various artists - Headin' For The Christmas Ball: 31 Swing And R&B Christmas Crooners

Nostalgic Christmas with 31 Lindy Hop-Jitterbug-Boogie-Jive and Easy Listening rarities of the years 1940-1967! Among them the title song Christmas Ball, as well as the B-side of the rare 1951 Coral single of the Georgie Auld Orchestra with the great singer Bill Darnel, never before on CD!.

Knuckles O'Toole & The Brigadiers' version of Jingle Bells is also included, as well as New Year's goose bumps classic Auld Lang Syne in the worn version by Guy Lombardo, and the famous version of the classic Sleigh Ride in the interpretation of orchestra leader Leroy Anderson, also known from the movie 'Polar Express'! Besides The Andrews Sisters there are more ladies with their great voices, above all the stunning Dinah Washington, the crooner lady Dorothy Collins and last but not least Kay Martin, who makes it quite slippery and erotic. They are joined by Jerry Lewis, Cary Grant and Mickey Rooney, three movie stars from Hollywood's golden era with their really rare recordings.

    1 Georgie Auld & His Orchestra Feat. Bill Darnell - Christmas Ball
    2 Louis Prima & His Orchestra - Shake Hands with Santa Claus
    3 Bill Bronson's Overtones with the Tommy Ferguson Trio - Christmas Is on It's Way
    4 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders - Christmas Time Blues
    5 Jo Stafford - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
    6 Knuckles O'Toole & the Brigadiers - Jingle Bells
    7 The Andrews Sisters - Jing-A-Ling, Jing-A-Ling
    8 Benny Goodman & His Orchestra Feat. Peggy Lee - Winter Weather
    9 Georgie Auld & His Orchestra Feat. Bill Darnell - It Ain't Snowin' Outside
    10 Leroy Anderson & His "Pops" Concert Orchestra - Sleigh Ride
    11 Art Mooney & His Orchestra - the Christmas Choo Choo Train
    12 Lawrence Welk's Little Band Feat. Janet, Brian, Cubby & the Lennon Sisters - Outer Space Santa
    13 Barry Gordon - Zoomah, the Santa Claus from Mars
    14 Fred Waring & the Pennsylvanians with the Glee Club - Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
    15 Dorothy Collins - Mister Santa
    16 Cary Grant - Christmas Lullaby
    17 Mickey Rooney - Susie, the Snow Girl
    18 Kay Martin & Her Body Guards - Come on Santa, Let's Have a Ball
    19 Kay Martin & Her Body Guards - Santa's Doing the Horizontal Twist
    20 Dinah Washington - Ole! Santa
    21 Ramsey Lewis Trio - Christmas Blues
    22 Dave King & the Keynotes - Hotta Chocolata
    23 Tina Robin - Winter Wonderland Cha Cha
    24 The Enchanters - Mambo, Santa, Mambo
    25 The Surfers - Here Comes Santa Claus in a Red Canoe
    26 Louis Armstrong - Christmas in New Orleans
    27 Noël Chiboust Et Son Orchestre, Feat. Django Reinhardt - Noël Blues
    28 Jerry Lewis - I've Had a Very Merry Christmas
    29 Johnny Otis & His Orchestra - Happy New Year, Baby
    30 Ramsey Lewis Trio - What Are You Doing New Years Eve
    31 Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians - Auld Lang Syne