Perhaps there was no other series of albums on the Design label that was more typical of the operational philosophy of Pickwick. The same albums were endlessly recycled, not only by using a different cover each year, but by peddling the same albums on Design, Grand Prix, Hurrah, International Award, and Bravo, often using different album titles and artist attribution to obscure those facts.

The labels for the Christmas Series ran the gamut of Design labels over the years, with the exception of also including a white version of the Design red label, shown here at left. Jacket backs reflected the years they were reissued. Early backs, such as on X1, were typical of the liner notes backs used in the late 1950s. Reissues in the early 1960s used a generic back with a Christmas foliage around the edge and a partial discography, which was replaced by a generic back with some generic words and a drawing of carolers. By 1968, the back had changed to red with white print, as shown in the scan at left.

We would appreciate any additions or corrections to this discography. Just send them to us via e-mail. Both Sides Now Publications is an information web page. We are not a catalog, nor can we provide the records listed below. We have no association with Design, or Pickwick Records. Should you be interested in acquiring albums listed in this discography (all of which are out of print), we suggest you see our Frequently Asked Questions page and follow the instructions found there. This story and discography are copyright 2003 by Mike Callahan.

DESIGN ALBUM DISCOGRAPHY, PART 8

Cover	Number - Title - Artist - [Release Date] Contents
	DLP-X Christmas Series:
	DLP-X-1/SDLP-X-1 - Dennis Day Sings Christmas Is for the Family - Jack "Santa" Benny & Dennis Day/Vail Choir Boys and Lou Hollingsworth on the Wurlitzer Electronic Organ with Full Orchestra [1959] Jingle Bells - Dennis Day & Jack Benny/White Christmas - Vail Choir Boys/May Santa Fill Our Hearts - Vail Choir Boys/Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - Vail Choir Boys/I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day - Vail Choir Boys/Christmas Is For The Family - Dennis Day & Jack Benny//Silent Night - Dennis Day & Jack Benny/Hark The Herald Angels Sing - Vail Choir Boys/O Little Town Of Bethlehem - Vail Choir Boys/O Holy Night - Vail Choir Boys/Away In A Manger - Vail Choir Boys/Medley: O Come All Ye Faithful-The First Noel-God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen - Dennis Day & Jack Benny
	DLP-X-2/DLPS-X-2
	DLP-X-3/DLPS-X-3 - Norman Roye at the Electric Wurlitzer Organ and Chimes at Christmastime - Norman Roye [196?]
	DLP-X-4/DLPS-X-4 - Handel's Messiah: Christmas Excerpts - David Randolph & Masterwork Chorus with J. Clifford Welsh (Organist) [196?] Comfort Ye My People/Every Valley Shall Be Exalted/And The Glory Of The Lord/But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming?/And He Shall Purify/Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive//For Unto Us A Child Is Born/There Were Shepherds Abiding In The Field/And The Angels Said Unto Them/And Suddenly There Was The Angel/Glory To God/Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind Be Opened/He Shall Feed His Flock As A Shepherd/His Yoke Is Easy, And His Burthen Is Light/Hallelujah!
	DLP-X-5/SDLP-X-5 - Gene Autry Sings the Original Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Other Christmas Favorites - Gene Autry [196?] Original cover is white with Gene standing. Later reissue (with red Christmas back cover) has a multicolor drawing of Rudolph (see right). Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer/Here Comes Santa Claus/Up On The House Top/Sleigh Bells/Nine Little Reindeer/O Little Town Of Bethlehem/Silent Night/Joy To The World/Jingle Bells/What Child Is This/Away In A Manger/We Wish You A Merry Christmas
	DLP-X-6/DLPS-X-6 - The Christmas Drummer Boy - Don Janse & His 60 Voice Children's Choir [196?] Drummer Boy/Santa Claus Is Coming To Town/Up On The House Top/Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer/Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers/Jingle Bells/Joy To The World//Twelve Days Of Christmas/I Saw Three Ships/Silent Night/Babes In Toyland/Deck The Halls/We Wish You A Merry Christmas
	DLP-X-7/DLPS-X-7 - Organ and Chimes for Christmas - Jesse Crawford [196?] O Come All Ye Faithful/O Little Town Of Bethlehem/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/It Came Upon A Midnight Clear/Hark The Herald Angels Sing/Joy To The World/Deck The Halls/The First Noel/O Holy Night/Adeste Fideles/Silent Night/Jingle Bells
	DLP-X-8/SDLP-X-8 - Dennis Day Sings Christmas Is for the Family - Jack "Santa" Benny & Dennis Day with Vail Boys Choir and Lou Hollingsworth on the Wurlitzer Electronic Organ [196?] Reissue of Design X1 with a new cover. Jingle Bells/White Christmas/May Santa Fill Our Hearts/Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer/I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day/Christmas Is For The Family/Silent Night/Hark The Herald Angels Sing/O Little Town Of Bethlehem/O Holy Night/Away In A Manger/O Come All Ye Faithful Medley
	DLP-X-9/DLPS-X-9
	DLP-X-10/SDLP-X-10 - Christmas Organ and Chimes - Merlin on the Pipe Organ & Jonathan Wilson on the Bethlehem Chimes [19??] Oh Come All Ye Faithful/We Three Kings/Oh Holy Night/Hark The Herald Angels Sing/Deck The Halls/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/Joy To The World//Silent Night/What Child Is This/Away In A Manger/O Little Town Of Bethlehem/Good King Wenceslas/It Came Upon A Midnight Clear/O Tannenbaum/The First Noel
	DLP-X-11/SDLP-X-11 - Christmas with the Happy Crickets - Happy Crickets [19??] Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer/White Christmas/Jingle Bells/Christmas Is For The Family/I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day/The Chipmunk Song/Away In A Manger/The First Noel/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/Hark The Herald Angels Sing/It Came Upon A Midnight Clear/Silent Night
	DLP-X-12/DLPS-X-12 - 100 Voices of Christmas - Christianaires Choir [196?] O Come All Ye Faithful/Silent Night/O Little Town Of Bethlehem/Carol Of The Bells/Lo How A Rose E'er Blooming/Joy To The World//Hark The Herald Angels Sing/Away In A Manger/What Child Is This/Deck The Halls/We Three Kings Of Orient Are/Angels We Have Heard On High
	DLP-X-13/DLPS-X-13 - The Little Drummer Boy - Don Janse & His 60 Voice Children's Choir [1968] Same as Design X-6, but with a new cover. Drummer Boy/Santa Claus Is Coming To Town/Up On The House Top/Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer/Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers/Jingle Bells/Joy To The World//Twelve Days Of Christmas/I Saw Three Ships/Silent Night/Babes In Toyland/Deck The Halls/We Wish You A Merry Christmas
	DLP-X-14/DLPS-X-14
	DLP-X-15/DLPS-X-15 - Silent Night - 100 Voices of Christmas [1968] Same as Design X-12, but with a new title and the group renamed. O Come All Ye Faithful/Silent Night/O Little Town Of Bethlehem/Carol Of The Bells/Lo How A Rose E'er Blooming/Joy To The World//Hark The Herald Angels Sing/Away In A Manger/What Child Is This/Deck The Halls/We Three Kings Of Orient Are/Angels We Have Heard On High
	DLP-X16/SDLP-X16 - Joy to the World: The Organ and Chimes of Christmas - Jesse Crawford [196?] Reissue of Design DLPX-7. O Come All Ye Faithful/O Little Town Of Bethlehem/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/It Came Upon A Midnight Clear/Hark The Herald Angels Sing/Joy To The World/Deck The Halls/The First Noel/O Holy Night/Adeste Fideles/Silent Night/Jingle Bells
	DLP-X17/SDLP-X17 - White Christmas - Dennis Day [196?] Reissue of Design X1 and X8. Jingle Bells/White Christmas/May Santa Fill Our Hearts/Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer/I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day/Christmas Is For The Family/Silent Night/Hark The Herald Angels Sing/O Little Town Of Bethlehem/O Holy Night/Away In A Manger/O Come All Ye Faithful Medley
	DLP-X18/SDLP-X18 - Tijuana Christmas - Border Brass [196?] Jingle Bells/Silent Night/Deck The Halls/Tijuana Christmas/(others)
	DLP-X-21/DLPS-X-21 - Handel's Messiah: Christmas Excerpts - David Randolph & Masterwork Chorus with J. Clifford Welsh (Organist) [196?] Reissue of Design X4. Comfort Ye My People/Every Valley Shall Be Exalted/And The Glory Of The Lord/But Who May Abide The Day Of His Coming?/And He Shall Purify/Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive//For Unto Us A Child Is Born/There Were Shepherds Abiding In The Field/And The Angels Said Unto Them/And Suddenly There Was The Angel/Glory To God/Then Shall The Eyes Of The Blind Be Opened/He Shall Feed His Flock As A Shepherd/His Yoke Is Easy, And His Burthen Is Light/Hallelujah!
	DLP-X26/SDLP-X26 - Joy to the World: The Organ and Chimes of Christmas - Jesse Crawford [196?] Reissue of Design X7 and X16. O Come All Ye Faithful/O Little Town Of Bethlehem/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/It Came Upon A Midnight Clear/Hark The Herald Angels Sing/Joy To The World/Deck The Halls/The First Noel/O Holy Night/Adeste Fideles/Silent Night/Jingle Bells

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