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Santamental Journey: Pop Vocal Christmas Classics { Various Artists }

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Where else are you going to find a Christmas album with songs by Doris Day, Joni James, Rosemary Clooney, Jo Stafford, Judy Garland, and Peggy Lee (some of the greatest female singers of all time)? Excellent male singers are represented, too, with carols sung by Dick Haymes, Perry Como, and Billy Eckstine. This is a well-chosen selection that features songs and recordings that are not the same old ones that are on dozens of other compilations. This one will be a holiday season favorite at your house.

I'm really surprised to see so few reviews of this great collection as compiled by those fabulous folks at RHINO. I found every song to be a major winner, with the exception of Jack Jones' version of Jingle Bells. Now don't get me wrong, I've always liked Jack Jones & even have some of his cd's in my collection; but this is one of the worst covers of Jingle Bells I've ever heard. Maybe it's the arrangement but it sounds like he just couldn't be bothered recording the song. Oh well, it shouldn't matter-every other song is golden & are original versions. Highly recommended.

This little collection has it all-the traditional White Christmas by Bing; Perry Como's classic Home For The Holidays; The Christmas Song as interpreted by The Drifters and an outstanding version of Let It Snow by Jo Stafford & The Starlighters. A Christmas cd to enjoy for many years to come!

Fantastic vintage Christmas music. No matter what generation you are from, if you love big band music you will love this. Excellent

This is for a previous reviewer who didn't like the Jingle Bells version on this CD. The answer is simple. It is not Jack Jones singing this track. I've found several CDs where the CD company doesn't get it right when identifying the artist or the song title properly, especially on a "various artists"-type CD.

This is a collection of pop vocal Christmas songs. It's the kind of pop music that was popular in the pre-rock and roll era, as sung by the likes of Bing Crosby. Most of these songs are terrific, including some classics by the likes of Bing Crosby and Judy Garland, as well as some good lesser known recordings. But I don't really care for the songs by Jack Jones and Johnny Desmond(who?). And where are Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr.? Despite those minor complaints, this is still a very good collection.