{"product_id":"christmas_essentials-2","title":"Christmas Essentials","description":"\u003cp\u003eChristmas Essentials is a Legacy Recordings compilation assembled from Andy Williams’s Columbia holiday recordings, chiefly made during his 1960s run with the label rather than as a new studio session. The program draws on material associated with The Andy Williams Christmas Album, his 1963 Columbia LP produced by Robert Mersey, whose sessions paired Williams with orchestra and chorus. In his catalogue, it serves as a compact counterpart to the full-length Christmas albums that became staples of his television-era career. Strings, brass, choral parts and Williams’s close-miked baritone give the record the clean, spacious finish of early-1960s Columbia traditional pop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMusically, this is orchestral Christmas pop, with sleigh bells and brass around “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” and softer strings supporting the ballads. The selection includes “Happy Holiday\/The Holiday Season,” “White Christmas” and “The Christmas Song.” This Legacy pressing, barcode 0199584599618, presents the collection on a single vinyl LP. It belongs in a holiday collection that wants Williams’s best-known seasonal recordings in one concise set.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Record Store","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl \/ Album","offer_id":68000562086202,"sku":"40806","price":30.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/2041\/0682\/files\/Screenshot_2026-11-14_at_7.00.21_PM.jpg?v=1794700922","url":"https:\/\/recordstore.ca\/products\/christmas_essentials-2","provider":"Record Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}