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Since Bing Crosby's recordings have been reissued prolifically on an endless series of legitimate and unofficial CD releases, it is worth noting that one reissue series continues to stand head and shoulders above the others in terms of organization and sound quality. Crosby recorded for Decca Records exclusively for 20-plus years from the mid-'30s to the mid-'50s, a period that coincided with his commercial heyday. Starting in 1996, MCA Records, owner of the Decca catalog, hooked up with the most prominent Crosby fan club, the U.K.-based International Crosby Circle, and specifically with its U.S. representative F.B. (Wig) Wiggins, on a series of reissues including Top o' the Morning: His Irish Collection, Bing Crosby & the Andrews Sisters: Their Complete Recordings Together, Bing Crosby's Gold Records, The Voice of Christmas (a two-disc set followed by the single-disc highlights version, The Very Best of Bing Crosby Christmas), and Academy Award Winners & Nominees: 1934-1960.
A Merry Christmas with Bing Crosby & the Andrews Sisters joins this distinguished list. It must be acknowledged that Crosby and the Andrews Sisters actually made only six holiday recordings together and that these tracks have previously appeared on both Their Complete Recordings Together and The Voice of Christmas. Wiggins has added to those six with seven other Crosby selections and seven Andrews Sisters cuts, mixing up the sequencing. The joint recordings include such favorites as "Twelve Days of Christmas," "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town," "Jingle Bells," and "Here Comes Santa Claus," and as usual the sisters blend well with Crosby, lead singer Patty Andrews making a wonderful duet partner for the crooner. On their own, the sisters perform "Christmas Island" and "Merry Christmas Polka," both of which were chart entries for them, with the backing of Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians. The Crosby solo selections are not among his best-known seasonal recordings (those can be found on The Very Best of Bing Crosby Christmas); all but one find him accompanied by a vocal group, which gives the tracks a consistency with the Andrews Sisters tunes. This must be one of Crosby's few Christmas albums not to include "White Christmas," but that doesn't keep it from being an excellent addition to his and the Andrews Sisters' holiday catalog.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Irving Berlin, Musical Director, ComposerLyricist - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra, Orchestra - John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra, FeaturedArtist - The Music Maids & Hal, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1942 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Andrews Sisters, MainArtist - Don Raye, ComposerLyricist - Vic Schoen & His Orchestra, MainArtist - Paul J. Smith, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1950 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - The Andrews Sisters, FeaturedArtist - Bing Crosby, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Frederic Austin, Arranger, Work Arranger - Vic Schoen & His Orchestra, Orchestra
℗ 1949 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Francis Webster, ComposerLyricist - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires, Ensemble, Artist - Buddy Cole & His Orchestra, Orchestra, Artist - Joseph Francis Burke, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Andrews Sisters, MainArtist - Johnny Burke, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Van Heusen, ComposerLyricist - Vic Schoen & His Orchestra, Orchestra
℗ 1950 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Andrews Sisters, MainArtist - Johnny Burke, ComposerLyricist - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Jimmy Van Heusen, ComposerLyricist - Vic Schoen, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Vic Schoen & His Orchestra, Orchestra
℗ 1950 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Glen Moore, ComposerLyricist - The Ken Lane Singers, Ensemble - Victor Young & His Orchestra, Orchestra - Seger Ellis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1949 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Andrews Sisters, MainArtist - M. K. Jerome, ComposerLyricist - Jack Scholl, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1950 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Andrews Sisters, MainArtist - J. Fred Coots, Composer - Haven Gillespie, Author - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - John Reis, ComposerLyricist - Vic Schoen & His Orchestra, Orchestra - Peter Reichert, ComposerLyricist - Adam David Willard, ComposerLyricist - Harry Lillis Crosby, Producer - Andy Stamets, ComposerLyricist - Paul O'Beirne, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1943 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Bing Crosby, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Ken Darby Singers, FeaturedArtist - John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra, Orchestra
℗ 1947 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Andrews Sisters, MainArtist - Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians, Orchestra - Raymond Leveen, ComposerLyricist - Leo Breen, ComposerLyricist - Wilbur Patey Sampson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1949 UMG Recordings, Inc.
James Pierpont, ComposerLyricist - The Andrews Sisters, MainArtist - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Vic Schoen & His Orchestra, Orchestra - Harry Lillis Crosby, Producer
℗ 1943 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Frank Weldon, ComposerLyricist - James Cavanaugh, ComposerLyricist - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - John Redmond, ComposerLyricist - John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra, Orchestra - Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires, Ensemble - Harry Lillis Crosby, Producer
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Andrews Sisters, MainArtist - Felix Bernard, ComposerLyricist - Richard B. Smith, ComposerLyricist - Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians, Orchestra
℗ 1946 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Andrews Sisters, FeaturedArtist - Oakley Haldeman, ComposerLyricist - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Vic Schoen & His Orchestra, Orchestra - Eugene Autry, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1949 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Jack Fulton, ComposerLyricist - Caesar Petrillo, ComposerLyricist - Lee Gordon Singers, Ensemble, Artist - Al Goering, ComposerLyricist - Sonny Burke & His Orchestra, Orchestra, Artist
℗ 1950 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Francis Webster, ComposerLyricist - SONNY BURKE, ComposerLyricist - The Andrews Sisters, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1949 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Andrews Sisters, MainArtist - Bing Crosby, MainArtist - R. Alex Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Vic Schoen & His Orchestra, Orchestra - Harry Lillis Crosby, Producer
℗ 1950 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bing Crosby, MainArtist - Buddy Cole & His Orchestra, Orchestra - Mark Rebek, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Andrews Sisters, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Guy Lombardo, Conductor - Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians, MainArtist - Lyle Moraine, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1946 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Since Bing Crosby's recordings have been reissued prolifically on an endless series of legitimate and unofficial CD releases, it is worth noting that one reissue series continues to stand head and shoulders above the others in terms of organization and sound quality. Crosby recorded for Decca Records exclusively for 20-plus years from the mid-'30s to the mid-'50s, a period that coincided with his commercial heyday. Starting in 1996, MCA Records, owner of the Decca catalog, hooked up with the most prominent Crosby fan club, the U.K.-based International Crosby Circle, and specifically with its U.S. representative F.B. (Wig) Wiggins, on a series of reissues including Top o' the Morning: His Irish Collection, Bing Crosby & the Andrews Sisters: Their Complete Recordings Together, Bing Crosby's Gold Records, The Voice of Christmas (a two-disc set followed by the single-disc highlights version, The Very Best of Bing Crosby Christmas), and Academy Award Winners & Nominees: 1934-1960.
A Merry Christmas with Bing Crosby & the Andrews Sisters joins this distinguished list. It must be acknowledged that Crosby and the Andrews Sisters actually made only six holiday recordings together and that these tracks have previously appeared on both Their Complete Recordings Together and The Voice of Christmas. Wiggins has added to those six with seven other Crosby selections and seven Andrews Sisters cuts, mixing up the sequencing. The joint recordings include such favorites as "Twelve Days of Christmas," "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town," "Jingle Bells," and "Here Comes Santa Claus," and as usual the sisters blend well with Crosby, lead singer Patty Andrews making a wonderful duet partner for the crooner. On their own, the sisters perform "Christmas Island" and "Merry Christmas Polka," both of which were chart entries for them, with the backing of Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians. The Crosby solo selections are not among his best-known seasonal recordings (those can be found on The Very Best of Bing Crosby Christmas); all but one find him accompanied by a vocal group, which gives the tracks a consistency with the Andrews Sisters tunes. This must be one of Crosby's few Christmas albums not to include "White Christmas," but that doesn't keep it from being an excellent addition to his and the Andrews Sisters' holiday catalog.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:23
- Main artists: Bing Crosby The Andrews Sisters
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen
- Genre: Ambient/New Age Christmas Music
© 2000 UMG Recordings Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2000 UMG Recordings Inc.
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