Search - Nat King Cole, Julie London, Nancy Wilson :: Ultra-Lounge: Christmas Cocktails Part 2

Leave it to the geniuses at Ultra-Lounge to put together the Christmas Album you always wanted but could never find. This is Christams through an ironic lens. So cleary not "cool" that its ridiculousness makes it so. Very paradoxial. This is Christmas music devoid of any real sentinment but still shiny with a glossy venner of wholesomeness--underneath one can see (as with all lounge music) the seedy side of the 1950's. This IS Cocktail music after all. (Dean Martin ONLY sang Cocktail music, ask his liver!) Highlights of this edition include Mr. Martin's BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE, The delightful Bonus Track "What is a Santa Claus" and Lena Horne's spellbinding JINGLE ALL THE WAY. To hear her sing the word "Horse" with no less than six vowel sounds is worth the price of the album alone. As always the album and jacket art are first rate and the liner notes by RJ SMITH are amoung the best in album commentary EVER! Smith captures the period, the music, and the modern attraction to it in a stylish and comic essay. Once again the Ultra Lounge gives us everything we want from lounge music and more. So sip some spiked egg nog, light the yule log, and have a swinging holiday season. Review by Matt Sigl..1. Sleigh Ride / Jingle Bells: Jimmy McGriff
2. Jingle All the Way: Lena Horne
3. Merry Christmas Baby: Lou Rawls
4. Warm December Julie London
5. Let it Snow / Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer
6. Merriest: June Christy
7. All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth): Nat King Cole
8. Christmas Waltz: Nancy Wilson
9. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm / Jing-A-Ling: Les Brown
10. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus: Jimmy McGriff
11. Baby, It's Cold Outside: Dean Martin
12. Snowfall / Snowfall Cha-Cha: George Shearing
13. Jingle Bell Rock: Wayne Newton
14. Frosty the Snowman: The Ventures
15. Christmas Island
16. Exotic Night: Martin Denny
17. Happy Holiday: Peggy Lee
18. Sleigh Ride / Santa Claus Party
19. Auld Lang Syne
20. What Is a Santa Claus?