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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
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

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."

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.
2. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 394. ISBN 9781846098567. Retrieved 28 December 2024.

• Bobby Darin albums
• 1960 Christmas albums
• Albums produced by Ahmet Ertegun
• Atco Records albums
• Christmas albums by American artists
• Pop Christmas albums