The Gift of Christmas (Juice Newton album) "The First Noel", and "Auld Lang Syne" from the poem by Robert Burns. She also performed the popular 1957 Bobby Helms tune "Jingle Bell Rock", the 1947 Leroy Anderson classic "Sleigh Ride", and Harry Belafonte's "Mary's Boy Child". One of the songs, "For Believers", was written by Otha Young and originally recorded by Newton for her 1983 album "Dirty Looks". For this album Newton performed a special new rendition. In discussing the album Newton remarked: Newton did not have a major distributor at the time of the album's release so she sold it through her web site, her Myspace site
The G-Clefs the first national hit for their Boston-based label, Pilgrim Records. Their other hit song was 1961's "I Understand (Just How You Feel)", which used the melody from "Auld Lang Syne", reached No. 9. The latter track reached No. 17 in the UK Singles Chart in late 1961. They continued to play locally in greater Boston, at the Strand Theatre in Uphams Corner (Dorchester, Massachusetts), and throughout the area into the 2000s. The G-Clefs The G-Clefs were an American doo-wop/rhythm and blues vocal group, from Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States. The G-Clefs consisted of four brothers and a fifth member who was