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| 1. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (2002 Digital Remaster) |
| 2. Mistletoe And Holly (2002 Digital Remaster) |
| 3. Christmas Time All Over The World |
| 4. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (2002 Digital Remaster) |
| 5. Silver Bells (2002 Digital Remaster) |
| 6. The Christmas Waltz (2002 Digital Remaster) |
| 7. Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer (2002 Digital Remaster) |
| 8. Jingle Bells |
| 9. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (2002 Digital Remaster) |
| 10. Peace On Earth / Silent Night (Medley) (2002 Digital Remaster) |
| 11. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear (2002 Digital Remaster) |
| 12. Winter Wonderland (2002 Digital Remaster) |
| 13. The Christmas Song |
| 14. The First Noel (2002 Digital Remaster) |
| 15. White Christmas (2002 Digital Remaster) |
| 16. I'll Be Home For Christmas (If Only In My Dreams) (2002 Digital Remaster) |
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The novelty of having three of the 20th century's most notorious sinners belt, whoop and sing the praises of sleigh bells, roasting chestnuts and the virgin birth would be enough to recommend this dizzy 21-track delight, but there's actually some rewarding pop archaeology here as well.
Two of the best tracks--Sammy Davis's ring-a-ding-ding romp through "Jingle Bells" and Dino's dreamy "Peace on Earth/Silent Night"--hail from a vintage, ultra-rare Reprise sampler. Sammy's typically over-the-top "Christmastime All Over the World" and Nat Cole tribute, "The Christmas Song" also make their CD debut.
Dino's holiday TV specials yield more unreleased rarities: Sinatra-Martin duets of the loopy "Marshmallow World" and a touchingly tipsy take on "Auld Lang Syne" that suggests the boys have shared more than one cup of kindness. --Jerry McCulley
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Martin gets to cover the hip seasonal songs, like "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm," "Baby It's Cold Outside," and "Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!" while Frank does more of the religious songs, such as "The First Noel" and "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing." All Sammy gets to sing is "Christmas Time All Over the World," "The Christmas Song," and "Jingle Bells." Martin gets to cover "Silver Bells," "White Christmas," and "Winter Wonderland," so he makes a strong showing on this album. Sinatra, as you would expect, shines most on songs that show his finely honed vocalization skills, such as "The Christmas Waltz," "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," and "I'll Be Home for Christmas."
Obviously it would be nice if Sammy was thrown a few more crumbs, and you can argue the album would hang together better if they cut the couple of songs Martin sings that really sound like he is holding a martini in one hand. Fans will probably not care, but there are a few tracks that seem to run a bit more against the grain than some of the others, even though Martin milks them for all they are worth. The cover is an "Ocean's 11" inspired image that had the "11" with a couple of candy stripes and then a shot of the three kings of holiday singing.
Sinatra heads the list with seven songs extracted from his Fifties Capitol reign including HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING and I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS. Dean's six selections are taken from both Capitol (LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW) and Reprise (SILVER BELLS and a winning combination of PEACE ON EARTH/SILENT NIGHT) with Sammy just squeezing in with three random songs including that Mel Torme co-composed classic THE CHRISTMAS SONG.
It would have been nice to have found all three singers sharing a seasonal song or two but that treat obviously never happened in a recording studio so appreciating and enjoying their individually wrapped Christmas gift fare is the nearest you'll now ever get to in this Rat Pack celebration.
The voices of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin are perfect for Christmas... Read more
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