ELLA FITZGERALD’S ELLA WISHES YOU A SWINGING CHRISTMAS (DELUXE EDITION) TO BE RELEASED OCTOBER 18
THE SEMINAL JAZZ HOLIDAY ALBUM NOW WITH SIX ADDITIONAL TRACKS
13 SEPTEMBER 2024 (TORONTO, ON) — Today, Verve Records has announced an expanded edition of one of the most successful jazz holiday albums of all time, Ella Fitzgerald’s Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas. The iconic 1960 record is Verve’s most successful and acclaimed holiday album; now, Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas (Deluxe Edition) will feature six additional tracks making their vinyl debut as part of this release. For the first time, all of Ella’s holiday recordings for Verve Records and Decca Records are together on one collection, available digitally and on vinyl.
Pre-order Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas (Deluxe Edition) HERE
Nearly 65 years after its original release, Ella’s cherished holiday classic is now twice as long as its initial edition. Housed in a beautiful gatefold jacket featuring a “deluxe” take on Gene Grant’s classic 1960 album artwork, the package also includes an 8-page booklet with detailed session notes and essay from historian Will Friedwald, plus a sheet of cut-out holiday ornaments – the perfect gift for any music fan.
ABOUT ELLA FITZGERALD
Dubbed "The First Lady of Song," Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996) was the most popular female jazz singer in the United States for more than half a century. In her lifetime, she sold more than 40 million albums and received most every honor a performer could dream of winning, including the Kennedy Center Honor (1979), the National Medal of Arts (1987), France's Commander of Arts and Letters (1990), the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1992) and 13 Grammy Awards. In 2007, the United States Postal Service honored Fitzgerald with a postage stamp.
In her six-decade long career, the Queen of Jazz recorded more than 200 albums and roughly 2,000 songs, making her the most recorded female – and the second most recorded – performer in history. Fitzgerald's distinct style has influenced multiple generations of singers and her work transcends generations and musical genres.
TRACKLIST
Side A (original LP)
1. Jingle Bells
2. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
3. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
4. What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?
5. Sleigh Ride
6. The Christmas Song
Side B (original LP)
1. Good Morning Blues
2. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
3. Winter Wonderland
4. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
5. Frosty The Snowman
6. White Christmas
Side C (bonus LP)
1. The Secret of Christmas
2. We Three Kings of Orient Are/O Little Town of Bethlehem
3. Christmas Island
4. The Christmas Song – Alternative Take
5. White Christmas – Alternative Take
6. Frosty The Snowman – Alternative Take
Side D (bonus LP)
1. Holiday in Harlem
2. Baby It’s Cold Outside (feat. Louis Jordan)
3. Santa Claus Got Stuck (In My Chimney)
4. Gee, Baby, Ain’t I Good To You (feat. Louis Armstrong)
5. I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (feat. Louis Armstrong)
6. The Christmas Song – Single Version