1962- Miracles' album sessions 1

.....In August 1962 the Miracles began recording Christmas songs. These songs eventually became half of their first Christmas album the following year, but I don't know if the intention was to record a few secular holiday tunes and a few religious carols and pick through them for a likely single, or if it was always the intention to produce an entire album.

.....The first three tracks were finished August 21, 1962. They were:

• 2:39 "THE CHRISTMAS SONG" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells), produced by William 'Mickey' Stevenson.
• 2:11 "O HOLY NIGHT" (Adolphe C. Adam), produced by Ron White and Smokey Robinson.
• 2:29 "CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY" (William 'Smokey' Robinson), produced by Smokey Robinson.

.....After the album was released in late October 1963 a promotional single circulated coupling the original song "CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY" with the cover "THE CHRISTMAS SONG" as 7" Tamla EX-009 (US) 11/63.

.....Another session was held on August 23, 1962:

• 2:30 "NÖEL" (Traditional), produced by Smokey Robinson.

.....And at least one more on August 29, 1962:

• 2:27 "I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS" (lyrics: Kim Gannon, music: Walter Kent, for legal purposes Buck Ram), produced by Ron White.

.....If that last songwriting credit seems a little cryptic, my apologies, but I've already provided capsule backgrounds to these songs with a track-by-track look at the album last year in the three posts linked below:

....."1963- Christmas Every Day" http://lgcmusic02.blogspot.com/2011/02/1963-christmas-every-day.html

....."1963- Christmas With The Miracles side A" http://lgcmusic02.blogspot.com/2011/02/1963-christmas-with-miracles-side.html

....."1963- Christmas With The Miracles side B" http://lgcmusic02.blogspot.com/2011/02/1963-christmas-with-miracles-side-b.html

.....I'll place the remainder of the sessions chronologically.