Swingin' Christmas Party

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 8, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B00006JSFY
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #157,236 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

The bells are swingin' on this 13-song collection of upbeat Christmas standards given the Big Band treatment. Tracks include ""Jingle Bells"" by Glenn Miller, ""Santa Claus is Coming To Town"" by Tommy Dorsey, ""White Christmas"" by Sammy Kaye, ""Auld Lang Syne""" by Guy Lombardo, and ""All I Want For Christmas is My Two Front Teeth"" by Spike Jones.
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Media Type: CD
Artist: SWINGIN' CHRISTMAS PARTY
Title: SWINGIN' CHRISTMAS PARTY
Street Release Date: 10/08/2002
Domestic
Genre: XMAS VOCAL COLLECTIONS

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars this one's a keeper !!!, November 14, 2007

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Matthew G. Sherwin (last seen screaming at Amazon customer service) - See all my reviews
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Swingin' Christmas Party is a great CD of hits by many artists who were famous "back in the day." We get excellent tunes from greats including Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Fats Waller and more! The CD had room for another song or two; but what we get is such good quality I can ignore this minor issue.

Glenn Miller and His Orchestra start things right with a jazzy, swinging rendition of "Jingle Bells." While they keep the bells in the musical arrangement, the flavor is distinctly jazzy and full of that great swing sound! Great brass, too! Listen for Tex Beneke and the Modernaires to provide some updated lyrics for this awesome number.

Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra perform an electric version of the standard "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town." Cliff Weston and Edyth Wright do great vocals on this number; and although there's some surface noise this tune will make you smile! In addition, the melancholy "White Christmas" gets the royal treatment from Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra. Johnny Ryan and the Kaye Choir harmonize to perfection. "White Christmas" is one tune that doesn't feel like swing music; but it's wonderful nonetheless.

"Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers" by Larry Clinton and His Orchestra sparkles brightly. Listen, too, for Fats Waller and His Rhythm to perform a smashing rendition of "Winter Weather." Excellent! Fats plays piano on this number; and he sings beautifully.

Spike Jones and His City Slickers perform the novelty song "All I Want For Christmas Is my Two Front Teeth;" and Guy Lombardo wraps it all up nicely with his classic interpretation of "Auld Lang Syne." Very sweet.

The liner notes give us the song credits and the artwork impresses me.

Overall, this CD of Christmas tune with a swingin' style is bound to entertain you over and over again! Don't be surprised if you want to listen to this great set of numbers even next July!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Zoot me up!, August 31, 2007

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Craig Tiano (Norristown, PA) - See all my reviews
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I bought this album for the Larry Clinton track "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers" and rapidly found the Fats Waller "Swingin' them Christmas Bells" and the Freddie Martin version of "Sleigh Ride". Some of the tunes are the ones you hear over and over, like Guy Lombardo and Spike Jones, but others are just unknown to those of us born after 1960, and that's a shame, because there is some great music on this album!

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not that swinging!, December 16, 2008

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D. berra "flanneldaddy" (USA - NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Swingin' Christmas Party (Audio CD)

The Cd offers some nice melodies and some that will make you move , but the monologes that begin some songs will make you want to scream especially the little boy talking about losing his two front teeth. I buy Christmas CDs for party music. This one will make your guests want to leave. If you are going to record and edit out a few losers then you will like it! Flanneldaddy