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 Christmas With The Rat Pack

Name:  Christmas With The Rat Pack
Artist: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin & Sammy Davis, Jr.
Styles: Christmas Music - Easy Listening - Lounge - Nostalgia - Vocal - Jazz - Vocalists - Male
Media: Audio CD
Release Date: 2 December 2002
Label: Emi
  
UPC Catalogue No: 724354221026
Amazon Sales Ranking: 9589
Number of Discs: 1

Description
 
Just as irony is being pronounced dead, along comes the boozy holiday compilation Christmas with the Rat Pack, suggesting that rumours of its demise may be premature. Given the culture's simmering lounge mania, this collection (with its cheesy homage/rip-off Oceans 11 art direction) may be belated--but hey, punctuality was never these swingin' cats' bag, Jack.

The novelty of having three of the 20th century's most notorious sinners belt, whoop and sing the praises of sleigh bells, roasting chestnuts and the virgin birth would be enough to recommend this dizzy 21-track delight, but there's actually some rewarding pop archaeology here as well.

Two of the best tracks--Sammy Davis's ring-a-ding-ding romp through "Jingle Bells" and Dino's dreamy "Peace on Earth/Silent Night"--hail from a vintage, ultra-rare Reprise sampler. Sammy's typically over-the-top "Christmastime All Over the World" and Nat Cole tribute, "The Christmas Song" also make their CD debut.

Dino's holiday TV specials yield more unreleased rarities: Sinatra-Martin duets of the loopy "Marshmallow World" and a touchingly tipsy take on "Auld Lang Syne" that suggests the boys have shared more than one cup of kindness. --Jerry McCulley

  

Tracks
 1  I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm - Dean Martin
 2  Mistletoe and Holly - Frank Sinatra
 3  Christmas Time All Over the World - Sammy Davis, Jr.
 4  First Noel - Frank Sinatra
 5  Baby, It's Cold Outside - Dean Martin
 6  I Believe - Frank Sinatra
 7  Silver Bells - Dean Martin
 8  Christmas Song - Sammy Davis, Jr.
 9  Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Frank Sinatra
 10  Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Dean Martin
 11  Christmas Waltz - Frank Sinatra
 12  Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Dean Martin
 13  Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Frank Sinatra
 14  Peace on Earth/Silent Night - Dean Martin
 15  Jingle Bells - Sammy Davis, Jr.
 16  White Christmas - Dean Martin
 17  It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Frank Sinatra
 18  Winter Wonderland - Dean Martin
 19  I'll Be Home for Christmas - Frank Sinatra
 20  Marshmallow World - Dean Martin
 21  Auld Lang Syne - Dean Martin

Customer Reviews
 
auld lang syne Rating: 5.0

christmas AS IT SHOULD BE SUNG. YOUNG OR OLD IT MUST APPEAL TO EVERYONE ALL THE CLASSICS THAT SEEM TO HAVE BEEN AROUND AS LONG AS CHRISTMAS ITS SELF BUT STILL FEEL FRESH AND WARMING. SHERRY OR ALCOPOP THIS IS TOP OF THE CROP. GO ON, HAVE ANOTHER MINCE PIE

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