Nat King Cole - "The Christmas Song" (1963) - Capitol Records
Hello Friends,
Its Christmas Eve. The shopping is done, the presents are wrapped, the punch bowl is brimming and the Christmas Eve Paella is nearly done. Best of all, we've got an undisputed classic on the turntable tonight.
Nat King Cole would release his first and only Christmas LP in 1960 (entitled, The Magic of Christmas). In 1963, Capitol Records would re-release this LP with a different cover and the updated version of the title track.
With his smoother-than-silk voice, Nat sings the definitive version of Mel Torme's classic, "The Christmas Song" aka "Chestnuts Roasting On an Open Fire". Nothing sets the mood for a romantic Christmas Eve dinner party quite like this recording, friends.
In addition to "The Christmas Song", Old King Cole sings classics like "Deck the Halls", "Adeste Fideles", "O Little Town of Bethlehem", "I Saw Three Ships", "O Holy Night", "Joy to the World", "O Tannebaum" (sung in its original German!), "Silent Night" and the lesser-known, "A Cradle in Bethlehem" & "Caroling, Caroling".
The music on the record is conducted and arranged by Ralph Carmichael and features the usual lush and warm orchestrations that permeated Capitol releases of this era.
By 1965, Nat King Cole would be dead from lung cancer leaving behind a legacy of some pretty great jazz-inspired popular music. Not only would this record become THE top-selling Christmas album of the 1960's, but it would become one of the most beloved records of Cole's career.
Merry Christmas everybody!
RATING: 4.5 feasts of the seven fishes out of 5
With his smoother-than-silk voice, Nat sings the definitive version of Mel Torme's classic, "The Christmas Song" aka "Chestnuts Roasting On an Open Fire". Nothing sets the mood for a romantic Christmas Eve dinner party quite like this recording, friends.
In addition to "The Christmas Song", Old King Cole sings classics like "Deck the Halls", "Adeste Fideles", "O Little Town of Bethlehem", "I Saw Three Ships", "O Holy Night", "Joy to the World", "O Tannebaum" (sung in its original German!), "Silent Night" and the lesser-known, "A Cradle in Bethlehem" & "Caroling, Caroling".
The music on the record is conducted and arranged by Ralph Carmichael and features the usual lush and warm orchestrations that permeated Capitol releases of this era.
By 1965, Nat King Cole would be dead from lung cancer leaving behind a legacy of some pretty great jazz-inspired popular music. Not only would this record become THE top-selling Christmas album of the 1960's, but it would become one of the most beloved records of Cole's career.
Merry Christmas everybody!
RATING: 4.5 feasts of the seven fishes out of 5
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