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Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas [Original recording remastered] [Extra tracks]

~ Ella Fitzgerald
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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  • Audio CD (20 Oct 2008)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording remastered, Extra tracks
  • Label: Verve Records
  • ASIN: B00006WL1Q
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,879 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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ELLA FITZGERALD WISHES YOU A SWINGING CHRISTMAS is a charming, warmly humorous--and yes, swinging--set of classic Christmas tunes. The program is familiar, from bouncy singalongs like "Jingle Bells" to slinky ballads like a downright sexy "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", but Fitzgerald treats each song with exactly as much respect as it deserves. And so Frank Loesser's "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve" iswistfully romantic and Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne's "Let It Snow" is kittenishly enticing. As always, Norman Granz's production avoids the schlock that drowns some holiday sets. This is as good as jazz Christmas albums get.

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Xmas CD Ever!!!, 23 Nov 2005
You don't have to be familiar with the glorious voice of Ella Fitzgerald to appreciate this CD. Recorded in 1959 - 1960, Ella's vocal variations of all of the standard xmas favourites are just inspired. Being an avid Ella fan myself, I actually laughed out loud with joy when I first bought this cd in Paris a few years ago. She changes lyrics and melodies in a way only Ella can get away with.... she's BRILLIANT. It's a must have!!!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Let Ella sing and swing you into Christmas., 4 Oct 2008
By Mr. Martin Eccles (Blackburn, Lancashire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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The magic of Christmas is truly captured to magnificent effect on this remarkable CD.Make no mistake, Ella holds nothing back on these wonderful recordings.The CD is made up of the complete original album with the fabulous orchestral arrangements by Frank Devol plus two previously unreleased tracks and alternative takes. There is something very special about the music of Christmas which conjures up all our memories of Christmas's past and this CD is no exception.
Ella and the orchestra power-house their way through these songs and are still able to capture the spirit of the season and never sacrifice the meaning of the lyrics or the integrity of the music for a second.

This album is far removed from her other Christmas album which was a much more low key affair as the vocal and orchestral arrangements were much more subdued and recorded as a set of Christmas carols "ballad style" with a bluesy feel to the album.

The tracks on this present CD are superb and flawless - just what one would expect from probably the best female jazz singer of all time.For a great sounding zappy Christmas album it just doesn't get any better than this.
The original album was recorded in Columbia's 30th Street studios in the heart of Manhattan,New York City in the early summer of 1960.The bonus tracks were recorded the same year in Hollywood,California with another fine arranger,Russ Garcia who also did all the arrangements for Ella and Louis Armstrong's famous album of George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess.

The liner notes of this Christmas album contain much interesting information about the recording and make very good reading if you are an avid Ella fan.The sound is amazing and nothing has been lost in the remastering of this album. I recommend this great CD for your Christmas entertaining this holiday and if you are alone at Christmas time and feeling a bit low,how about giving this album a spin to lift your spirits high. May I wish you joy and peace this Christmas and happy listening!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Ella of a good Christmas Album!, 3 Dec 2008
I bought this after a reccomendation from another reviewer and I have to say I'm not disappointed. I was already expecting alot from this, I mean Ella Fitzgerald could sing the telephone directory and it'd sound great.
This albun contains the usual Christmas standards, the best being Ellas version of "Have yourself a merry little Christmas". There are some other not as well known tracks too, including the excellant "The secret of Christmas". I must highlight Track 14 "(Medley) We 3 kings of Orient are / O Little town of Bethlehem", which in my opinion is worth the price of the CD alone!!

All in all, an excellant Christmas CD. Ideal for background music for a party or for getting comy on the sofa with your nearest and dearest with a glass or two of wine.
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