Around the Christmas Tree

Around the Christmas Tree
Studio album by Perry Como
Released	1953
Label	RCA Victor
Perry Como chronology
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Como's Golden Records is an album of Christmas songs sung by Perry Como released by RCA Victor in 1953.

Release

The album was originally released in the form of a 10-inch LP record (cat. no. LPM-3133; with eight songs, four on each side) and as a set of two EPs (cat. no. EPA-496–7).

Reception

The album was one of the best-sellers during Christmas of 1953 and ranked number 10 on Billboard's list of "1953 Best-Selling Christmas Albums".

Track listing

10-inch LP (RCA Victor LPM-3133)

Side 1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"'Twas the Night Before Christmas"
2.	"The Twelve Days of Christmas"
3.	"God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"
4.	"C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S"

Side 2

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Joy to the World!"
2.	"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
3.	"Frosty the Snow Man"
4.	"The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)"

EP (RCA Victor EPA-496)

Side 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Note(s)	Length
1.	"'Twas the Night Before Christmas"	Poem by Clement C. Moore Original music by Ray Charles	with String Ensemble dir. by Mitchell Ayres
2.	"The Twelve Days of Christmas"	Traditional	with Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra and Chorus

Side 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Note(s)	Length
1.	"God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"	Traditional	with Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra and Chorus
2.	"C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S"	Jenny Lou Carson—Eddy Arnold	with Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra and Chorus

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1953)	Position
US Billboard 1953 Best-Selling Christmas Albums	10