Swingin' Christmas Party [RCA] (2002) more music like this

by Various Artists

Traditional European Yuletide music existed centuries before the advent of recording technology, and 21st century listeners will never have a chance to hear European singers and musicians of the 16th or 17th centuries performing the Christmas carols of their time. But American Christmas pop songs from the 20th century are another matter. Standards ...

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Yule B Swingin' Too (2000) more music like this

by Various Artists

A hoppin' visit from Saint Nick via some of his happier elves, Yule B Swingin' Too is the second release in a series of vocal jazz holiday albums from Hip-O Records. Having released some real classics on the first volume, this edition suffers a little, but several tracks really shine: Ann Margaret and Al Hirt's take on "Baby It's Cold Outside" is ...

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1940's Christmas [Laserlight] (1995) more music like this

by Various Artists

1940's Christmas is a nice set of tried and true performances of classic Christmas songs featuring Benny Goodman & His Orchestra, Lena Horne, Bing Crosby, and others. Rod McKuen expertly collected the set, which includes one of his own performances with Petula Clark, and added a few obscure numbers such as "Button Up Your Overcoat" and "Santa ...

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The Pied Piper (1935) more music like this

by Bunny Berigan

This is the best single-CD compilation of Bunny Berigan recordings issued to date. Although all of the trumpeter's big-band sides for Bluebird have come out on three double LPs, this set gives more general collectors a better overview of his talents. One of the top trumpeters active during the 1935-1939 period (only Louis Armstrong and the up-and ...

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1940's Christmas [Box Set] (1995) more music like this

by Various Artists

Travel back in time with the outstanding 1940s Christmas, a collection of three dozen seasonal favorites from an era when the holidays were about something more than crass commercialization. The track listing is a roll call of legends, including performances from Bing Crosby ("The Christmas Song/White Christmas"), Frank Sinatra ("Mistletoe and ...

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I'll Be Home for Christmas [Varese] (2001) more music like this

by Various Artists

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The Birth of Swing (1935) more music like this

by Benny Goodman

This three-CD set includes all of the Benny Goodman big band's recordings from April 1935 through November 1936, a period when the orchestra became the most popular and influential in the world, making both swing and Benny Goodman household words. Augmented by some alternate takes, this set shows just how solid and musical a unit Goodman had from ...

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What Would Santa Say? (1999) more music like this

by Mark Shane's Christmas All-Stars

Because the repertoire of Christmas songs that musicians are willing to record is usually rather narrow, one often comes to dread or avoid yuletide CDs altogether. But pianist Mark Shane was willing to look beyond the usual list and also use some imagination in putting together his arrangements (along with charts by guitarist James Chirillo) for ...

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The Most Fabulous Christmas Album Ever (1999) more music like this

by Various Artists

RCA Victor's Most Fabulous Christmas Album Ever collects 21 of the label's most memorable holiday songs. From Spike Jones' "My Two Front Teeth" to Eartha Kitt's "Santa Baby" to Perry Como's "Home for the Holidays," the album includes many definitive versions of Christmas classics. Glenn Miller's "Jingle Bells," Kate Smith's "It's Beginning to Look ...

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Putney Dandridge (1998) more music like this

by Putney Dandridge

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The Alternative Takes, Vol. 4: 1939-1940 (2004) more music like this

by Benny Goodman

This series is of immense value to consumers of the French Classics CD Series. These are alternate takes in chronological order of historic jazz (and some blues) with a strong representation of the swing era. Alternate Takes, Vol. 4: 1939-40 contains 26 Benny Goodman tracks on a single disc including "Stealin' Apples," "Bolero," "Sing, Sing, Sing, ...

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