve Days of Christmas" - Roger Whittaker
6. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" - Nat King Cole
7. "O Holy Night" - Perry Como
8. "The Christmas Song" - Nat King Cole
9. "Medley: Carol of the Bells/Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly" - The Robert Shaw Chorale
10. "Here Comes Santa Claus" - Elvis Presley
11. "Santa Baby" - Eartha Kitt
12. "Away in a Manger" - Kenny G
13. "Little Saint Nick" - The Beach Boys
14. "Silent Night" - Jim Reeves
15. "Home for the Holidays" - Perry Como
16. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" - Gene Autry
17. "Feliz Navidad" - José Feliciano
18. "It's Not the Presents Under My Tree (It's Your Presence Right Here Next to Me)" - Eva Cassidy
19. "Jingle Bell Rock" - Bobby Helms
20. "Medley: Here We Come a-Caroling/O Tannenbaum/I Saw Three Ships" - Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops
21. "Ave Maria" (Schubert) - Leontyne Price with the Choir of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, New York

Disc Two

1. "A Holly Jolly Christmas" - Burl Ives
2. "Sleigh Ride" - Johnny Mathis
3. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" - Perry Como
4. "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" - Dean Martin
5. "Jingle Bells" - Jim Reeves
6. "If Every Day Was Like Christmas" - Elvis Presley
7. "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" - Jimmy Boyd
8. "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" - Brenda Lee
9. "What Child Is This?" - John Denver
10. "Christmas in Dixie" - Alabama
11. "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" - Julie Andrews
12. "Adeste Fideles" - Luciano Pavarotti with the National Philharmonic; Kurt Herbert Adler, conductor
13. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" - Perry Como
14. "Blue Christmas" - Elvis Presley
15. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" - Judy Garland
16. "Mary's Boy Child" - Harry Belafonte
17. "The First Noel" - Sergio Franchi
18. "Silver Bells" - Kate Smith
19. "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" - Perry Como and the Fontane Sisters
20. "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" - The Philadelphia Orchestra and Chorus; Eugene Ormandy, conductor
21. "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" - Andy Williams
22. "Joy to the World" - The Irish Tenors; accompanied by Sinfonia Varsovia, conducted by Frank McNamara

See also

• The Time–Life Treasury of Christmas, Volume Two