He was born "Dickran Gobalian" // The Los Angeles Times deemed the album "sultry, desert-island swing." // Click on Link above, left, to view the original album.
From Bournemouth, UK. // In England, this is the most-played Non-Carol Christmas song of the 21st century. It's frequently cited as the BEST Christmas song of all-time in various television, radio, and magazine-related polls in the UK and Ireland, including the UK television special on the ITV channel in December 2012, where it was voted "The Nation's Favourite Christmas Song."
* - The orchestral version was first recorded in 1949 by Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra, a hit record on RCA Victor Red Seal, and now one of the orchestra's signature songs. The lyrics were written by Mitchell Parish in 1950. // Click on the Link above, to view the original album.
In his 'AllMusic' review, critic Cub Koda wrote: "this is prime Buck Owens and His Buckaroos in the holiday mode. Featured here are 'Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy,' 'Santa's Gonna Come in a Stagecoach,' and enough Yule-time weepers to make you realize that the holidays have a mighty dark side, too."
