4. Tony Bennett - Snowfall
Typical brassy sounding arrangements and Tony's smooth as rhubarb pitch perfect vocals make this one my number four choice. The album starts with my favorite things... not mine...the song from sound of music. I have never really considered it a Christmas song, and I don't like it as one. Just because the song says sleighbells it doesn't mean it's s Christmas song.
My favorite song is the title song, Snowfall. It's haunting. It's beautiful. It's magic.
Take a listen...
p.s. I have never held rhubarb in my hand, so that analogy might be worthless. Sorry.
3. The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys' Christmas Album
This was the last of three albums that The Beach Boys released in '64. Little Saint Nick kicks off the album, and is the first of five original tracks. Frosty the Snowman is the first of seven songs not written by the boys, but i am instantly excited to hear that Brian Wilson is capable of making unique arrangements here just like most Beach Boys albums from this period.
My favorite song on this record is We Three Kings. It is a song that I'm normally really not into, but the vocals are so powerful and beautiful here. Is that a tear I see? I also really dig how whimsical Santa Claus is Comin' to Town sounds.
Here is We Three Kings...
Mikey
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