Here are some wonderful Christmas Songs from the Legends of the Golden Era of music
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A wonderful version of 'A Marshmallow World', sung by Dean Martin on his 'Dean Martin Show'
A 1949 collaboration by Carl Sigman & Peter DeRose, created this uplifting song and subsequently saw releases in 1950 by (amongst others) Bing Crosby, Vic Damone and Dean Martin. It also features one of Dean's two Christmas Albums, the 1966 'The Dean Martin Christmas Album'.
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Here's a Live Version of 'Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas' by the legendary Frank Sinatra.
Hugh Martin, along with Ralph Blane, created another timeless classic in 1944 which Judy Garland has the pleasure of premiering. Frank Sinatra enjoyed success with his performances in 1947, 1950, 1957 & 1963, slightly altering the lyrics over the years to present a more cheerful version. Franks Version, along with cover from Bing Crosby, Doris Day, Ella Fitzgerald and other, have helped to make 'Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas' the 3rd most performed Christmas song in the world today.
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A Wonderful, and fairly rare, cover of 'It's Christmas Time All Over The World', by the superb voice of Sammy Davis Jr
Here's a little gem so rare, that no video exists of it being performed. Written by Hugh Martin, Sammy Davis Jr recorded the single for release on 'The Great Songs of Christmas' promotional album in 1965. It would not be released again until 2002 on the 'Christmas with the Rat Pack' album, 12 years after his passing.
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The timeless Christmas Classic 'The Christmas Song' by the smooth Nat 'King' Cole.
Written in 1945 by Mel Torme & Bob Wells, the most notable versions of 'The Christmas Song' came from Nat 'King' Cole in his 1946, 1953 (with Nelson riddle) and 1961. The popularity of Nat, and his smooth voice and character, have helped this song to become the 'Most Performed' Christmas song.
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A smooth version of 'White Christmas' by the 'King of Cool', Dean Martin
Featuring on the 1966 'Dean Martin Christmas Album', 'White Christmas' was originally written by Irvin Berlin. The most popular version of this song, as most people know, came from Bing Crosby and featured prominently in the 1954 film of the same name. With over 100,000,000 sales worldwide, Bing Crosby's version of 'White Christmas' is the best selling single of all time
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Sammy Davis Jr, Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra - The Rat Pack, with Bing Crosby
The Rat Pack and their Pallie Bing Crosby star in the 1964 'Robin and the 7 Hoods. The film also featured Bing's son Phillip and included several songs such as 'Don't Be A Do Badder' and 'My Kind Of Town'. Here's a clip with Frank, Dean & Sammy singing 'Don't Be A Do Badder (sung earlier by Bing). |
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