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 | Title : Christmas with the Rat Pack
Author : Sinatra, Frank
Release Date : 20021022
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $17.98
Amazon.com Price : $12.99
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Editorial Reviews :
Just as irony is being pronounced dead, along comes this boozy holiday compilation to suggest that rumors 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.
Buyer Reviews :
I recently bought 'Christmas with the Rat Pack' mainly because I wanted Dean's great, laid back Reprise (1966) version of 'White Christmas,' which, in typical Capitol Records fashion, was left off the 'Making Spirits Bright' release from 1998 and isn't readily available on CD. I was not at all happy to discover that even though the liner notes say the 1966 version is on the album, Capitol used Dean's 1959 recording of the song, which is already available on CD.
That's what keeps this otherwise fun release from reaching five stars in my book.
Hey, Capitol, are you going to do the right thing here and issue a corrected version?
(by A Dino Fan)
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