[.ca] Pt1 Christmas Cocktails Ultra

From Amazon.co.uk:
A perfect martini-and-mistletoe combo, Christmas Cocktails will gaily seduce you with its bevy of nostalgic and occasionally campy holiday fare. Vocal vixens Peggy Lee, Julie London (her "I'd Like You for Christmas" will melt the ice cubes in your fridge), Kay Starr and Nancy Wilson join forces with perennial crooners such as Lou Rawls, Dean Martin and the immortal Nat "King" Cole, along with a handful of instrumental big-band numbers and odd, at times cheese-ball-shaped jazz organ pieces from Jimmy McGriff and the flammable Eddie Dundstedter, among others. But the essential item that makes plunking down your pelts for this very chi-chi set is none other than Billy May's lovably kitschy workout called "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer Mambo"--it's a scream. The package comes complete with its own cocktail minimanual and the recipes for Hot Toddys and Hot Tom and Jerrys. Garishly retro and naughtily nostalgic, this kind of slinky Christmas gift should probably be illegal in many prudish countries. --Martin Keller

Pure, unadulterated Christmas joy:
Tired of choral Christmas music? Tired of the songs you've heard year after year after year? Well, then this is the one you want. This album has probably done something amazing, brought back some old chestnuts and helped them regain new classic status. Already, I've noticed stores playing these tunes. And, personally, I believe Kay Starr's "(Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man With the Bag" deserves such status. So, yes, buy it. It'll give your holiday some extra verve, class and fun.

Gimme a martini baby!:
OH MY GOSH do I love this CD. I just got it yesterday and I've listened to it 4 times already. I've even played some songs over the phone for some friends. They all want it now too. Since radio stations are playing Christmas music 24/7 now-a-days, you hear the same ol' stuff. I can tell you that you haven't heard these yet (with one exception: Nat King Cole). It's very refreshing to hear something new. Plus if you're into lounge music, jazz, vintage music, swing music, or anything older, this is for you. I love swing and these songs are done with a REAL swing band. I'm thinking about having a martini Christmas tree decorating party this weekend now. Now I just have to get Volume 2 and I'm all set!

Hot Totties!:
This is the ultimate Christmas party disc! You'll be wearing your mambo pants before the first song is finished...

Good christmas standard lounge music.:
This is a good compilation of schmaltz from the days when bad habits were the rule, and being hip was Perry Mason having a car phone. The music is mostly good,a few cuts are great, and there are a couple of dogs too. It is in regular rotation at my house for Christmas.

Always in the Shuffle:
If you think Christmas is exciting and fun and full of wonder, not mellow and relaxing and general-foods-international-coffee-flavored, this is one that will ALWAYS be in the mix -- and believe it or not VOLUME 2 IS EVEN BETTER

• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Mambo - Billy May
• Winter Wonderland - Peggy Lee
• Christmas Trumpets/We Wish You a Very Merry Christmas \oMedley\c - Ray Anthony
• Christmas Is - Lou Rawls
• Santa Claus Is Coming to Town/White Christmas \oMedley\c - Jimmy McGriff
• I'd Like You for Christmas - Julie London
• Holiday on Skis - Al Caiola, Riz Ortolani
• (Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man with the Bag - Kay Starr
• Jingle Bells/Jingle Bell Rock \oMedley\c - Hollyridge Strings
• I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm - Dean Martin
• I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus/Jingle Bells Bossa Nova \oMedley\c - Eddie Dunstedter
• Christmas Kisses - Ray Anthony
• I'll Be Home for Christmas/Baby, It's Cold Outside \oMedley\c - Jackie Gleason, Jack Marshall
• What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? - Nancy Wilson
• Cha-Cha All the Way - The Capitol Orchestra
• Christmas Song - Nat King Cole
• Nutcracker Suite - Les Brown & His Band of Renown
• Ring Those Christmas Bells - Pennsylvanians, Fred Waring, Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians, Fred Waring