The Beach Boys
Christmas Sessions: The Alternative "Beach Boys Christmas" Album
1997

CD 1: Volume 1
#    Title    Time    Info  
1 Little Saint Nick (vocal take) 2:09
2 The Man With All the Toys (instrumental take) 1:37
3 The Man With All the Toys (instrumental overdub previous take) 1:37
4 Santa's Beard (instrumental try-outs 1-13) 7:18
5 Santa's Beard (instrumental try-outs 14-15) 2:59
6 Santa's Beard (instrumental try-outs 16-21) 3:12
7 Santa's Beard (instrumental take) 2:14
8 Santa's Beard (vocal overdub) 2:14
9 Merry Christmas, Baby (instrumental takes 1-6) 5:31
10 Merry Christmas, Baby (instrumental takes 7-9) 3:29
11 Merry Christmas, Baby (instrumental take 10) 2:50
12 Merry Christmas, Baby (vocal overdub) 2:42
13 Christmas Day (instrumental takes 1-2) 2:26
14 Christmas Day (instrumental takes 3-8) 3:22
15 Christmas Day (try-out takes 12-18) 4:40
16 Christmas Day (try-out takes 19-24) 2:22
17 Christmas Day (instrumental take 1) 2:13
18 Christmas Day (instrumental takes 2-6) 2:12
19 Christmas Day (instrumental take 7) 2:38
20 Christmas Day (overdub take 7) 2:20
21 Christmas Day (vocal overdub take 7) 2:16
22 Christmas Day (vocal overdub 1a take 7) 2:03
23 Christmas Day (vocal overdub 3a take 7) 1:54
24 Christmas Day (vocal overdub 4a take 7) 1:49
Total time 68:07
CD 2: Volume 2
#    Title    Time    Info  
1 Christmas Day (vocal overdub 6a take 7) 2:05
2 Christmas Day (vocal overdub 8a take 7) 1:56
3 Christmas Day (vocal overdub 9a take 7) 1:15
4 Christmas Day (vocal overdub 8a take 7) 2:12
5 Frosty the Snowman (vocal take 4) 2:04
6 We Three Kings of Orient Are (vocal overdub takes 1-3) 4:40
7 We Three Kings of Orient Are (vocal overdub take 6) 4:06
8 We Three Kings of Orient Are (vocal overdub takes 1a-4a) 5:30
9 We Three Kings of Orient Are (vocal inner cut 1) 1:55
10 We Three Kings of Orient Are (vocal inner cut 2 take 4) 1:06
11 Blue Christmas (instrumental takes 2-3) 1:03
12 Blue Christmas (vocal overdub take 4a) 1:25
13 Blue Christmas (vocal overdub take 5a-7a) 1:56
14 Blue Christmas (vocal overdub take 8a) 1:04
15 Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (vocal only intro take 1) 0:50
16 Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (vocal only intro takes 4-5) 0:47
17 Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (different vocal only intro takes 1-7) 2:56
18 Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (different vocal only intro takes 10-18) 4:47
19 Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (different vocal only intro takes 20-24) 2:08
20 Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (vocal overdub 3a) 1:10
21 White Christmas (instrumental takes 2-3) 3:21
22 White Christmas (vocal overdub 1 take 3) 3:29
23 White Christmas (vocal overdub 2 take 3) 2:07
24 White Christmas (vocal overdub 3 take 3) 1:40
25 Auld Lang Syne (traditional) 2:17
26 Auld Lang Syne 1:21
27 Auld Lang Syne (Christmas messages overdub) 1:18
28 The Lord's Prayer 2:33
29 Little Saint Nick's Drive In (vocal take 1b) 1:14
30 Little Saint Nick's Drive In (vocal take 3b) 1:59
Total time 66:14
CD 3: Volume 3
#    Title    Time    Info  
1 Little Saint Nick (vocal take stereo mix) 2:10
2 The Man With All the Toys (vocal overdub) 1:37
3 Santa's Beard (stereo mix) 2:14
4 Merry Christmas, Baby (vocal overdub mix) 2:42
5 Christmas Day (vocal mix?) 1:55
6 Frosty the Snowman (vocal overdub 2a take 4) 1:53
7 We Three Kings of Orient Are (vocal inner cut, takes 5/6) 1:17
8 Jingle Bells (instrumental take 4) 2:25
9 Jingle Bells (inner cuts 1/2, take 4) 1:26
10 Blue Christmas (vocal overdub take 8b) 1:29
11 Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (vocal overdub 4a) 1:28
12 White Christmas (vocal mix) 2:28
13 I'll Be Home for Christmas (vocal take) 2:44
14 Auld Lang Syne (vocal stereo mix) 1:18
15 Little Saint Nick (45 stereo version) 2:07
16 The Lord's Prayer 2:30
17 Little Saint Nick's Drive In (vocal take 4b) 2:03
Total time 33:46



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