Sammy Kaye – Christmas Serenade
What’s the first Christmas album? Well, of course, this would have been before the vinyl record was invented in the late 1940s.
June Christy – This Time Of Year
Christmas, even to those who despise it, is a singularly meaningful holiday.
Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas
Ella Fitgerald, jazz critic Frank Rich wrote in a reflection published after her death, “is American song”.
Doris Day – The Doris Day Christmas Album
Pianist Oscar Levant once famously quipped that he “knew Doris Day before she was a virgin.
The Ramsey Lewis Trio – Sound of Christmas
How do you actually create something that sounds like Christmas music? It’s probably a question that has vexed all those Christmas record hopefuls that have tried to create b
Vince Guaraldi Trio – A Charlie Brown Christmas
Frank Sinatra, infamously, once asked composer Hugh Martin to “jolly up” the lyrics to “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”.
Stan Kenton – A Merry Christmas!
Stan Kenton was not just one of the biggest big band leaders in jazz history. In a particular way, he was pretty much the biggest – that is, in terms of band size.
Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gormé – That Holiday Feeling!
In 1964, showbiz darlings, married couple Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gormé were at the top of their game.