Christmas Sessions: The Alternative “Beach Boys Christmas” Album

Little Saint Nick (vocal take)

The Man With All the Toys (instrumental take)

The Man With All the Toys (instrumental overdub previous take)

Santa’s Beard (instrumental try‐outs 1–13)

Santa’s Beard (instrumental try‐outs 14–15)

Santa’s Beard (instrumental try‐outs 16–21)

Santa’s Beard (instrumental take)

Santa’s Beard (vocal overdub)

Merry Christmas, Baby (instrumental takes 1–6)

Merry Christmas, Baby (instrumental takes 7–9)

Merry Christmas, Baby (instrumental take 10)

Merry Christmas, Baby (vocal overdub)

Christmas Day (instrumental takes 1–2)

Christmas Day (instrumental takes 3–8)

Christmas Day (try‐out takes 12–18)

Christmas Day (try‐out takes 19–24)

Christmas Day (instrumental take 1)

Christmas Day (instrumental takes 2–6)

Christmas Day (instrumental take 7)

Christmas Day (overdub take 7)

Christmas Day (vocal overdub take 7)

Christmas Day (vocal overdub 1a take 7)

Christmas Day (vocal overdub 3a take 7)

Christmas Day (vocal overdub 4a take 7)

Christmas Day (vocal overdub 6a take 7)

Christmas Day (vocal overdub 8a take 7)

Christmas Day (vocal overdub 9a take 7)

Christmas Day (vocal overdub 8a take 7)

Frosty the Snowman (vocal take 4)

We Three Kings of Orient Are (vocal overdub takes 1–3)

We Three Kings of Orient Are (vocal overdub take 6)

We Three Kings of Orient Are (vocal overdub takes 1a‐4a)

We Three Kings of Orient Are (vocal inner cut 1)

We Three Kings of Orient Are (vocal inner cut 2 take 4)

Blue Christmas (instrumental takes 2–3)

Blue Christmas (vocal overdub take 4a)

Blue Christmas (vocal overdub take 5a‐7a)

Blue Christmas (vocal overdub take 8a)

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (vocal only intro take 1)

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (vocal only intro takes 4–5)

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (different vocal only intro takes 1–7)

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (different vocal only intro takes 10–18)

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (different vocal only intro takes 20–24)

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (vocal overdub 3a)

White Christmas (instrumental takes 2–3)

White Christmas (vocal overdub 1 take 3)

White Christmas (vocal overdub 2 take 3)

White Christmas (vocal overdub 3 take 3)

Auld Lang Syne (traditional)

Auld Lang Syne

Auld Lang Syne (Christmas messages overdub)

The Lord’s Prayer

Little Saint Nick’s Drive In (vocal take 1b)

Little Saint Nick’s Drive In (vocal take 3b)

Little Saint Nick (vocal take stereo mix)

The Man With All the Toys (vocal overdub)

Santa’s Beard (stereo mix)

Merry Christmas, Baby (vocal overdub mix)

Christmas Day (vocal mix?)

Frosty the Snowman (vocal overdub 2a take 4)

We Three Kings of Orient Are (vocal inner cut, takes 5/6)

Jingle Bells (instrumental take 4)

Jingle Bells (inner cuts 1/2, take 4)

Blue Christmas (vocal overdub take 8b)

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (vocal overdub 4a)

White Christmas (vocal mix)

I’ll Be Home for Christmas (vocal take)

Auld Lang Syne (vocal stereo mix)

Little Saint Nick (45 stereo version)

The Lord’s Prayer

Little Saint Nick’s Drive In (vocal take 4b)