Maps of Music

That Christmas Feeling (1968)

Where the lyrics of That Christmas Feeling take you, and where it was really made.

Campbell's first Christmas album was reissued in the United States in 2013 under a different title, Icon Christmas.

Key places

Recording site Capitol Studios — The recording location of this album is listed as Capitol Studios in Hollywood. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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That Christmas Feeling is the tenth studio album by American singer-guitarist Glen Campbell
It is also Campbell's first Christmas album
Released in 1968 by Capitol Records
Eleven tracks: six on side one, five on side two
Campbell sings and plays acoustic guitar
Al De Lory served as producer, arranger, and conductor
Cover photography credited to Rick Rankin/Capitol Photo Studio

The track list is built on Christmas songs, including 'Blue Christmas', 'The Christmas Song', and 'I'll Be Home for Christmas'
'Old Toy Trains' was written by Roger Miller
'Pretty Paper' was written by Willie Nelson
'Little Altar Boy' was written by Howlett Smith

The original cover art is credited to Rick Rankin/Capitol Photo Studio
Later reissues used different cover art in the Netherlands and the United States

1	Christmas Is for Children	3:18
2	Old Toy Trains	2:15
3	Little Altar Boy	3:57
4	It Must Be Getting Close to Christmas	2:25
5	Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas	3:03
6	Blue Christmas	2:33
7	The Christmas Song	2:59
8	Pretty Paper	2:31
9	There's No Place Like Home	3:15
10	I'll Be Home for Christmas	3:00
11	Christmas Day	2:50
12	The Night Before Christmas	3:22
13	Silent Night	2:32

Born April 22, 1936 in Billstown, Arkansas; began as a session guitarist in Los Angeles from 1960.
Joined the studio group later known as The Wrecking Crew and played on recordings by many major artists.

Began a solo career in 1961; breakthrough hits included "Gentle on My Mind", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", and "Wichita Lineman" in 1967–1968.
Hosted The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS from 1969 to 1972.
Released 64 albums across five decades and sold over 45 million records worldwide.
Hit "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Southern Nights" in the mid-1970s were both US number one songs.
Won four Grammys in 1967 and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012.

Diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2011; retired in 2013 after recording his final song.
Died August 8, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee, at age 81.

Released in 1968 by Capitol Records as Glen Campbell's tenth studio album and first Christmas album

In 2003, the Netherlands-based Disky Records label issued a CD version with different cover art
In 2010, Capitol Records Nashville made the album available as a digital download with the original cover art and two bonus tracks
In 2013, Capitol Records reissued the album in the United States under the title Icon Christmas with different cover art
In 2016, Capital UMe, a Universal Company, reissued it on vinyl with the original cover art

The album has never been formally reissued on CD in the United States
A Billboard (United States) album chart entry is listed, but no chart position is recorded
A Billboard (United States) singles chart entry is listed, but no chart position is recorded

The album has never been formally reissued on CD in the United States.
A 2010 digital release added two bonus tracks, 'The Night Before Christmas' and 'Silent Night', taken from the 1969 BFGoodrich compilation The Christmas Sound of Music.
The 2013 US reissue changed both the title and the cover art.
The 2003 Netherlands-based CD used different cover art from the original.