The first listing, “Avon Presents The Sounds Of Christmas”, was a repackaging of an earlier album by the Exeter Cathedral Choir originally titled “Twelve Well-Loved Christmas Carols From Exeter Cathedral”.  The album was originally recorded and released in 1966, but I’m unsure of when Avon released their issue of it.

I believe the second listing, “Avon Wishes You A Happy Holiday And A Joyous New Year”, by Nelson Riddle & his Orchestra, is the only Christmas album Nelson Riddle released under his own name.  This is the only Christmas album Discogs.com lists for Nelson Riddle & his Orchestra. (Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | Discogs).

The third listing, “Avon Presents A Christmas Concert”, is a repackaging of an Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops album titled “A Christmas Festival”, also released in 1970.  The track listing for both albums is identical.  As far as I know, the Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops record from 1970 is different from the Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops LP from 1959, titled “Pops Christmas Party”.  Some of the song titles are the same, but the time signatures are different.  (I haven’t digitalized the Avon record yet, and once I do, I will be able to confirm this).  Any similar song titles between the 1970 and the 1959 Arthur Fiedler Christmas albums I believe are new recordings.

Most of the rest of the Avon releases are compilation CDs, LPs and cassettes that contain Christmas songs from Various Artists recorded in different years.

There are two very unique Christmas records in the Avon collection.  The first of these, “Avon Goes On Record To Bring You The Most Profitable Christmas Ever”, is a 10” LP that contains a sales seminar on the first side, and generic Christmas music on the second side.  The other is an 8” Flexi-Disc record, a record that is made of a thin, flexible plastic.  The record’s title is “Avon – Santa’s Magic Mirror Record And Picture Book” and it is a Children’s Christmas record.  Honestly, the copy I have has never been opened so I don’t yet know what this is exactly.  But images I’ve seen on ebay.com suggest that this features Christmas songs for children and an activity book containing stickers and fun activities for the kids.  I’m not sure if the “magic mirror” is the second side of the record or just a silver coated insert included in the album’s packaging.  I know that there is a cutout in the sleeve that contains the record and inside is a silver coated piece of paper.  The idea being that when you look at the cutout, which is oval in shape, you can see your reflection in it.  I will eventually open it when I go to digitalize it, and I will have better information after that.  But this was a “must have” when I first saw it.