{"product_id":"phil-spector-a-christmas-gift-for-you-180g-ltd-ed-green-vinyl","title":"Phil Spector - A Christmas Gift For You [180G\/ Ltd Ed Green Vinyl]","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"productView-details\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView-left-col\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView-details__section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView-details__content js-line-clamp-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"js-line-clamped-area\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1963, visionary producer \u003cstrong\u003ePhil Spector\u003c\/strong\u003e, then at the peak of his creativity and cultural influence, created one of the first, and still one of the greatest, rock ’n’ roll Christmas albums. Using the artist roster of his Philles label, \u003cstrong\u003ethe Ronettes, the Crystals, Darlene Love and Bob B. Soxx \u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e the Blue Jeans\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the legendary studio musicians of the \u003cstrong\u003eWrecking Crew\u003c\/strong\u003e, Spector applied his fabled Wall of Sound to a set of Christmas pop standards and holiday-themed originals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe resulting album brilliantly merges the holiday spirit with the singular sonic uplift of the Spector sound. Highlights include the \u003cstrong\u003eRonettes’\u003c\/strong\u003e bubbly reworkings of “Sleigh Ride,” “Frosty the Snowman” and “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus,” the \u003cstrong\u003eCrystals’\u003c\/strong\u003e upbeat renditions of “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and \u003cstrong\u003eDarlene Love’s\u003c\/strong\u003e soulful readings of “Winter Wonderland,” “White Christmas” and the Ellie Greenwich\/Jeff Barry\/Phil Spector composition “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home).”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Christmas Gift for You\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e concludes with a rare on-mike appearance by Spector himself, delivering a spoken holiday message to listeners. \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Christmas Gift for You\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e originally had the misfortune of being released on November 22, 1963, the same day as the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and was not a major commercial success. In the years since, however, it has been embraced as a beloved pop-culture touchstone, with many of its tracks becoming holiday airplay favorites. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2003, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Christmas Gift for You \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ewas ranked Number 142 on\u003cem\u003e Rolling Stone’s\u003c\/em\u003e list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Longtime Spector fan Brian Wilson has named it as his all-time favorite LP. The album’s influence has also been reflected in cover versions by contemporary artists. Bruce Springsteen based his interpretation of \u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eSanta Claus Is Coming to Town” on the Crystals’ Spectorized version, while U2 closely followed Darlene Love’s original when covering “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home).”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView-right-col\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView-details__section\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"productView-details__heading\"\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productView-details__content productView-details__content__with-list\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"musicTrackList\"\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhite Christmas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrosty the Snowman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Bells of St. Mary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSanta Claus Is Coming to Town\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSleigh Ride\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Marshmallow World\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWinter Wonderland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParade Of The Wooden Soldiers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChristmas (Baby Please Come Home)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHere Comes Santa Claus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSilent Night\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"AMS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67640155013294,"sku":"889397107109","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/6118\/0334\/files\/889397107109.webp?v=1791325503","url":"https:\/\/morrowrecords.com\/products\/phil-spector-a-christmas-gift-for-you-180g-ltd-ed-green-vinyl","provider":"Morrow Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}