( There's No Place Like ) Home For The Holidays

( There's No Place Like )
Home for the Holidays

~ 1954 & 1959 VERSIONS

Music by Robert Allen and lyrics by Al Stillman 1954

Roncom Music ~ ASCAP

First recording 1954:

With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra

and The Ray Charles Singers

Arranged by Joe Reisman

Produced by Joe Carlton

Recorded in Webster Hall, New York City

Recording Time 2:50

Recorded November 16, 1954 ~ Matrix No. E4VB-5938 Take D

Orchestra

Conductor: Mitchell Ayres

Contractor: Henry "Hank" Ross ( Sax )

Choir Contractor: Ray Charles

Sax ~ Hank Ross, Harry Terrill, Bernard Kaufman, Stanley Webb, Philip Zolkind

Trumpet ~ Melven Solomon, James Maxwell, James Milazzo

Trombone ~ Robert Byrne, John D'Agostino, Bart Varsalona

Piano ~ Henry Rowland

Guitar ~ Danny Perri

Bass ~ Robert Haggart

Drums ~ Robert Rosengarden, Terry Snyder

Harp ~ Lucille Lawrence

Violins ~ Sylvan Shulman, Zelly Smirnoff, Mac Ceppos, Raoul Poliakin, Jack Zayde,

Harry Melnikoff, Julius Schacter, Paul Winter, Harry Glickman, Felix Orlewitz,

idney Harris, Samuel Rand

Viola ~ Isadore Zir, Howard Kay, George Brown, Samuel Persoff

Cello ~ Maurice Brown, Lucien Schmitt

Choir ~ Ray Charles, Lois Winter, Peggy Powers, Marilyn Palmer, Marsha Heil,

Marilyn Jackson, Elise Bretton, Lillian Clark, Francine Carroll, Steven Steck Jr.,

William Ventura, Jack Brown, Arthur Malvin, Robert Spiro, David Vogel,

Eugene Lowell, Michael Stewart

Single release: RCA-78/45RPM-20/47-5950-B ( Christmas 1954 )

Single Flip Side: "Silk Stockings"

US Chart Position No. 8

UK Single release: HMV-78RPM-POP-103 Blue Label ( October 1955 )

Single Flip Side: "Tina Marie"

UK Single release: HMV-45RPM-7M-326 ( Pirate Issue )

UK Matrix No. TBA( See Note )

Single Flip Side: "Tina Marie"

Single release: RCA-78/45RPM-20/47-6321-A ( E4VW-5938 ) ( Christmas 1955 )

Single Flip Side: "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"

RCA Gold Standard Series 78/45-RPM-420/447-0812

Single Flip Side: "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"

Single release: RCA-SP-45-119 ( E4VW-5938 ) ( Unknown date ) )

Single Flip Side: "I'll Be Home for Christmas"

Note: At the time of this release, records in the UK were reportedly pirated from records received from the United States. A new master was created from the American record and, hence, a new matrix umber was created. This HMV release appears to be an example of this activity which is said to have been common.

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Second recording 1959:

With Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra

and The Ray Charles Singers

Arrangements by Joe Lipman and Jack Andrews

Produced by Charles Grean and Lee Schapiro

Recorded in Webster Hall, New York City

Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson

Recording Time 2:54

Recorded July 15, 1959 ~ Matrix No. K2PB-4551 Take 9

Orchestra

MORNING 10:00AM TO 2:00 PM

1 HOUR OVERTIME ENTIRE ORCHESTRA EXCEPT TRUMPETS

Conductor: Mitchell Ayres

Contractor: Henry "Hank" Ross

Musicians AF of M Contract #8132

Choir Contractor: Ray Charles

Choir ~ Ray Charles, Lois Winter, Margaret Wright, Nancy Price, Rae Whitney, Rosemarie Jun, Bernice Massi, Joyce DeYoung, Ann Ryan McCord, Dean Parker, Bob Miller, Alan Sokoloff, Dave Starkey, Bob Harris, Tom Motto, Ed Lindstrom, Herb Davidson, Bob Hartman, David Vogel, Leonard Stea, Ray Drakley

Stereo Compact 33 Double release: RCA VP-1-2066 ( M2PO-5355 1S )

Single Flip Side: "Winter Wonderland"

UK Single release: HMV-45RPM-RCA-1215

Single Flip Side: "Gone is My Love"

Album issue: RCA-LP12 "Seasons Greetings from Perry Como" LSP-2066 STEREO 1959

Album issue: RCA UK-LP12 "The Songs of Christmas" SF-5045 STEREO 1959

Album issue: RCA-COMPACT 33 DOUBLE "Seasons Greetings from Perry Como" VP-2006 STEREO 1961

Album issue: RCA-LP12 "Perry At His Best" PR-138 MONAURAL 1963

Album issue: RCA-LP12 "Home for the Holidays" PRS-273 STEREO 1968

Album issue: RCA-CAMDEN-LP12 "Christmas Greetings" PICKWICK UK CDS-1113 STEREO 1972/76

Album issue: KELO MUSIC-LP12 "Perry Como" K-TEL NC-503 MONO 1977

Album issue: RCA SPECIAL PRODUCTS-LP12 "Great Songs of Christmas" DPL1-0285 STEREO 1977