Eagle-eyed Bennett fans noticed the song is missing from Barnes and Noble’s track listing for the upcoming Complete Albums Collection box set. Bennett did, indeed, record “What Child is This” for Columbia Special Products’ release Great Songs of Christmas Volume 8, a 1968 tie-in for the Goodyear Tire Company. (Evans recently reunited with the singer to write arrangements for Duets II.) The discographical information included in The Classic Christmas Album indicates that this track is previously unreleased. A particularly nice inclusion is that of “Christmas in Herald Square” from Bennett’s 1998 children’s album The Playground, and for collectors, there’s his rendition of the traditional hymn “What Child is This” arranged and conducted by veteran talent Marion Evans.
Four tracks come from 2002’s Hallmark-exclusive Christmas with Tony Bennett and the London Symphony Orchestra, and two are derived from Our Favorite Things: Christmas in Vienna, a Sony Classical album from 2001 featuring Bennett, Placido Domingo, Vanessa Williams and Charlotte Church. Those two seminal “bookend” albums are represented via five tracks each. With Bennett’s typical class, the well-curated package draws on more than just his two Columbia Christmas releases, issued forty years apart (1968’s Snowfall and 2008’s A Swingin’ Christmas). The Classic Christmas Album was released yesterday by RPM, Columbia and Legacy, and brings together 18 holiday-themed recordings recorded between 19. Bennett, who recently topped the charts for the first time in his long career with Duets II, has added yet another title to his considerable catalogue. Tony Bennett once famously asked in song, “When do the bells ring for me?” Well, this week, sleigh bells are ringing for the 85-years-young crooner.
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