Happy Holidays: I Love the Winter Weather (1999)

About this title: Jo Stafford's Happy Holidays is one of the better Christmas albums to play during the holidays. Her beautiful croon fits these selections perfectly, as they are almost all more up-tempo, jazz influenced numbers from the last century. Her voice is especially good on the slower numbers, more specifically on "Christmas Song," "Nearness of You," and "By the Fireside." It is here that her voice takes over the song, bringing out the melancholy and power of the songs easily. Any fans of jazzy vocal music should give this a chance; it really is quite good and showcases a fine talent that has a gift ... read more

Tracks:

1. Happy Holiday [Berlin]
2. Winter Weather [Shapiro]
3. Sleigh Ride [Anderson/Parish]
4. By the Fireside [Campbell/Connelly]
5. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm [Berlin]
6. Jingle Bells/Winter Wonderland [Smith/Felix/Pierpon]
7. Toyland [MacDonough/Herbert]
8. 'Twas the Night Before Christmas [Weston/Moore]
9. March of the Toys [Herbert/MacDonough]
10. The Christmas Song [Torme/Wells]
11. I Wonder as I Wander [Traditional]
12. O Little Town of Bethlehem [Brooks/Redner]
13. Silent Night [Gruber/Mohr]
14. Hanover Winter Song
15. It Happened in Sun Valley [Gordon/Warren]
16. June in January [Robin/Rainger]
17. Whiffenpoof Song [Galloway/Minnigerod]
18. Baby, It's Cold Outside [Loesser]
19. The Nearness of You [Carmichael/Washingt]
20. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! [Cahn/Styne]
21. Moonlight in Vermont [Blackburn/Suessdorf]
22. Happy Holiday [Berlin]

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