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SwingOrama Forum: Music: Favorite Albums & Songs: Christmas Swing

By Swiveler on Monday, November 29, 1999 - 03:52 pm: Edit

I know this is not politically correct, (no Hanukkah or Zwanza songs) but I thought I would get peoples opinions on their favorite Christmas Swing CD's. I, of course prefer the ones with classic 30's-50's recording. So far here are the two I've found that I like the best. Has anyone found anything else???

"a 1940's Christmas" on Laserlight Digital by Stanyan Records 1995

"Yule B' Swingin'" Hip-O Records 1998 Universal Music Company

Both of these have really swinging stuff from the likes of Glenn Miller, Ella, Les Brown, Kay Starr,Goodman, Dorsey, Lena Horne, Lionel Hampton and more!

By Ron on Monday, November 29, 1999 - 04:21 pm: Edit

Ella Fitzgerald "wishes you a swingin Christmas!" is my favorite. I want to get a couple more, though, so I asked the same question on a swing DJs mailing list! I'll forward the answers here later..

My review of the above CD:
http://www.swingtimesd.com/music/ronsreviews.html#Wishes You a Swinging Christmas

Or if your browser doesn't take the stuff after the #, just look under F for Fitzgerald.

By Twirly on Monday, November 29, 1999 - 04:30 pm: Edit

I love Ella's CD too, Ron, although admittedly that's the only Christmas swing CD I have!

By Shawn Hanna on Monday, November 29, 1999 - 08:56 pm: Edit

FYI - Cosco has three three-cd Christmas Swing CDs. Each set is only $6.99. If you like the style, you can't beat the price!

By Gabe on Friday, December 03, 1999 - 10:21 am: Edit

Can't seem to find The Benny Goodman Hanukkah swing CD anywhere :(

Nothing beats Klezmere music.

By Shawn Hanna on Friday, December 03, 1999 - 10:34 am: Edit

I've got the Count Basie Ramadan/Kwanza compendium if anybody is interested.

By Ron on Saturday, December 04, 1999 - 06:18 pm: Edit

Tammy, I got the Yule B Swingin CD, and it is really good!!

By HopMichael on Sunday, December 05, 1999 - 11:44 am: Edit

Hey, is that Erik & Sylvia on the cover of Yule B Swingin?

By Spin Doctor on Monday, December 06, 1999 - 06:33 am: Edit

You bet it is! In their favorite pose. :)

It's a GREAT CD too!! Louis Prima must have been
young in that recording. His voice is so
different. I love so many of the cuts on it.

Nice tempos from Louis Armstrong and Les Brown.

And Ella's almost sultry rendition of "Have
yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is really fun
to blues dance to.

By Swiveler on Monday, December 06, 1999 - 09:18 am: Edit

Cool, huh. Another one you might like, Ron, is Blue Yule. It's about my third or fourth fav Xmas CD. It's got quite a few jump blues numbers. Here's a couple of the featured artists:

Roy Milton
Louis Jordan
Lightening Hopkins
Big Jack Johnson

There's 18 tracks in all. Some of it is too jazzy for me, but I know our tastes differ so you may like it even more than I!!!!

By Rondoe on Wednesday, December 08, 1999 - 02:49 am: Edit

Cool Yule Swing tunes :

Woody Herman Ork circa 1943/44 doing "Jingle Bells" and "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" on two sides of a Decca 78 rpm record.

King Sisters with Alvino Rey Ork in 1941 doing
"Santa Claus is Coming to Town" on Bluebird. The reverse side was "Jingle Bells" by Glenn Miller Ork.

By Ian Campbell on Wednesday, December 08, 1999 - 09:29 am: Edit

Disneys Swinging Christmas is tops on my list!!

By Ron on Wednesday, December 08, 1999 - 04:08 pm: Edit

Ian, I can't find that on Amazon.com. Are you sure that's the name, and is it a current CD? But really, I shouldn't buy many more Christmas swing CDs. I mean, talk about a limited sub-sub genre of music.

By Ian Campbell on Wednesday, December 08, 1999 - 05:58 pm: Edit

I saw it in the Disne store. Don't remember the exact title. I'll find out.

By Ron on Monday, December 13, 1999 - 11:50 am: Edit

I bought the 3 CD Time-Life Treasury of Christmas collection. It just happens to have a couple of swing tunes on it, like "Rocking Around the Christmas Tree" Brenda Lee, which I played on Saturday at the Marriott.

I also bought the Blue's Jumpers "Swingin Holiday" CD which isn't that great, but I like a couple songs on there.

I bought the Swingin Christmas modern swing compilation. Its better for those who like modern swing. It has songs by Ron Sunshine, Swingtips, Set 'em up Joe, Heavenly 7, and the Flipped Fedoras. I only like the Ron Sunshine songs. There's a good danceable "Merry Christmas Baby" which I also think I played Saturday.

Not really a Christmas CD, but: I also bought the soundtrack from Toy Story 2 and played the swing song "You've Got a Friend In Me"! A great song from a great movie. Robert Goulet sings this version, and it plays in the final credits, so you can dance your way up the aisle as you leave..

And I bought the Mr Grinch soundtrack. The song is pretty tough to dance to, and I forgot to play it Saturday, but I'll get to it.

The Ella Fitzgerald and the Yule B Swinging CDs are very much the best still!

I think I won't be buying anymore Christmas CDs.. they are only good for about 3 or 4 weeks a year! The $$ spent per # of times played ratio is bad!
Yet another sacrifice this poor, underappreciated DJ makes to bring the San Diego swing community the best swing music.

By Reuben Brown on Monday, December 13, 1999 - 11:59 am: Edit

You "bring the San Diego swing community the best swing music?" No wonder you guys are having trouble keeping your venues full.

By Ron on Monday, December 13, 1999 - 12:04 pm: Edit

Yes I do, and our venues have been doing fairly well, recently, thank you.

By Reuben Brown on Monday, December 13, 1999 - 12:06 pm: Edit

Thats a theory.

By Reuben Brown on Monday, December 13, 1999 - 12:12 pm: Edit

P.S... I'm just giving you a hard time Ron, don't take me too seriously. However, one should never make such a statement as fact (ex: I bring San Diego the BEST swing music) when in fact it is only an opinion. And, opinions about ones own self rarly hold any weight at all. For example, if someone were to say, "I think Ron proves the best swing music to our scene." I would give that more merit then you saying it about yourself. Ya dig?

By Dennis Hong on Monday, December 13, 1999 - 12:19 pm: Edit

Hey Ron, you might want to go see a doctor about the swelled head. I think it could burst any minute....

By Ron on Monday, December 13, 1999 - 01:05 pm: Edit

Don't get overly excited, don't take my it for more than it meant to be. Let me restate the original statement with all the proper caveats and exceptions in order not to offend.

I spend a lot of time and $ to buying and reviewing what I think is some of the best swing music out there, as does Dennis and others, to be able to bring great music to the San Diego swing scene! We hope you appreciate our effort!

By Ron on Monday, December 13, 1999 - 01:09 pm: Edit

and as for you Reuben, maybe you'd be happy with an opinion stated about someone else. Let me try.

I think Reuben supplies the least funny, least friendly, least useful posts on this forum. And that he often says "oh, don't take me so seriously" is equally inane.

By left that wide open on Monday, December 13, 1999 - 01:18 pm: Edit

Pot to kettle, your black!!

By Reuben Brown on Monday, December 13, 1999 - 01:21 pm: Edit

Thank you for the compliments Ron. ;)

By the_shadow_charlie on Monday, December 13, 1999 - 04:11 pm: Edit

Your cool in my book, man. Keep posting! And keep me laughing!
(:P)

By Reuben Brown on Wednesday, December 15, 1999 - 10:06 am: Edit

I'll try my best. :l

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