Christmas Sessions: The Alternative "Beach Boys Christmas" Album

Bootleg by The Beach Boys

Released 1997

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CD 1: Volume 1
1
Little Saint Nick (vocal take)
2:09
2
The Man With All the Toys (instrumental take)
1:37
3
The Man With All the Toys (instrumental overdub previous take)
1:37
4
Santa's Beard (instrumental try-outs 1-13)
7:18
5
Santa's Beard (instrumental try-outs 14-15)
2:59
6
Santa's Beard (instrumental try-outs 16-21)
3:12
7
Santa's Beard (instrumental take)
2:14
8
Santa's Beard (vocal overdub)
2:14
9
Merry Christmas, Baby (instrumental takes 1-6)
5:31
10
Merry Christmas, Baby (instrumental takes 7-9)
3:29
11
Merry Christmas, Baby (instrumental take 10)
2:50
12
Merry Christmas, Baby (vocal overdub)
2:42
13
Christmas Day (instrumental takes 1-2)
2:26
14
Christmas Day (instrumental takes 3-8)
3:22
15
Christmas Day (try-out takes 12-18)
4:40
16
Christmas Day (try-out takes 19-24)
2:22
17
Christmas Day (instrumental take 1)
2:13
18
Christmas Day (instrumental takes 2-6)
2:12
19
Christmas Day (instrumental take 7)
2:38
20
Christmas Day (overdub take 7)
2:20
21
Christmas Day (vocal overdub take 7)
2:16
22
Christmas Day (vocal overdub 1a take 7)
2:03
23
Christmas Day (vocal overdub 3a take 7)
1:54
24
Christmas Day (vocal overdub 4a take 7)
1:49
CD 2: Volume 2
1
Christmas Day (vocal overdub 6a take 7)
2:05
2
Christmas Day (vocal overdub 8a take 7)
1:56
3
Christmas Day (vocal overdub 9a take 7)
1:15
4
Christmas Day (vocal overdub 8a take 7)
2:12
5
Frosty the Snowman (vocal take 4)
2:04
6
We Three Kings of Orient Are (vocal overdub takes 1-3)
4:40
7
We Three Kings of Orient Are (vocal overdub take 6)
4:06
8
We Three Kings of Orient Are (vocal overdub takes 1a-4a)
5:30
9
We Three Kings of Orient Are (vocal inner cut 1)
1:55
10
We Three Kings of Orient Are (vocal inner cut 2 take 4)
1:06
11
Blue Christmas (instrumental takes 2-3)
1:03
12
Blue Christmas (vocal overdub take 4a)
1:25
13
Blue Christmas (vocal overdub take 5a-7a)
1:56
14
Blue Christmas (vocal overdub take 8a)
1:04
15
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (vocal only intro take 1)
0:50
16
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (vocal only intro takes 4-5)
0:47
17
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (different vocal only intro takes 1-7)
2:56
18
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (different vocal only intro takes 10-18)
4:47
19
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (different vocal only intro takes 20-24)
2:08
20
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (vocal overdub 3a)
1:10
21
White Christmas (instrumental takes 2-3)
3:21
22
White Christmas (vocal overdub 1 take 3)
3:29
23
White Christmas (vocal overdub 2 take 3)
2:07
24
White Christmas (vocal overdub 3 take 3)
1:40
25
Auld Lang Syne (traditional)
2:17
26
Auld Lang Syne
1:21
27
Auld Lang Syne (Christmas messages overdub)
1:18
28
The Lord's Prayer
2:33
29
Little Saint Nick's Drive In (vocal take 1b)
1:14
30
Little Saint Nick's Drive In (vocal take 3b)
1:59
CD 3: Volume 3
1
Little Saint Nick (vocal take stereo mix)
2:10
2
The Man With All the Toys (vocal overdub)
1:37
3
Santa's Beard (stereo mix)
2:14
4
Merry Christmas, Baby (vocal overdub mix)
2:42
5
Christmas Day (vocal mix?)
1:55
6
Frosty the Snowman (vocal overdub 2a take 4)
1:53
7
We Three Kings of Orient Are (vocal inner cut, takes 5/6)
1:17
8
Jingle Bells (instrumental take 4)
2:25
9
Jingle Bells (inner cuts 1/2, take 4)
1:26
10
Blue Christmas (vocal overdub take 8b)
1:29
11
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (vocal overdub 4a)
1:28
12
White Christmas (vocal mix)
2:28
13
I'll Be Home for Christmas (vocal take)
2:44
14
Auld Lang Syne (vocal stereo mix)
1:18
15
Little Saint Nick (45 stereo version)
2:07
16
The Lord's Prayer
2:30
17
Little Saint Nick's Drive In (vocal take 4b)
2:03

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Christmas Sessions: The Alternative "Beach Boys Christmas" Album
3x CD
1997