Celebrate the holiday season with the timeless Christmas classics of Nat King Cole on this LP titled "The Christmas Song," released by Capitol Records with catalog number SM-1967.
As documented on the Discogs website this LP (SM-1967) was originally released in 1962 as a reissue of "Nat King Cole - The Magic Of Christmas" (1960) with "The Christmas Song", originally recorded in 1946 and re-recorded for Nat King Cole - The Nat King Cole Story (1961), added to the track list in place of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen", and with new cover art.
The copy of the LP I have listed here is a 1976 reissue of the 1962 release.  This copy has the Capitol Records "Yellow" labels and is a Jacksonville pressing based on the runout markings.   The vinyl disc is graded Very Good Plus (VG+), and the LP cover sleeve with some visible shelf wear and splitting along the lower RH side has a grading of Very Good (VG).  Please see the detailed photos included in this listing.  This record brings the swing and vocal charm of Cole's iconic Christmas tunes to your collection and includes the artist's iconic version of the title song... 
LP and Vinyl Matrix details: Reissue on Capitol yellow labels with "All Rights Reserved,..." added to rim text and do not include the iconic Capitol logo. The label version ran circa 1976-1978. Runouts are etched, except for stamped “ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ”. Pressing Plant ID (Runout stamp): 0 Matrix / Runout (Side A label): SM 1-1967 Matrix / Runout (Side B label): SM 2-1967 Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): SM-1-1967 H-16 #4  MASTERED BY CAPITOL  JAM  0 Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): SM-2-1967 H-16 #1  MASTERED BY CAPITOL  JAM  0

From Wikipedia... "The Christmas Song" (commonly subtitled "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire" or, as it was originally subtitled, "Merry Christmas to You") is a classic  written in 1945 by  and .  The  Trio first recorded the song in June 1946. At Cole's behest – and over the objections of his label,  – a second recording was made in August utilizing a small . This version became a massive hit on both the  and  charts. Cole again recorded the song in 1953, using the same arrangement with a full  arranged and conducted by , and once more in 1961, in a stereophonic version with another full orchestra arranged and conducted by .

I played both sides of this vintage LP completely through on my audio-technica AT-LP60XBT turntable without issues. This record plays very well and sounds great!  

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