Various – A Christmas Gift For You From Philles Records

100% sounds mono to my ears. A Christmas classic nonetheless. Words words words words

I only bought this because it's easily the most affordable version of this album. Imagine my surprise hearing it's in mono, the best way to listen to this album! It's cut a bit hot and there's some static in-between songs, (also Winter Wonderland sounds strangely low-fidelity), but this is definitely not a bad option if you wanna listen to this album.

My copy is in Stereo , sounds great. Just noticed as always played with receiver switch on mono previously.

Mine matches the same runout except after the MPO logo the numbers are 21233008. And there's a Made in France sticker on the back. Everything else is identical.

My copy has this same translucent red vinyl - etchings included - with a sleeve and barcode matching the 2009 pressing. Very curious.

My favorite Christmas album, and one of the very few that I never seem to grow tired of hearing every holiday season. This is a 1975 pressing, in stereo, with a different (and considerably more amusing) cover than the original 1963 Philles release. It's interesting to hear these songs in stereo, and while Spector may have preferred mono, these mixes sound full, rich, clear, punchy, and very good over all. The 'wall of sound' is certainly still there, it just sounds a bit different. My copy plays nice and clean, with occasional light surface noise. Five stars and a holly jolly face.

found a copy on eBay last week and, well, 'tis the season, so I picked one up. this thing sounds INCREDIBLE. the red wax is cute, a nice touch for the season.

This is a Christmas masterpiece!!! Vinyl sounds and looks great.

This pressing is fantastic despite being a picture disc! Quiet and very nice fitting a 60th anniversary issue.

This is a fantastic pressing of a classic Christmas album. Spector's pop treatment of these standards brings new life into them and Kevin Gray's dynamite cut does justice to the Wall of Sound mix with a huge instrumental sound and vocals that float in the mix without feeling detached. These are a really excellent pickup