Christmas with Sinatra & Friends

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Christmas with Sinatra & Friends
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Compilation album by
ReleasedOctober 6, 2009
Recorded1950s-1960s, 1975
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Label Concord Records
Frank Sinatra chronology
Sinatra: Collector's Edition
(2009)
Christmas with Sinatra & Friends
(2009)
Sinatra: New York
(2009)
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Christmas with Sinatra & Friends is a 2009 compilation album by Frank Sinatra.

Frank Sinatra American singer, actor, and producer

Francis Albert Sinatra was an American singer, actor, and producer who was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide.

Contents

Eight Sinatra songs are taken from A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra and 12 Songs of Christmas . The remaining four tracks feature Rosemary Clooney ("White Christmas"), Mel Tormé ("The Christmas Song [Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire]"), Tony Bennett and Bill Evans ("A Child Is Born"), and Ray Charles and Betty Carter ("Baby, It's Cold Outside").

<i>A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra</i> 1957 studio album by Frank Sinatra

A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra is a Christmas album by American singer Frank Sinatra, originally released by Capitol Records in 1957.

12 Songs of Christmas may refer to:

Track listing

  1. "The Christmas Waltz" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne)
  2. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie)
  3. "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" (Bob Wells, Mel Tormé)
  4. "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Johnny Marks)
  5. "The Little Drummer Boy" (Katherine K. Davis)
  6. "A Child Is Born" (Thad Jones, Mel Lewis)
  7. "Mistletoe and Holly" (Hank Sanicola, Frank Sinatra, Doc Stanford)
  8. "An Old-Fashioned Christmas" (Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen)
  9. "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin)
  10. "Whatever Happened to Christmas?" (Jimmy Webb)
  11. "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (Frank Loesser)
  12. "Christmas Memories" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Don Costa)

Personnel

Tony Bennett American singer

Anthony Dominick Benedetto, known professionally as Tony Bennett, is an American singer of traditional pop standards, big band, show tunes, and jazz. He is also a painter, having created works under the name Anthony Benedetto that are on permanent public display in several institutions. He is the founder of the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Astoria, Queens, New York.

Betty Carter Jazz singer, songwriter

Betty Carter was an American jazz singer known for her improvisational technique, scatting and other complex musical abilities that demonstrated her vocal talent and imaginative interpretation of lyrics and melodies. Vocalist Carmen McRae once remarked: "There's really only one jazz singer—only one: Betty Carter."

Ray Charles American musician

Ray Charles Robinson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and composer. Among friends and fellow musicians he preferred being called "Brother Ray". He was often referred to as "The Genius". Charles started losing his vision at the age of 5, and by 7 he was blind.

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