Phil Spector
Album: A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector
Rating: * * * * *
Release Date: 1963
Label: ABKCO
Time: 34:12

Titelverzeichnis
 1 White Christmas 			Berlin 			2:56
   Darlene Love
 2 Frosty the Snowman 			Nelson, Rollins 	2:20
   Ronettes
 3 The Bells of St. Mary 		Adams, Furber 		2:58
   Soxx, Bob B. & the Blue Jeans
 4 Santa Claus Is Coming to Town 	Coots, Gillespie 	3:28
   The Crystals
 5 Sleigh Ride 				Anderson, Parish 	3:06
   Ronettes
 6 Marshmallow World 			DeRose, Sigman 		2:27
   Darlene Love
 7 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 	Connors 		2:41
   Ronettes
 8 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 	Marks 			2:34
   The Crystals
 9 Winter Wonderland 			Bernard, Smith 		2:30
   Darlene Love
10 Parade of the Wooden Soldiers 	Jessel 			2:59
   The Crystals
11 Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) Barry, Greenwich, Spector 	2:49
   Darlene Love
12 Here Comes Santa Claus 		Autry, Haldeman 	2:07
   Soxx, Bob B. & the Blue Jeans
13 Silent Night 			Gruber, Mohr 		2:10
   Ronnie Spector & Darlene Love

Rezensionen:

The classic album, 11. September 2004
Rezensent: Peter D Harris aus United Kingdom
This album was something of a revolution in its time, at least where 
Christmas music was concerned, although all that Phil Spector actually did 
was apply his normal production style to Christmas music.

The Crystals, famous for Then he kissed me and Da doo ron ron, sing brilliant, 
energetic versions of Santa Claus is coming to town, Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer 
and Parade of the wooden soldiers. 
The Ronettes, famous for Be my baby, are equally brilliant on Frosty the snowman, 
Sleigh ride and I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus. 
Bob B Soxx and the blue jeans, famous for Zip-a-de-doo-da, also excel on Bells 
of St Mary's and Here comes Santa Claus.

Darlene Love, whose biggest success was as lead singer of the Crystals on 
He's a rebel, sings four songs here, a rare chance for her to be credited as a 
solo performer. 
Christmas (Baby please come home) is the only original song here. 
White Christmas includes the rarely heard verse about being in Beverley Hills. 
The other two, Marshmallow world and Winter wonderland, are also outstanding.

The closing Silent night is just a series of spoken acknowledgements set to a 
backing track. Don't worry about that - the twelve songs that go before set the 
standard for Christmas rock albums when it was first recorded and still do, 
because nobody has bettered it in the forty years since.

Charts (Billboard)
Album:
1963	A Christmas Gift For You (From Philles Records)	Pop Albums	13
1972	Phil Spector's Christmas Album			Pop Albums	 6

Credits:
Lou Blackburn 		Horn, Musician
Hal Blaine 		Drums, Musician
Jimmy Bond 		Bass, Musician
Sonny Bono 		Percussion, Musician
Frank Capp 		Percussion
Roy Caton 		Horn, Musician
The Crystals 		Performer
Al DeLory 		Piano, Musician
Al Delroy 		Piano
Steve Douglas 		Horn
Teenage Steve Douglas 	Horn
Bill Inglot 		Transfers, Digital Preparation
Frank Kapp 		Percussion, Musician
Barney Kessel 		Guitar
Larry Levine 		Engineer
Darlene Love 		Vocals, Performer
Jay Migliori 		Horn, Musician
Jack Nitzsche 		Percussion
Ken Perry 		Transfers, Digital Preparation
Bill Pitman 		Guitar, Musician
Ray Pohlman 		Bass, Musician
Don Randi 		Piano, Musician
The Ronettes 		Performer
Irv Rubins 		Guitar, Musician
Leon Russell 		Piano, Musician
Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans 	Vocals
Phil Spector 		Producer, Performer, Liner Notes
Tommy Tedesco 		Guitar
Nino Tempo 		Guitar, Musician
Johnny Vidor Strings 	Strings