Christmas In The Heart (2009)
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Release date: 13 Oct 2009 (USA), 12 Oct 2009 (Europe), 10 Oct 2009 (Australia/New Zealand).
Thanks to the "Isis"
newsletter for news that Columbia Records announced on 25 Aug 2009 that Bob is
actually releasing a Christmas album to be called Christmas In The Heart,
to be sold in aid of the charity "Feeding America". Thanks Paul S. Levine
for information that it was recorded at Jackson Browne's Groove Masters
studio in Santa Monica, CA, in May and Jun 2009. For more information, see
bobdylan.com here:
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Thanks to Éamonn Ó Catháin for information that there will be a
deluxe edition with five Christmas cards!
Thanks to Sonny Boy McFitzson for information that the Japanese release, Sony Music SICP 2477, 25 Nov 2009, will be the deluxe edition only, there will be no standard edition. The price will be ¥2,520 (¥2,400 before sales tax).
Of course, this brings back memories of the spoof 1960s Christmas album Snow Over Interstate 80, see here.
The album artwork was designed by Coco Shinomiya, who also designed the
artwork for Together Through Life. The front cover illustration is public
domain artwork courtesy of
VisualLanguage.com. The photo in the centre of the folded insert is by
Leonard Freed, sourced from Magnum Photos, who also provided the cover photo for
Together Through Life. The rear insert picture of the Three Magi is by Edwin Fotheringham. The alluring "Miss Santa" on the reverse of the front insert is American
1950s pin-up Bettie Page, drawn by noted "pin-up artist" Olivia de
Berardinis. For more pictures of Bettie, who sadly died in Dec 2008, see her
web-site, www.bettiepage.com. For
more pictures of Bettie Page by Olivia de Berardinis, see Olivia's web-site:
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Confirmed track listing:
Here Comes Santa Claus (Gene Autrey/Oakley Haldeman)
Do You Hear What I Hear? (Gloria Shayne Baker/Noel Regney)
Winter Wonderland (Felix Bernard/Richard Smith)
Hark The Herald Angels Sing (Trad. arranged Bob Dylan)
I'll Be Home For Christmas (Walter Kent/Kim Gannon/Buck Ram)
Little Drummer Boy (Katherine Davis/Henry Onorati/Harry Simeone)
The Christmas Blues (Sammy Cahn/David Jack Holt)
O' Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fidelis) (Trad. arranged Bob Dylan)
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Ralph Blane/High Martin)
Must Be Santa (William Fredericks/Hal Moore)
Silver Bells (Raymond Evans/Jay Livingston)
The First Noel (Trad. arranged Bob Dylan)
Christmas Island (Lyle Moraine) - this is not Xmas Island by Richard Fariña recorded with Bob supporting Richard Fariña and Eric von Schmidt in 1964
The Christmas Song (Mel Tormé/Bob Wells)
O Little Town Of Bethlehem (Trad. arranged Bob Dylan)
A rumour the album would include Frosty The Snowman was unfounded.
Revised 28 May, 2010.
Vinyl Releases
"Christmas In The Heart" - limited edition 180gm stereo vinyl LP release, Columbia 88697 57323 1 (USA), 24 Nov 2009; Sony Music 88697 57323 1 (Europe), 20 Nov 2009:
 Columbia 88697 57323 1 (USA) - picture from skyroo.com |
Thanks to Harold Lepidus for information about the 12" 180gm stereo vinyl release. Thanks to Gerd Rundel for scans of the European release, which is made in the EU and comes with a copy of the CD, as does the US release. Both copies shown are still sealed. Thanks to Dag Braathen for the record label scans. |
 Sony Music 88697 57323 1 (USA) - front with sticker, scan by Gerd Rundel |
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 Sony Music 88697 57323 1 (USA) - Side 1 scan by Dag Braathen |
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 Sony Music 88697 57323 1 (Europe) - rear scan by Gerd Rundel |
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 Sony Music 88697 57323 1 (Europe) - Side 2 scan by Dag Braathen |
 Sony Music 88697 57323 1 (USA) - Side 2 scan by Dag Braathen |
Sony Music
88697 57323 1
(USA) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel
Sony Music
88697 57323 1
(Europe) - detail of rear, scan by Gerd Rundel
CD Releases
"Christmas In The Heart" - limited edition CD release, Columbia 88697 59614 2 (USA), 13 Oct 2009:
 Columbia 88697 59614 2 (USA) - front of slipcase with sticker, scan by Moise Potie |
The US limited edition comes in a slipcase with five greetings cards. There is a US-specific red sticker with white text on the slipcase promoting three tracks and the fact that all artist royalties from US sales are being given to charity "Feeding America". Only the slipcase has the catalogue number 88697 59614 2, the CD itself has the catalogue number 88697 57323 2, the same as the European and Australian releases. The five greetings cards are blank inside and have plain white envelopes. The design on the rear of each greeting card repeats the information that artist royalties are being given to "Feeding America". Thanks to Moise Potie for information and scans. |
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 Columbia 88697 59614 2 (USA) - unfolded outside of greetings card, scan by Moise Potie |
 Columbia 88697 57323 2 (USA) - rear insert scan by Moise Potie |
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Columbia 88697 59614 2
(USA) - spine of slipcase, scan by Moise Potie
Columbia 88697 59614 2
(USA) - side view showing CD jewel case and greetings cards inside slipcase,
scan by Moise Potie
"Christmas In The Heart" - standard CD release, Columbia/Sony Music 8869757323 2 (USA/Europe), 12 Oct 2009:
 Columbia 8869757323 2 (USA) - front with sticker (my sealed copy) |
This release has a folded front insert. It has a black CD tray so there is no picture on the reverse of the rear insert. My copies have US- and UK-specific red stickers with white text on the CD jewel case promoting the same three tracks and the fact that all artist royalties from US sales are being given to charity "Feeding America" and from UK sales to charity "Crisis" (formerly known as "Crisis at Christmas"). Thanks to Jens Winter for information that copies sold in mainland Europe have a sticker mentioning the "World Food Programme" as the Australian, Hong Kong and Korean releases below. Thanks to Keith Schweiger for scans of a US promo copy with a white sticker. Thanks to Hervé from France for details of copies of the album in a card sleeve given away with a Greek newspaper "I Kathimerini", Sunday 20 Dec 2009, and to Hans Seegers for scans. The CD was made in Austria. |
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 Columbia 8869757323 2 (USA) - rear (my sealed copy) |
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 Columbia/Sony Music 8869757323 2 (Europe) - front with sticker (my copy) |
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 Columbia/Sony Music 8869757323 2 (Europe) - outside of unfolded front insert |
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 Columbia/Sony Music 8869757323 2 (Europe) - CD |
 Columbia/Sony Music 8869757323 2 (Europe) - detail of CD ("Made in the EU") |
 Columbia/Sony Music 8869757323 2 (Europe) - inside of unfolded front insert |
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 Columbia/Sony Music 8869757323 2 (Greece) - front of Greek newspaper, photo by Hervé from France |
 Columbia/Sony Music 8869757323 2 (Austria for Greece) - front of card sleeve, scan by Hans Seegers |
 Columbia/Sony Music 8869757323 2 (Austria for Greece) - rear of card sleeve, scan by Hans Seegers |
 Columbia/Sony Music 8869757323 2 (Austria for Greece) - CD scan by Hans Seegers |
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"Christmas In The Heart" - CD release, Columbia/Sony Music 88697 57323 2 (Australia), 10 Oct 2009:
 Columbia/Sony Music 88697 57323 2 (Australia) - front scan by Bill Hester |
This release also sold in New Zealand is the same as the European release, with Australian-specific text on the inserts and the CD itself. It was released in association with bandit fm, a Columbia-owned Australian radio station. The artwork and CD say "Distributed in Australia by Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd.", there is no information on where it was actually manufactured. Thanks to Bill Hester for information and scans. |
 Columbia/Sony Music 88697 57323 2 (Australia) - inside of unfolded front insert, scan by Bill Hester |
 Columbia/Sony Music 88697 57323 2 (Australia) - reverse of front insert, scan by Bill Hester (note extra text at bottom and "Sony Music" logo on left) |
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 Columbia/Sony Music 88697 57323 2 (Australia) - rear insert scan by Bill Hester ("Sony Music" logo on left above "Columbia" logo) |
 Columbia/Sony Music 88697 57323 2 (Australia) - detail of rear insert, scan by Bill Hester ("Distributed in Australia by Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd.") |
 Columbia/Sony Music 88697 57323 2 (Australia) - CD scan by Bill Hester |
 Columbia/Sony Music 88697 57323 2 (Australia) - detail of CD, scan by Bill Hester (bandit fm) |
 Columbia/Sony Music 88697 57323 2 (Australia) - detail of CD, scan by Bill Hester ("Distributed in Australia by Sony Music Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd.") |
"Christmas In The Heart" - limited edition CD release, Columbia 88697 59614 2 (Australia), 10 Oct 2009:
 Columbia 88697 59614 2 (Australia) - front of slipcase, scan by Stuart Moore |
This release again comes in a slipcase with the five greetings cards. There is an Australia-specific red sticker with white text on the CD jewel case promoting the same three tracks as the US release and the fact that all artist royalties from Australian sales are being given to charity "World Food Programme". Only the slipcase has the catalogue number 88697 59614 2, the CD itself has the catalogue number 88697 57323 2, the same as the US and Australian standard releases. |
 Columbia 88697 59614 2 (Australia) - rear of slipcase, scan by Stuart Moore |
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 Columbia 88697 59614 2 (Australia) - unfolded outside of greetings card, scan by Stuart Moore |
 Columbia 88697 59614 2 (Australia) - front sticker from slipcase, scan by Stuart Moore |
 Columbia 88697 59614 2 (Australia) - spine of slipcase, scan by Stuart Moor |
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The five greetings cards are blank inside and have plain white envelopes. The design on the rear of each greeting card repeats the information that artist royalties are being given to the "World Food Programme", as the mainland Europe, Hong Kong and Korean releases. Bill Hester says this limited edition has not so far been on sale in New Zealand, only the standard release above.
Thanks to Stuart Moore and Bill Hester for information and scans.
"Christmas In The Heart" - CD release, Columbia 88697 57323 2 (Hong Kong), 13 Oct 2009:
 Columbia 88697 57323 2 (Hong Kong) - front with sticker, scan by Jens Winter |
Like the mainland Europe, Australian and Korean releases, this Hong Kong release has a sticker mentioning the "World Food Programme". The album was manufactured and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment Hong Kong Limited and the CD itself was made in Hong Kong. This release doesn't have the Sony Music logo on the artwork or CD. |
 Columbia 88697 57323 2 (Hong Kong) - outside of unfolded front insert, scan by Jens Winter |
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 Columbia 88697 57323 2 (Hong Kong) - front sticker scan by Jens Winter |
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 Columbia 88697 57323 2 (Hong Kong) - detail of rear insert, scan by Jens Winter ("Manufactured and Distributed by Sony Music Entertainment Hong Kong Limited") |
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 Columbia 88697 57323 2 (Hong Kong) - detail of CD, scan by Jens Winter ("Made in Hong Kong") |
Thanks to Jens Winter for information and scans.
"Christmas In The Heart" - CD release, Columbia S10623C/88697573232 (Korea), 13 Oct 2009:
 Columbia S10623C/88697573232 (Korea) - front with sticker, scan by Jens Winter |
Like the mainland Europe, Australian and Hong Kong releases, this Korean
release has a sticker mentioning the "World Food Programme". The sticker in
English and Korean promotes four tracks from the album adding Winter
Wonderland to the three tracks listed on the other worldwide stickers. The
album was manufactured and distributed by Sony Music Entertainment Korea
Inc. There is a two-sided insert with text in English and Korean. This
release doesn't have the Sony Music logo on the artwork or CD. Thanks to Jens Winter for information and scans. |
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 Columbia S10623C/88697573232 (Korea) - front sticker scan by Jens Winter |
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 Columbia S10623C/88697573232 (Korea) - rear insert scan by Jens Winter |
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 Columbia S10623C/88697573232 (Korea) - rear of insert, scan by Jens Winter |
"Christmas In The Heart" - CD release, Columbia/Sony Music 88697 57323 2 (Argentina), 13 Oct 2009:
 Columbia/Sony Music 88697 57323 2 (Argentina)- front scan by Jens Winter |
This CD was released in Argentina in association with Baja
Musica. The song credits inside the front insert contain many errors, as if
formatting characters were printed by mistake. Thanks to Jens Winter for information and scans. |
 Columbia/Sony Music 88697 57323 2 (Argentina)- outside of unfolded front insert, scan by Jens Winter |
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 Columbia/Sony Music 88697 57323 2 (Argentina)- detail from inside of front insert, scan by Jens Winter |
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 Columbia/Sony Music 88697 57323 2 (Argentina)- detail of rear insert, scan by Jens Winter |
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 Columbia/Sony Music 88697 57323 2 (Argentina)- detail of CD, insert scan by Jens Winter |
"Christmas In The Heart" - limited edition CD release, Sony Music SICP 2477 (Japan), 25 Nov 2009:
 Sony Music SICP 2477 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Hans Seegers (limited edition) |
Thanks to Hans Seegers and Sonny Boy McFitzson for scans of the
Japanese limited edition release. It has a red obi with a white
spine and price ¥2,520 (¥2,400 before tax) and date
"09-11-25" (25 Nov 2009). The original release date is shown as "09-10-13" (13
Oct 2009) and the withdrawal date as "10-5-24" (24 May 2010). The front insert is a folded sheet in English as other worldwide releases and there is also a 28-page stapled booklet in English and Japanese. This release has the five cards with envelopes supporting Feeding America. The CD has the word "Christmas" instead of "Columbia" - this is because in Japan "Columbia" is a trademark of Nippon Columbia and Sony have never had the rights to use it there (CBS was taken over by Sony in 1968, after which it became CBS/Sony and then just Sony). |
 Sony Music SICP 2477 (Japan) - detail of obi, scan by Hans Seegers (limited edition) |
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 Sony Music SICP 2477 (Japan) - outside of front insert unfolded, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson (limited edition) |
 Sony Music SICP 2477 (Japan) - front of cards with wrapper, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson (limited edition) |
 Sony Music SICP 2477 (Japan) - front of envelopes with wrapper, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson (limited edition) |
 Sony Music SICP 2477 (Japan) - detail of rear of card, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson (limited edition) |
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 Sony Music SICP 2477 (Japan) - inside of front insert unfolded, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson (limited edition) |
 Sony Music SICP 2477 (Japan) - detail from inside of front insert, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson (limited edition) |
 Sony Music SICP 2477 (Japan) - detail from outside of front insert, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson (limited edition) |
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 Sony Music SICP 2477 (Japan) - rear insert scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson (limited edition) |
 Sony Music SICP 2477 (Japan) - front of Japanese booklet, scan by Hans Seegers (limited edition) |
 Sony Music SICP 2477 (Japan) - rear of Japanese booklet, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson (limited edition) |
 Sony Music SICP 2477 (Japan) - CD scan by Hans Seegers (limited edition) |
 Sony Music SICP 2477 (Japan) - detail of CD, scan by Hans Seegers (limited edition) |
 Sony Music SICP 2477 (Japan) - detail of CD, scan by Hans Seegers (limited edition) |
Sony Music SICP 2477
(Japan) - detail of rear insert, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson (limited edition)
Sony Music SICP 2477
(Japan) - top of slipcase, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson (limited edition)
Sony Music SICP 2477
(Japan) - side view with cards and envelopes, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson
(limited edition)
Sony Music SICP 2477
(Japan) - spine of slipcase, scan by Sonny Boy McFitzson (limited edition)
"Christmas In The Heart" - standard edition CD release, Sony Music SICP 2477 (Japan), 25 Nov 2009:
 Sony Music SICP 2477 (Japan) - front with obi, scan by Wil Gielen (standard edition) |
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 Sony Music SICP 2477 (Japan) - CD scan by Wil Gielen (standard edition) |
Contrary to previous reports, there is a standard Japanese edition, with the same catalogue number and obi price as the limited edition above (which has now sold out). The only difference is the obi, which is missing the Japanese text about the greetings cards (compare the two detail scans). There is a 32-page stapled booklet in English and Japanese. The slipcase, greetings cards and envelopes are not included.
Thanks to Wil Gielen for information and scans.
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