Various – Christmas Cocktails

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Label:	Capitol Records – 7243 8 52559 2 2, Capitol Records – CDEMS 1600
Series:	Ultra-Lounge, Christmas Cocktails
Format:	2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue
Country:	UK & Europe
Released:	2014
Genre:	Jazz, Pop
Style:	Easy Listening, Holiday

Tracklist

A1	Billy May–	Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer Mambo Vocals – Alvin Stoller Written-By – Johnny Marks	2:40
A2	Peggy Lee–	Winter Wonderland Conductor – Sid Feller Written-By – D. Smith, F. Bernard	1:54
A3	Ray Anthony–	Christmas Trumpets / We Wish You A Very Merry Christmas Written-By – D. Simpson, R. Anthony	4:28
A4	Lou Rawls–	Christmas Is Conductor – H.B. Barnum Written-By – P. Faith, S. Maxwell	3:15
B1	Jimmy McGriff–	Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town / White Christmas Written-By [Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town] – H. Gillespie, J.F. Coots Written-By [White Christmas] – Irving Berlin	6:48
B2	Julie London–	I'd Like You For Christmas Written-By – Bobby Troup	2:37
B3	Al Caiola & Riz Ortolani–	Holiday On Skis Written-By – Leroy Holmes	2:32
B4	Kay Starr–	(Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man With The Bag Conductor – Frank De Vol Written-By – Brooks, Stanley, Taylor*	2:42
B5	Hollyridge Strings*–	Jingle Bells / Jingle Bell Rock Written-By [Jingle Bell Rock] – J. Boothe, J. Beal Written-By [Jingle Bells] – J. Pierpont*	5:15
C1	Dean Martin–	I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm Conductor – Gus Levene Written-By – Irving Berlin	2:44
C2	Eddie Dunstedter–	I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus / Jingle Bells Bossa Nova Written-By [I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus] – Tommie Connor Written-By [Jingle Bells Bossa Nova] – J. Pierpont*	4:44
C3	Ray Anthony–	Christmas Kisses Featuring – The Bookends Written-By – H. Gilden, J. Kruger	1:58
C4	Jackie Gleason / Jack Marshall–	I'll Be Home For Christmas / Baby, It's Cold Outside Written-By [Baby, It's Cold Outside] – Frank Loesser Written-By [I'll Be Home For Christmas] – K. Gannon, W. Kent	4:19
C5	Nancy Wilson–	What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? Conductor – Gerald Wilson Written-By – Frank Loesser	2:25
D1	Capitol Studio Orchestra–	Cha-Cha All The Way Arranged By – Van Alexander Written-By – J. Pierpont*	2:22
D2	Nat King Cole–	The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) Conductor – Ralph Carmichael Written-By – M. Torme, R. Wells	3:12
D3	Les Brown & His Band Of Renown*–	The Nutcracker Suite Written-By – Tchaikovsky*	6:32
D4	Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians–	Ring Those Christmas Bells Written-By – G. Levene, M. Fisher	5:00

Credits

Art Direction – Tommy Steele (2)
Art Direction, Design – Andy Engel
Artwork [3-d Construction] – Timothy Eames
Compilation Producer, Compiled By, Research [Photo Research] – Brad Benedict
Design [Design Production Assistant] – Kim Sanders (2)
Executive-Producer – Wayne Watkins
Liner Notes – RJ Smith (2)
Photography By – Don Miller (5)
Producer [Production Assistant] – Karen Myer
Remastered By [Digitally] – Bob Norberg

Notes

"Hi-Fi Holiday Cheer From Santa's Pad"

It's Christmastime and we've gone north for the holidays (North Pole that is!). These eighteen hot toddies will surely melt your snowcone. So deck the halls, spike the eggnog and hang the mistletoe, you're in Yulesville, baby! Ho-Ho-Ho. Cheers!
(from back cover notes)

Track A1 recorded October 4, 1953 · From a Capitol Records single
Track A2 recorded July 9, 1965 · From the album "Happy Holiday"
Track A3 recorded April 20, 1966 · Previously unreleased
Track A4 recorded July 17, 1967 · From the album "Merry Christmas Ho! Ho! Ho!"
Track B1 recorded c. 1963 · From the album "Christmas With McGriff"
Track B2 recorded c. 1957 · From a Liberty single
Track B3 recorded c. 1967 · From an United Artists single
Track B4 recorded June 30, 1950
Track B5 recorded August 5 & 6, 1965 · From the album "Christmas Favorites"
Track C1 recorded August 4, 1959 · From the album "A Winter Romance"
Track C2 (I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus) recorded August 11, 1965; (Jingle Bells Bossa Nova) recorded July 29, 1965 · From the album "Christmas Candy"
Track C3 recorded October 19, 1961 · From a Capitol Records single
Track C4 (I'll Be Home For Christmas) recorded August 9, 1956 · From the album "Merry Christmas"
Track C5 recorded October 9, 1963 · From a Capitol Records single
Track D1 recorded October 1958 · Previously unreleased
Track D2 recorded March 30, 1961 · From the album "The Nat King Cole Story"
Track D3 recorded December 3, 1957 · From the album "Concert Modern"
Track D4 recorded May 6, 1959 · From the album "The Sound Of Christmas"

Booklet included

℗ © 1996 Capitol Records, Inc.
Marketed and distributed by EMI
Printed in EU
Made in EU

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 34572727

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Christmas Cocktails (CD, Compilation, Remastered)	Capitol Records, Capitol Records	7243 8 52559 2 2, CDEMS 1600	UK & Europe	1996
Recently Edited	Christmas Cocktails (CD, Compilation, Remastered)	Capitol Records	7243 8 52559 2 2	Canada	1996
	Christmas Cocktails (CD, Compilation, Remastered)	Capitol Records	7243 8 52559 2 2	Australia	1996
Recently Edited	Christmas Cocktails (CD, Compilation, Remastered)	Capitol Records	CDP 7243 8 52559 2 2	US	1996
New Submission	Christmas Cocktails (CD, Compilation, Remastered)	Capitol Records	TOCP-50038	Japan	1996

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