Christmas Bing Crosby Nat King Cole & Dean Martin [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, Crosby/Cole/Martin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 1, 1995)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: EMI Special Products
• ASIN: B000002SXB
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #85,201 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I Wish You a Merry Christmas

2. O Holy Night

3. White Christmas

4. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing/It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

5. Joy to the World

6. Winter Wonderland

7. What Child Is This?/The Holly and the Ivy

8. Caroling, Caroling

9. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

10. Pat-A-Pan/While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night

Editorial Reviews

Christmas Bing Crosby Nat King Cole & an Martin

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fine album of holiday music from Bing, Nat & Dean, November 19, 2009

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Matthew G. Sherwin (last seen screaming at Amazon customer service) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Christmas Bing Crosby Nat King Cole & Dean Martin (Audio CD)

This album, originally released on Madacy Records, is superior to the original CD in that the quality of the sound is a bit better and we get an extra track, "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" by Dean Martin. The artwork is very well done and this CD will delight any fan of the crooners whose voices made the airwaves sizzle in the 20th century; there's not a dud in the bunch here and that's grand. In addition, if you choose to download this album from Amazon rather than buy the CD, download this version of the album and not the original to make sure you get that extra track for the same price--that would be the way to go as of the time I am writing this.

Bing Crosby makes excellent contributions to this album; he sings a terrific rendition of "I Wish You a Merry Christmas;" a medley of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" matched with "It Came upon a Midnight Clear" supported by one fantastic choir; another medley of "What Child Is This?" and "The Holly and the Ivy" and still yet another medley of "Pat-A-Pan" and "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night." Bing has great pipes for these numbers; and that organ sounds heavenly. Bing gets help from the background choir--not that Bing ever needed backup, but they do sound good anyway.

Similarly, Nat "King" Cole does some beautiful ballads here. "O Holy Night" features Nat squarely in the spotlight--and his excellent diction enhances his performance all the more! Nat is in excellent form and he sings with a type of genuine sincerity and sensitivity that I rarely hear and enjoy. Nat's "Joy to the World" has him singing with a backup chorus; and this all holds its own very well. I would have preferred the chorus to have been toned down a bit; but in the mid 20th century they often recorded songs in this style and it's really pretty good as it is. Nat also does "Caroling, Caroling" with panache.

Of course, Dean Martin could do no wrong either; he croons with all the polish of the master he always was and I love it. Dean's "White Christmas" charms me, even though this is usually a melancholy song Dean sings it in a somewhat more upbeat style--and it works! "Winter Wonderland" is beautiful; the lush musical arrangement complements Dean's vocals to perfection--and beyond! "Winter Wonderland" is a fun song and it's easily a highlight of this album. And there's that extra track of Dean singing "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow;" Dean does this without ever letting go of a single superfluous note.

I'm amazed at the talent on this CD; it's a great one to add to your holiday music collection. The mixture of religious songs and more modern day secular songs works very well; and fans of these fine singers will be thrilled.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars pure voice, February 5, 2009

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Dale Lawrence (ALPHARETTA, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Xmas With (Audio CD)

This recording is simply perfect. Nat, Bing and Dean together on one disc! My family owned the vinyl version when I was a kid and even at 9 years old I found the voices mellifluous and enchanting. Familiar classics sung by three of the purest voices in popular music.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great addition, January 27, 2009

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Anthony Fuller "t" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Christmas Bing Crosby Nat King Cole & Dean Martin (Audio CD)

This CD is a must have for any true lyricist lover!! You can't go wrong with a compilation like this, combining Dean-o, Mr. Cole, and Bing...

It truly is a great Christmas CD : )