Fantastic compilation of Christmas tunes from the Verve vaults. Selections maily recorded around the 1960's. And with the exception of the Jimmy Smith cuts, all new to me at the time of purchase.
Peak on the US Billboard Top 200 chart: Did not chart
Tracks: Don't skip any, but I've checked off today's favorites.
| Song | Artist | Year | |
| A Child is Born | Oscar Peterson | 1970 | ✔ |
| Christmas Medley | The Swingle Singers | 1968 | ✔ |
| Jingle Bells | Jimmy Smith | 1964 | ✔ |
| The Secret Of Christmas | Ella Fitzgerald | 1960 | |
| We Free Kings | Roland Kirk | 1962 | |
| Christmas Eve | Billy Eckstine | 1953 | ✔ |
| I've Got My Love To Warm | Billie Holiday | 1937 | ✔ |
| Ole Santa | Dinah Washington | 1959 | |
| Santa Claus Is Coming To Town | Bill Evans | 1964 | ✔ |
| White Christmas | Ella Fitzgerald | 1960 | |
| O Little Town Of Bethlehem | Sister Rosetta Tharpe | 1956 | |
| The Christmas Song | Mel Tormé | 1970 | ✔ |
| God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen | Jimmy Smith | 1964 | |
| Silent Night | Dinah Washington | 1953 | |
| Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | Ella Fitzgerald | 1960 | ✔ |
Personal Memory Associated with this CD: I've been familiar with A Child Is Born since I first heard the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis version back in the mid-'80s and I've never thought of it as a Christmas tune until I picked up this CD. [facepalm]
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