Christmas With The Rat Pack (Frank Sinatra)
from EMI
Disk 1: - I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Dean Martin - Mistletoe And Holly - Frank Sinatra - Christmas Time All Over The World - Sammy Davis, Jr. - The First Noel - Frank Sinatra - Baby, It's Cold Outside - Dean Martin - I Believe - Frank Sinatra - Silver Bells - Dean Martin - The Christmas Song - Sammy Davis, Jr. - Hark! The Herald Angles Sing - Frank Sinatra - Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Dean Martin - The Christmas Waltz - Frank Sinatra - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Dean Martin - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Frank Sinatra - Peace On Earth/Silent Night - Dean Martin - Jingle Bells - Sammy Davis, Jr. - White Christmas - Dean Martin - It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Frank Sinatra - Winter Wonderland - Dean Martin - I'll Be Home For Christmas (If Only In My Dreams) - Frank Sinatra - A Marshmallow World (Live) - Frank Sinatra - Auld Lang Syne (Live) - Frank Sinatra
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Binding/Format: Audio CD
Release Date: 02/12/2002
Index: Music
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Music Pod Price: £5.60
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.co.u 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
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