A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector (studio album) by Various Artists

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A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists
Year: 1963
Overall rank: 2,017th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 188 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 1963 (8th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (194th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,017th)

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Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 188 votes)
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 Report rating		3 days ago poirotketchup  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 35272/100
 
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 Report rating		12/27/2024 02:23 AAL2014  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 2,57777/100
 
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 Report rating		12/03/2024 18:41 teague  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 4,24178/100
 
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 Report rating		11/03/2024 10:23 ejiniestac  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 49565/100

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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.9/100, a mean average of 77.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.3.

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From 12/02/2021 18:46
A great pop album, a great example of the wall of Sound, and great performances by early 60s girl groups. It's an overlooked precursor to Pet Sounds.
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From 01/30/2021 14:24
christmas songs ick
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55/100
From 12/06/2020 23:20
56/100

Best tracks: Sleigh Ride, Christmas
Worst tracks: The Bells of Saint Marys, Silent Night
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From 12/03/2018 15:03
This album is 10/10 from a Christmas view. If I wasn't listening to this album near Christmas time, I'll probably give this album a 7/10 or 8/10.
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75/100
From 08/28/2018 18:35
This is thee Christmas album and the only one of this kind that I have any time for - I detest Xmas albums
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95/100
From 12/29/2014 15:47
The greatest Christmas album to be sure.
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90/100
From 03/04/2014 22:03
Considered one of the best Christmas albums of all time. A great representation of Phil Spector's Wall of Sound.
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70/100
From 03/14/2013 05:10
I found this album very disappointing. The vocals are way overdone in most of the songs, and even at low volumes the whole thing sounds annoyingly loud.
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