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Headin’ For The Christmas Ball (14 Swing And R&B Christmas Crooners) (2020)
A wonderfully nostalgic collection of vintage Christmas recordings, bringing together 14 swinging, jazzy and rhythm & blues-flavoured seasonal favourites. Released by Bear Family Records in 2020, this compilation draws on recordings originally released between 1947 and 1962, capturing the golden age of big-band swing, vocal harmony groups, early R&B and traditional pop.
There’s plenty of variety, from the big-band swing of Georgie Auld & His Orchestra’s “Christmas Ball” and the Andrews Sisters’ playful “Jing-A-Ling, Jing-A-Ling” to Dinah Washington’s soulful “Ole! Santa”. Kay Martin & Her Body Guards bring a little risqué humour to “Come On Santa, Let’s Have A Ball”, while The Enchanters deliver a Latin-flavoured festive treat with “Mambo, Santa, Mambo”.
Other highlights include Leroy Anderson’s ever-popular “Sleigh Ride”, Dorothy Collins’ “Mister Santa”, Johnny Otis’ “Happy New Year, Baby” and the Ramsey Lewis Trio’s cool jazz interpretation of “What Are You Doing New Year's Eve”. The collection closes with Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians’ traditional “Auld Lang Syne”.
Pressed on red vinyl, this Bear Family release is a charming alternative to the usual Christmas compilations, full of vintage character, swinging rhythms and plenty of seasonal personality.
A1. Georgie Auld & His Orchestra feat. Bill Darnel – Christmas Ball
A2. Knuckles O'Toole & The Brigadiers – Jingle Bells
A3. The Andrews Sisters – Jing-A-Ling, Jing-A-Ling
A4. Georgie Auld & His Orchestra feat. Bill Darnel – It Ain't Snowin' Outside
A5. Leroy Anderson & His "Pops" Concert Orchestra – Sleigh Ride
A6. Dorothy Collins – Mister Santa
A7. Kay Martin & Her Bodyguards – Come On Santa, Let's Have A Ball
B1. Dinah Washington – Ole! Santa
B2. The Enchanters – Mambo, Santa, Mambo
B3. The Surfers – Here Comes Santa Claus In A Red Canoe
B4. Jerry Lewis – I've Had A Very Merry Christmas
B5. Johnny Otis & His Orchestra – Happy New Year, Baby
B6. Ramsey Lewis Trio – What Are You Doing New Year's Eve
B7. Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians – Auld Lang Syne