Lifetime Intimate Portraits: Christmas Belles (2000)

About this title: Lifetime Intimate Portraits: Christmas Belles continues the cable network's series of albums with a collection of holiday classics performed by '50s and '60s jazz and pop divas. Ella Fitzgerald's "Sleigh Ride," Lena Horne's "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!," Peggy Lee's "Christmas Carousel," and Doris Day's "Silver Bells" are among the compilation's highlights; tracks by Sarah Vaughan, Pearl Bailey, Rosemary Clooney, and Eartha Kitt round out this elegant Christmas portrait. Heather Phares, All Music Guide

Tracks:

1. Sleigh Ride [Anderson/Parish]
2. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas [Martin/Blane]
3. Warm December [Russell]
4. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! [Styne/Cahn]
5. Christmas Time Is Here [Guaraldi/Mendelson]
6. Jingle Bells Cha-Cha-Cha [Pierpont]
7. Christmas Carousel [Lee]
8. That's What I Want for Christmas [Lawrence]
9. Papa Noel [Botkin]
10. Ole Santa [Otis]
11. Silver Bells [Evans/Livingston]
12. Love Turns Winter to Spring [Dennis/Kilduff]
13. Snowbound [Faith/Kehner]
14. Santa Baby [Springer/Springer]

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