Merry Christmas is a great holiday album. It was first released in 1959 with a mix of the very old, traditional Christmas songs (like O Holy Night, The First Noel, and Silent Night) as well as songs that are now old classics (like Winter Wonderland, The Christmas Song, White Christmas, and Silver Bells), but were still relatively new at the time, and were made famous during the "crooner" era which Mathis was definitely a part of. The last couple of songs (depending on what edition of the album you get) are not really classic songs but good nevertheless.
All of the classic, well-known songs on the album have very traditional arrangements (which I definitely like) and showcase Mathis' great voice. It is a great album to listen to on its own or to use as a part of a Christmas song playlist. If you are a fan of Christmas music, especially traditional songs, it is definitely one of the must-have albums.
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