What a Night! A Christmas Album What a Night! A Christmas Album What a Night! A Christmas Album, by American singer, pianist and bandleader Harry Connick Jr., was released on November 4, 2008., being his third Christmas album, since 1993's "When My Heart Finds Christmas" and 2003's "Harry for the Holidays". The album consists of new recordings of Christmas classics, and new songs written by Connick. The first public mentioning of recording the album, came in an interview in The Times-Picayune in June 2008. The album was first called "Christmas Day", but the title was changed in September 2008, to "What a Night! A Christmas Album".
Hits of the 50's to the release of that album. The bulk of the album was recorded on March 23, 1960, with the remaining numbers—"The Great Pretender", "You, You, You", "The Wayward Wind", "Cry", and "Venus"—being recorded the following day. Many of the same musicians who recorded on "Cooke's Tour" returned for "Hits of the 50's". All songs arranged and conducted by Glen Osser. All credits adapted from "The RCA Albums Collection" (2011) liner notes. Hits of the 50's Hits of the 50's is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. Produced by Hugo & Luigi, the album was released in August