Santamental Journey: Pop Vocal Christmas Classics (1995)

About this title: A sequel to their acclaimed four-disc series Sentimental Journey, Rhino's Santamental Journey: Pop Vocal Christmas Classics is a wonderful collection of 16 traditional pop holiday tunes from the '50s. Since Rhino has the leverage to license from a variety of different labels, Santamental Journey is able to feature a number of classics on one disc -- Bing Crosby's "White Christmas," Judy Garland's "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," Jimmy Durante's "Frosty the Snowman" -- plus a wealth of carols that aren't necessarily the best-known versions, but are nevertheless fine performances from ... read more

Tracks:

1. White Christmas [Berlin]
2. (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays [Allen/Stillman]
3. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas [Blane/Martin]
4. Jingle Bells [Pierpont]
5. Christmas and You
6. The Christmas Song [Torme/Wells]
7. Here Comes Santa Claus [Autry/Haldeman]
8. The Little Drummer Boy [Davis/Onorati/Simeo]
9. The Christmas Waltz [Cahn/Styne]
10. You're All I Want for Christmas [Moore/Ellis]
11. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! [Cahn/Styne]
12. Frosty the Snowman [Nelson/Rollins]
13. Sleigh Ride [Anderson/Parish]
14. Blue Christmas [Hayes/Johnson]
15. Suzy Snowflake [Bennett/Tepper]
16. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? [Loesser]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.