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2 Sessions displayed for single: Whatever Happened To Christmas? (Frank Sinatra Chante Noël) [clear results]
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DateLocationType
25 Jul 1968 New York: Columbia Recording StudioReprise Studio Session
Conductor: Bill Miller
Frank Sinatra (vocalist), Vocal Group [William Bronson, Lillian Clark, Harry Duvall, Corina Manetto, Ronald Martin, Linda November, James Ryan, Louise Stuart], Urbie Green (trombone), Johnny Messner (trombone), Buddy Morrow (trombone), Paul Faulise (bass trombone), Richard Berg (frenchhorn), Fred Klein (frenchhorn), Albert Richmond (frenchhorn), Joseph De Angelis (frenchhorn), Fred Buldrini (violin), Peter Buonconsiglio (violin), Harry Katzman (violin), George Ockner (violin), Tosha Samaroff (violin), Julius Schechter (violin), Joe Malin (violin), Felix Giglio (violin), Stanley Karpienia (violin), Carmel Malin (violin), Alvin Rogers (violin), Jesse Tryon (violin), Alfred Brown (viola), Harold Furmansky (viola), Emanuel Vardi (viola), Norman Forrest (viola), Maurice Brown (violoncello), Charles McCracken (violoncello), David Moore (violoncello), Harry Wimmer (violoncello), Robert Maxwell (harp), Ernest Hayes (piano/celeste), Ralph Casale (guitar), Al Casamenti (guitar), Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar), Frank Bruno (string bass), Nick Perito (accordion), Douglas Allan (drums/percussion), Buddy Saltzman (drums/percussion)

L5401
My Way Of Life (3:05)  -  Bert Kaempfert, Herbert Rehbein, Carl Sigman
Arrangement: Don Costa
Frank Sinatra with vocal group.
Key Release 1968 My Way Of Life - 45-7" Single
1969 Top Pops #304 - 33-12" Album
1969 Twin Deluxe [JP] - 33-12" Album

L5402
Cycles (3:09)  -  Gayle Caldwell
Arrangement: Don Costa
From Nancy Sinatra's book "Frank Sinatra, My Father": "'Cycles,' the song, was rerecorded in New York and I had the great pleasure of 'producing' it at my dad's request, so that 'Don can be in the room with me.' What an honor. Of course I had by then proven myself by selling a lot of records of my own. But the fact that Dad trusted me–that meant more than my gold records."
Frank Sinatra with vocal group.
Key Release 1968 Cycles - 45-7" Single
1977 My Way [UK] - 45-7" EP

L5402
Cycles (excerpt)  -  Gayle Caldwell
Arrangement: Don Costa

L5403
Whatever Happened To Christmas? (3:03)  -  Jimmy Webb
Arrangement: Don Costa
Reprise single 0790 and "The Sinatra Family Wish You A Merry Christmas" LP credit Don Costa as conductor.
Frank Sinatra with vocal group.

12 Aug 1968 Hollywood: Western RecordersReprise Studio Session
Conductor: Nelson Riddle
Frank Sinatra (vocalist), Frank Sinatra Jr. (vocalist), Nancy Sinatra (vocalist), Tina Sinatra (vocalist), The Jimmy Joyce Singers [Jacqueline Allen, Billie Barnum, James Bryant, John Drake, Gerri Engemann, Carole Feraci, Fred Frank, Vicki Gratian, Betty Joyce, Jimmy Joyce, Harry Martin, Jay Meyer, Jay Riley, Paul Sjolund, Carl Turnbow, Marie Vernon, Clark Yocum], Irving Bush (trumpet), Don Fagerquist (trumpet), Shorty Sherock (trumpet), Louis Blackburn (trombone), Bob Enevoldsen (trombone), Joe Howard (trombone), Vincent DeRosa (frenchhorn), Alan Robinson (frenchhorn), Gene Sherry (frenchhorn), Mahlon Clark (woodwinds), Bill Green (woodwinds), Lloyd Hildebrand (woodwinds), Joe Koch (woodwinds), Ethmer Roten (woodwinds), George Schoneberg (woodwinds), Alex Beler (violin), Emil Briano (violin), John DeVoogdt (violin), Bonnie Douglas (violin), Jacques Gasselin (violin), Lou Klass (violin), Robert Konrad (violin), Irma Neumann (violin), Lou Raderman (violin), Paul Shure (violin), Allan Harshman (viola), Alex Neiman (viola), Barbara Simons (viola), Naoum Benditzky (violoncello), Paul Bergstrom (violoncello), Joseph Saxon (violoncello), Kathryn Julye (harp), Bill Miller (piano), Ralph Grasso (guitar), Allan Reuss (guitar), Monty Budwig (string bass), Eddie Gilbert (string bass), Irv Cottler (drums), Nick Pelico (percussion) ... NOTE: Frank Sinatra Jr. recorded his parts on August 19, 1968.

L6755
The Twelve Days Of Christmas (4:27)  -  Adapted & arranged by Sammy Cahn & James Van Heusen
Frank Sinatra with Frank Sinatra Jr., Nancy Sinatra, Tina Sinatra & The Jimmy Joyce Singers.
2016 Sinatra Christmas - Streaming Album

L6755
The Twelve Days Of Christmas (Part I) (8-track edit)  -  Adapted & arranged by Sammy Cahn & James Van Heusen
Frank Sinatra with Frank Sinatra Jr., Nancy Sinatra, Tina Sinatra & The Jimmy Joyce Singers.

L6755
The Twelve Days Of Christmas (Part II) (8-track edit)  -  Adapted & arranged by Sammy Cahn & James Van Heusen
Frank Sinatra with Frank Sinatra Jr., Nancy Sinatra, Tina Sinatra & The Jimmy Joyce Singers.

L6756
The Bells Of Christmas (Greensleeves) (3:39)  -  Adapted & arranged by Sammy Cahn & James Van Heusen
Frank Sinatra with Frank Sinatra Jr., Nancy Sinatra, Tina Sinatra & The Jimmy Joyce Singers.
2016 Sinatra Christmas - Streaming Album

L6757
I Wouldn't Trade Christmas (2:52)  -  Sammy Cahn, James Van Heusen
Arrangement: Nelson Riddle
Frank Sinatra with Frank Sinatra Jr., Nancy Sinatra, Tina Sinatra & The Jimmy Joyce Singers.
2016 Sinatra Christmas - Streaming Album

L6758
The Christmas Waltz (3:10)  -  Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
Arrangement: Nelson Riddle
Frank Sinatra with The Jimmy Joyce Singers.

L6758
The Christmas Waltz (3:59 spoken intro)  -  Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
Arrangement: Nelson Riddle
0:49 intro by FS.
Frank Sinatra with The Jimmy Joyce Singers.

L6758
The Christmas Waltz (4:06 spoken intro)  -  Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
Arrangement: Nelson Riddle
0:56 intro by Sammy Cahn.
Frank Sinatra with The Jimmy Joyce Singers.

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