Customer Reviews

Coolest Christmas

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Producer Carl Caprioglio of Oglio Records, Redondo Beach, California has put together 14 Christmas selections which include some that seem to be part of every such compilation (Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, Santa Baby, Little Saint Nick, Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer), to several that are not easily found on CD.

Among the latter are the Crosby/Bowie now-classic 1977 duet on Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy, including the amusing preamble when Bowie arrives to assume Bing is the butler, Jingle Bells presented in a brief, but rousing rendition by The Clancy Brothers (including Gaelic) from their album Christmas With The Clancy Brothers, Sleigh Ride given The Ventures treatment, the driving Rock & Roll Christmas by George Thorogood & The Destroyers, and my particular favourite in this set, Christmas Everyday by The Temptations.

If there is a fault it's the lack of liner notes. The insert contains only a personal note of thanks from the producer to those who helped put the CD together, along with a listing of other CDs available from Oglio Records.

What would have been helpful is some information on when each track was originally recorded, including single or LP label numbers where applicable. Also, who the lead bass voice is on Christmas Everyday, in view of the fact there was such a turnover in Temptations personnel, and information for the uninitiated that The Cocteau Twins were not twins, or even a duet, but a group founded in 1980 in Grangemouth, Scotland and consisting of lead Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie, and Simon Raymonde.

That being said, this is a collection that will give you several Christmas tunes you are not apt to find anywhere else on CD. Enjoy.

I have tried to find the Bowie/Crosby duet everywhere. Thank you.

I love Christmas Music and this whole album is great to listen to. The Clancy Brothers doing Jingle Bells was a blast

Just like The Edge Of Christmas, this cd provides plenty of yuletide cheer for everyone. So what if some tunes can be found on Edge of Christmas, slip both on the stereo & sit back & relax with egg nog or hot buttered rum & some candy canes too. Extremely enjoyable, but I think it's high time for a 2nd volume-namely Coolest Christmas 2 & I am sure there are folks out there that will agree with me on this. Highly recommended.

I bought this cd for the Bowie/Bing duet, which is my favorite Christmas song. There were a few other songs that were good, the rest I skip. But who doesn't like to hear Eartha Kit sing "Santa Baby" one more time ?

For music collectors: this CD contains the "classic" version
of Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee (the same
version that was used in the movie "Home Alone").

She also recorded a new, updated version of "Rockin' Around..."
in 1991. I love both versions. If you're looking for the
newer recording of that song, you can also buy the CD
"A Brenda Lee Christmas" (ASIN B000002LQ9).

Love the Bowie/Crosby duet and especially the beginning, of
course The Beach Boys, Brenda Lee, even Eartha Kitt make some
magic. I just love the very under rated Dean Martin, he has
to be one of my favorites as I get older his music,especially
the Christmas songs are timeless. Roy Orbison is great as are
The Temptations, even the Cocteau Twins suprise. This is a nice
varied set, not perfect but well worth the money. I make great
mixed burned Christmas Cd collections(for stocking stuffers) so finding songs (and this one has
some hard to find great versions) makes it a great holiday set.

I had been looking for "Let It Snow" by Dean Martin during this
Christmas season, and it finally occurred to me to check Amazon.
Not only did I find the song, but I found the CD "The Coolest
Christmas," and every song on there happened to be one that I liked...so needless to say, it's two weeks after Christmas, and
I'm still listening to Christmas music! I really liked the variety of music on this CD, from The Beach Boys to "Grandma Got
Run Over By A Reindeer," to Roy Orbison's "Pretty Paper," this
one is full of "classics."

This is the only cd I have found that contains the duet with Bing Crosby and David Bowie doing Drummer Boy. This is a fabulous rendition.

I was looking for the christmas song by David Bowie and Bing Crosby and found it on this album. Unfortunately, I had to purchase the whole album for the one song. It's not available on any site as a single. All in all, the album is a nice addition to the christmas collection.

This collection contains everything from the Cocteau Twins to Guy Lrombardo. The thing all these songs have in common is that they are indeed cool. Where else could you find Bing Crosby and David Bowie together with Dean Martin? Very entertaining.