Title: Various Artists – Happy Holidays: The Music of Christmas
Year/Genre: 1959, Holiday
Matrix #: PR-129
Condition: VG+ some light static spots  

Cultural Facts:

1. Issued by RCA Custom for the insurance firm Prudential, distributed as a holiday promotional LP rather than a retail release.

2. Features orchestral renditions by uncredited session players from New York’s RCA Victor Studios.

3. Early examples of corporate-branded holiday records that became common throughout the 1960s.

4. Collectors of “company Christmas” LPs often pair it with releases from Firestone, Goodyear, and JC Penney.

Price Suggestions:
NM: $12–$16
VG+: $8–$10
VG: $5–$6
G: $3–$4

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