The New Andy Williams Christmas Album


The New Andy Williams Christmas Album is a live Christmas album by American pop singer Andy Williams that was digitally recorded live in concert at the Andy Williams Moon River Theatre in Branson, Missouri in 1993 and released by the LaserLight division of Delta Music Inc. in 1994. It includes performances of songs that he had previously recorded for his four solo holiday releases as well as a new spoken word track that briefly summarizes the life of Jesus Christ.
The album marked Williams's first appearance on the Billboard 200 album chart in 20 years when it debuted there in December 1994 and reached number 137. It also peaked at number 40 that year on Billboard's Christmas Albums chart and made appearances both there and on the Top Pop Catalog Albums chart in 1995 and 1996.
The concert was also broadcast on PBS television stations in 1993 and on October 4, 1994, became available in its entirety on home video in the VHS format under the title The Andy Williams Christmas Show. This 78-minute presentation was released on DVD in 1999.

Track listing

  1. "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" – 3:06
  2. "Christmas Needs Love to Be Christmas" – 3:09
  3. "Sleigh Ride" – 2:19
  4. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" – 2:58
  5. "Blue Christmas" – 3:07
  6. "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" – 3:17
  7. "Kay Thompson's Jingle Bells" – 2:25
  8. "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" – 2:09
  9. "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)" – 3:57
  10. "White Christmas" with The Osmond Brothers and Lorrie Morgan – 3:20
  11. Medley – 9:51
a. "Angels We Have Heard On High"
b. "Joy To The World"
c. "O Come All Ye Faithful"
d. "The Bells of St. Mary's"
  1. "Silent Night" – 1:13
  2. "Jimmy Bishop Christmas Column" – 2:17
  3. "O Holy Night" – 3:23
  4. "May Each Day" – 1:40

Personnel

From the liner notes for the original album: