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A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra
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Track Listing
- Jingle Bells
- Christmas Song
- Mistletoe and Holly
- I'll Be Home for Christmas
- Christmas Waltz
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
- First Noel
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
- O Little Town of Bethlehem
- Adeste Fideles (O, Come All Ye Faithful)
- It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
- Silent Night
- White Christmas
- Christmas Waltz [Alternate Version]
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #100296 in Music
- Released on: 2005-09-27
- Number of discs: 1
Customer Reviews
Sinatra + Ralph Brewster Singers + Gordon Jenkins = fantastic Christmas CD.,
Digitally remastered and released again in 2005, this Christmas album, arranged and directed by Gordon Jenkins, is one of the very best musical celebrations of the holiday season. Throughout, Sinatra's sounds are accompanied and enhanced by the Ralph Brewster Singers, whose unusually sweet voices and wonderful soprano high notes add warmth and holiday cheer as they echo Sinatra, provide choral variations between stanzas, and sometimes even harmonize with him.
Six modern Christmas songs begins the CD, including a swingy "Jingle Bells" ("I love those J-I-N-G-L-E Bells"), Mel Torme's "Christmas Song," and a song Sinatra has made his own, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." He follows these with six traditional carols. In "The First Noel," the Ralph Brewster Singers' large chorus sings behind him, featuring fine harmonies, expression, and counterpoint. Sinatra, with his trademark phrasing and sure sense of tempo, slightly changes some of the traditional lyrics on this song so that he escapes the standard phrasing and the lyrics flow more gracefully, something he also does on "Little Town of Bethlehem," resulting in new appreciation of the words and meanings.
Two bonus tracks, both directed by Nelson Riddle, include Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" and Sinatra's original 1954 recording of "Christmas Waltz," which gets a different tempo from the Jenkins arrangement, which is also presented on the CD. With style and panache, leavened with holiday emotion, Sinatra, the Ralph Brewster Singers, and Gordon Jenkins present Christmas favorites, many of which (like "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas") have become forever identified with Frank Sinatra. If I could have only one Christmas CD, this one would be high on the list of choices. n Mary Whipple
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If I could only have one C-mas disc, this is the one. I hate to sound repetitive- judging from the reviews of this and the earlier releases of the same package of songs, everyone else feels the same way. I wanted to carry that five star rating over to this new re-release since there is only one review. This is a great album in every sense. There isn't a single throwaway here. "Mistletoe and Holly" and "Christmas Waltz" are my favorites since they're relatively unheard (Sinatra co-wrote Mistletoe). Jingle Bells is also quite definitive of Frank's style. This is a huge part of my family's Christmas, and I think it will bring wonderful memories to you and yours. Be advised that in addition to earlier versions, you can pick this package up under the alternate title "Sinatra Christmas Album" on Capitol, usually for bargain price. Thanks to Frank for this wonderful album, and to you for reading my review. Happy Holidays to you and yours.
A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra Review.
I first heard Frank Sinatra's version of "Jingle Bells" on a local radio station, and just had to have this cd for the holiday.I not only liked "I love those j-i-n-g-l-e bells" but "Mistletoe And Holly".An enjoyable cd.
