My Kind of Christmas (song)
"My Kind of Christmas" is a 1961 song by Johnny Mathis written by Jerry Livingston with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster.[1][2] It was released as a standalone Christmas single in November 1961, with the Allyn Ferguson/Syd Shaw composition "Christmas Eve" on the B-side. When Mathis' 1958 Merry Christmas album was re-reissued on CD in 1998 the A- and B-sides of the 1961 single were included as bonus tracks.
| "My Kind of Christmas" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Johnny Mathis | |
| Released | November 1961 |
| Recorded | 1961 |
| Genre | Easy listening, Christmas music |
| Label | Fontana (U.K.); Columbia (U.S.) |
| Composer(s) | Jerry Livingston |
| Lyricist(s) | Paul Francis Webster |
References
- Philip Furia American Song Lyricists, 1920-1960 Gale Group, 2002 p.449 & p.455
- Ken Bloom American Song: The Complete Musical Theatre Companion, Volume 1 Schirmer Books, 1 Jan 1996 p.1460 & p.1962
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