Christmas Songs By Sinatra

Frank Sinatra | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 5, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sbme Special Mkts.
• ASIN: B000QUEQDG
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #88,426 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Ol' Blue Eyes does up a swingin' yule with Silent Night, Holy Night; Jingle Bells; Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas; Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town; Ave Maria and more.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Christmas Dreaming" With Frank Sinatra, January 13, 2009

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Rebecca*rhapsodyinblue* (CA USA) - See all my reviews
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I have always loved listening to Frank Sinatra's earliest recordings, which define the legendary icon of a singer's voice as pristine, affectionate and charismatic. The Christmas songs in this compilation "Christmas Songs by Sinatra" which was produced by Didier Deutsch in 1994 were recorded between 1948 and 1950 under Columbia Records.

With Axel Stordahl's expertise in arranging and orchestration, and Frank Sinatra's exceptional vocal flair and the backing of Jeff Alexander Orchestra, The Mitchell Boys Choir, The Swanson Quartet and The Bobby Tucker Singers, this Christmas CD is one collection that will never disappoint its listeners. Each Christmas carol is rendered in a very conventional manner and most of the tracks are previously unreleased and alternate takes, which includes "Silent Night," "White Christmas," "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear" and "Jingle Bells," to mention but a few. The inclusion of Franz Schubert's classical composition "Ave Maria," and "The Lord's Prayer" made it even more deserving to be in any music lover's collection of Christmas music.

The Christmas season's celebrations would not be as memorable as ever without the meaningful Christmas carols sung by Frank Sinatra most especially "Christmas Dreaming." This compilation is a little short of forty-five minutes, but it is a delightful listen and it surely evokes an old-fashioned Christmas. I merrily recommend it together with a newly-released compilation CD from Frank Sinatra Enterprises, "Christmas Memories."

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Added Songs Make this Great Sinatra Christmas, December 30, 2010

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G. P. Kline (Pittsburgh, Pa.) - See all my reviews
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This is a great collection of Christmas songs sung as only Frank Sinatra could do. My favorites are: "O Come all ye Faithful", "Christmas Dreaming" (a romantic ballad I have never heard before), a swinging verison of "Santa Claus is coming to Town", and a wonderful verison of "The Lord's Prayer".

1. White Christmas
2. Silent Night
3. O Come all ye Faithful
4. Jingle Bells
5. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
6. Christmas Dreaming
7. It Came Upon Midnight Clear
8. O Little Town Bethlehem
9. Santa Claus Coming to Town
10. Let It Snow!
11. Army General's Intro of Frank
12. Christmas Melody
13. Ave Maria
14. Winter Wonderland
15. The Lord's Prayer

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Christmas with a young Sinatra, January 11, 2010

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Michael Ceciliani "Mike C" (New York City) - See all my reviews
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I got this CD for $5.00 at a store. These are recordings from Frank's days at Columbia Records, so these go back to the 40s. The big band sound is very present on selections like Let it Snow and Santa Claus is Coming to Town. This song would turn up in 1992 on "A Very Special Christmas 2" as a duet with Cyndi Lauper. The selections are nice and soothing. "Christmas Dreaming" is a nice song that never really caught on. Other than Frank, the only other singer I've heard do it is Harry Connick Jr. Ave Maria and The Lord's Prayer are rare cuts and nice touches to add to this collection. If you want to hear a young Sinatra singing holiday favorites, this is the CD for you.