The 25th Day of December

The 25th Day of December
Studio album by Bobby Darin
Released	October 1960
Recorded	August 18–21, 1960
Genre	Christmas
Length	32:44
Label	Atco
Producer	Ahmet Ertegün
Bobby Darin chronology
For Teenagers Only (1960) The 25th Day of December (1960) Two of a Kind (1961)

The 25th Day of December is a Christmas album by American singer Bobby Darin, released in 1960.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

In his Allmusic review, critic Dennis MacDonald praised the American spirituals included on the album but wrote "On the hymns, however, Darin is lost in syrupy arrangements."^[1]

Track listing

All songs Traditional unless otherwise noted.

1. "O Come All Ye Faithful" (Frederick Oakeley, John Reading, John Francis Wade) – 2:25
2. "Poor Little Jesus" (Paul Campbell, Ronnie Gilbert, Lee Hays, Fred Hellerman, Pete Seeger, Traditional) – 3:03
3. "Child of God" – 2:03
4. "Baby Born Today" – 1:30
5. "Holy Holy Holy" – 2:47
6. "Ave Maria" – 4:00
7. "Go Tell It on the Mountain" (John Wesley Work, Jr., Traditional) – 1:54
8. "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks" – 2:12
9. "Jehovah Hallelujah" – 2:16
10. "Mary, Where Is Your Baby?" – 1:50
11. "Silent Night, Holy Night" (Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr) – 3:51
12. "Dona Nobis Pacem" – 1:52
13. "Amen" – 0:58
14. "Christmas Auld Lang Syne" (Manny Kurtz, Frances Philip Military) – 2:43

Personnel

• Bobby Darin – vocals
• Bill Putnam – engineer
• Bobby Scott – arranger, conductor

References

1. MacDonald, Dennis. "The 25th Day of December > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved May 14, 2015.