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''A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector'' (originally released as ''A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records'') is an album of Christmas songs, produced by Phil Spector, and originally released as Philles 45 in 1963. Spector treated a series of mostly secular Christmas standards to his trademark "Wall of Sound" treatment, and the selections feature the vocal performances of Spector's regular artists during this period. The album peaked at number 13 on ''Billboard'' magazine's special, year-end, weekly Christmas Albums sales chart in December 1963. The album was reissued by Apple Records in 1972, with different cover art—a photograph of Spector dressed as a heavily bearded Santa Claus, wearing a "Back to Mono" button—and retitled ''Phil Spector's Christmas Album''. This version went to number 6 on ''Billboards special Christmas Albums sales chart in December of that year, which was its highest chart ranking.〔 In 2003, the album was voted 142 on ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, well known as a fan of (and occasional backing musician for) both the Ronettes and Spector, has cited this album as his favorite of all time.〔Michael deMartin, (), ''Pet Blog: Pet Sounds at 40: An Appreciation '', July 12, 2006〕 The album was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.〔^ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.〕 ==Recording and production== (詳細はBrian Wilson of the Beach Boys attempted to contribute his piano playing to "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town", but was rejected because of his low performing ability. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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