Track Listing

1. He'll Be Coming Down the Chimney - Kenny Gardner, , Lombardo Trio
2. Snowfall - Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra
3. Jingle Bells - Gene Krupa Trio
4. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies - Larry Clinton & His Orchestra,
5. Christmas Song - Jack Teagarden
6. Skater's Waltz (In Swingtime) - Bob Crosby Orchestra
7. Christmas Medley: Silent Night/I'll Be Home for Christmas/Jingle Bells - Glenn Miller & the Army Air Force Band
8. Parade of the Wooden Soldiers - Red Nichols
9. Nutcracker Suite - Les Brown,
10. Old Fashioned Christmas Tree - Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians, Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians, Don Rodney

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #241599 in Music
• Released on: 1992-08-06
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

This is a nice big band CD
While I agree with the previous poster, that this really isn't a swing cd, it still has some nice songs that you don't ordinarily hear at Christmas. It is a nice cd if you want a change in your christmas music selection. And you can get it for agreat price too!

Doesn't "Swing" as much as it claims to
The main selling point for this disc has to be its bargain basement price. I would probably have called it 2 stars if I had paid regular CD prices. The simple fact is, it is not really as "swinging" as its title claims. Some of the tracks are downright dull. The best tracks are the three that are taken from "The Nutcracker" ("Dance of the Suger Plum Fairies" by the Larry Clinton Orchestra, "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers" by Red Nichols & His Five Pennies, and "The Nutcracker Suite" by the Les Brown Orchestra. Another worthwhile track is "He'll Be Coming Down the Chimney" by the Guy Lombardo Trio. On the whole, it is about half a swinging big band Christmas.

Yeah, well, consider the source... but it's got Krupa!
I agree with the other reviewers - hardy the best swing CD out there. But, it's LaserLight - what do you expect? Only 10 tracks, iffy mastering, nonexistent annotation. On the other hand: this is the easiest to find among very few CD's that capture Gene Krupa's spirited 1945 take on "Jingle Bells." It's a good performance of Krupa's Jazz Trio (with pianist Teddy Napoleon and saxophonist Charlie Ventura) and a decent recording taken from a radio transcription (that is, not an official release at the time). Again, not absolutely essential, but a delight for collectors.