A Christmas Treasure

A Christmas Treasure
Studio album by
Released1967
GenreChristmas
LabelRCA Victor
Julie Andrews chronology
Thoroughly Modern Millie
(1967)
A Christmas Treasure
(1967)
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(1968)

A Christmas Treasure is the sixth studio album and first Christmas album by English singer and actress Julie Andrews. It was released in 1967 by RCA Victor and features the participation of André Previn's orchestra. Music on the album is made up of British, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Christmas songs.

The album was recorded in the summer of 1966 at the RCA studios in Beverly Hills, and was merchandised through Firestone outlets in the US and Canada, initially titled Your Favorite Christmas Carols, Volume 5. The track listing of the Firestone release is shortened by two songs, "The Lamb of God" and "Greensleeves", resulting in a total of 12 tracks. Rights to the Firestone record have reverted to RCA Victor, and the album was one of the seven new Christmas albums released by the company in 1967, as part of a major Christmas advertising campaign, which included newspaper ads, promotional materials for stores, and prominent placement at points of sale.

In 2000, a new CD by Andrews titled Greatest Christmas Songs was released with the same track listing of A Christmas Treasure plus three new songs that came from Andrews's 1958's album Julie Andrews Sings: "It Might As Well Be Spring", "Cheek to Cheek" and "Falling in Love with Love". Heather Phares from AllMusic rated this album three out of five stars.