Digitally re-mastered edition of this 1959 holiday release. Christmas Hymns & Carols was effectively a compilation of two earlier Mario Lanza albums, Mario Lanza Sings Christmas Songs (originally released in 1951) and Lanza Sings Christmas Carols (from 1956), with two tracks dropped and a new track added. This package would become almost the definitive Lanza Christmas collection and appeared on the U.S. album charts annually for five years. Hallmark. 2010.