tracks 5-1 to 5-17 arranged by, conductor Billy May
tracks 1-1 to 1-12 arranged by, conductor Frank De Vol
tracks 7-1 to 7-13 arranged by, conductor, celesta Stan Kenton
tracks 6-1 to 6-10 bass Eldee Young
tracks 1-13 to 1-24 conductor Gus Levene
tracks 10-1 to 10-13 conductor Rob Pronk
tracks 6-1 to 6-10 drums Red Holt
tracks 10-1 to 10-13 drums, leader Klaus Weiss
tracks 10-3, 10-6, 10-7, 10-11, 10-13 orchestra The NDR Big Band
tracks 6-1 to 6-10 piano Ramsey Lewis
tracks 9-3, 9-6, 9-7, 9-10, 9-12 vocals Bing Crosby
tracks 9-11 vocals Danny Kaye
tracks 1-13 to 1-24 vocals Dean Martin
tracks 1-1 to 1-12 vocals Ella Fitzgerald
tracks 4-1 to 4-13 vocals Harry Belafonte
tracks 8-1 to 8-14 vocals Johnny Mathis
tracks 3-13 to 3-22 vocals June Christy
tracks 3-1 to 3-12 vocals Patti Page
tracks 5-1 to 5-17 vocals Peggy Lee
tracks 9-1 to 9-12 vocals The Andrews Sisters
tracks 2-1 to 2-12 vocals, piano Charles Brown
tracks 2-13 to 2-20 vocals, trumpet Louis Armstrong
14 Original Albums on 10 CDs

CD 1: Ella Fitzgerald Wishes You A Swinging Christmas recorded
July 15-16, August 5, 1960, New York.
Dean Martin – A Winter Romance recorded July 29 to August 6, 1959.
(CD 2 to 10 have no description of recording)

Track 6-16: In order to make this recording sound even more oriental,
the original tape was tampered with. The speed variations, which clearly
sound like a mistake, are intentional.


Total time:
CD 1 65:48
CD 2 57:11
CD 3 62:41
CD 4 44:12
CD 5 41:12
CD 6 66:04
CD 7 41:31
CD 8 50:02
CD 9 34:49
CD10 61:00

CD 1 is called Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas
but is named Ella Fitzgerald Wishes You A Swinging Christmas here
CD 2 is called Louis Armstrong All Stars – Christmas In New Orleans
(on different compilations)
but is named Louis Armstrong– Christmas In New Orleans here
(and is really only a best of from his christmas albums)
CD 7 is called Stan Kenton And His Orchestra – Kenton's Christmas
but is named Stan Kenton – A Merry Christmas here
CD 10 is called Klaus Weiss – A Message From Santa Klaus
but is named Klaus Weiss & NDR Big Band – A Message From Santa Klaus here

Cover picture: © Complot

Made in the EU


Barcode: 4 053796 003461 (Text)
Label Code: LC12281
SPARS Code: ADD
Rights Society: mcps
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