Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas
| Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas | ||||
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| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | July 15 – August 5, 1960 | |||
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| Length | 34:00 (original 1960 release) 52:14 (2002 CD release) | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas is a 1960 album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald with a studio orchestra arranged and conducted by Frank DeVol. The tracks consist of secular holiday songs, in contrast to her 1967 Christmas album.
It is Fitzgerald's only complete Verve album of Christmas tunes. Verve had issued a 7-inch 45 rpm single in 1959, featuring "The Christmas Song" with "The Secret of Christmas" on the B-side; both were recorded with Russ Garcia and His Orchestra in September 1959. The album has been reissued several times with variations to the cover artwork.