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On Aug 27, 1991 Sinatra made a piano-accompanied recording of "Silent Night." Two takes with Bill Miller and two with Frank, Jr. The released version was take 4, with Frank, Jr (with a choir added at a later date). It was originally released on a charity CD (Children's Records).
Exactly 46 years earlier, he had laid down the same song, with The Ken Lane Singers, to an Axel Stordahl arrangement.
The 1991 recording is like a treasured family Christmas ornament. It's kept in a special box to be opened on Christmas eve and placed on a sturdy branch in the center of the tree. Extremely fragile and worn in spots; but full of memories of Christmases past.
As a Christmas present to Songs By Sinatra fans around the world, here is a special mix of the 1945 and 1991 recordings.
Silent Night (1945/1991 mix) (2:49) The complete, original 8/27/45 recording can be found on: "Christmas Songs By Sinatra" (Columbia/Legacy 66413) The complete, original 8/27/91 recording can be found on: "A Christmas Miracle" (CMN Champions CM-1004)