This Christmas album was originally released by Capitol Records in 1960, with orchestral arrangements by Ralph Carmichael. Nat King Cole had already recorded successful Christmas songs like 'The Christmas Song' in previous years, but this was his first full album dedicated to the holiday season.
The record includes classics such as 'Deck the Halls', 'O Tannenbaum', and 'Joy to the World', along with a newly recorded version of 'The Christmas Song' specifically for this project. The recording sessions took place at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California.
Although it was not an immediate chart success upon its original release, over time it became one of the most beloved and enduring Christmas albums, reissued multiple times with slightly different covers and titles, such as 'The Christmas Song'.