Album: Songs From White Christmas and Other Yuletide Favorites by Rosemary Clooney (1997)
Record Label: Concord Records
Format: Compilation

Description: All the material on Songs from White Christmas (And Other Yuletide Favorites) was recorded in the mid-'50s, when Rosemary Clooney was at something of a peak. Her voice was supple, her popularity high, and she was working with such luminaries as Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington. Here, she doesn't flex her jazz muscles, which is only appropriate since holiday music sounds best when it's delivered straight. And Songs from White Christmas is certainly delivered straight, complete with lush orchestras and sweet arrangements. That approach results in a lovely, warm-hearted Christmas album that's an ideal choice not only for fans of Clooney, but also fans of traditional and easy-listening pop from the '50s.

Artist Background: Rosemary Clooney (born 23 May 1928 in Maysville, Kentucky, USA - 29 June 2002) was an American singer and actress. Clooney's first recordings, in May 1946, were for Columbia Records. She sang with Tony Pastor's big band. Clooney continued working with the Pastor band until 1949, making her last recording with the band in May of that year and her first as a solo artist a month later, still for Columbia. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the novelty hit Come On-A My House written b... Part of the Kentucky, USA music scene. Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Jazz movement.

Related Artists: Dinah Shore, Kay Starr, Doris Day, Jo Stafford

Music Scene: Part of the Kentucky, USA music scene. Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Jazz movement.

Tags: 1990s, Compilation, Concord Records


All the material on Songs from White Christmas (And Other Yuletide Favorites) was recorded in the mid-'50s, when Rosemary Clooney was at something of a peak. Her voice was supple, her popularity high, and she was working with such luminaries as Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington. Here, she doesn't flex her jazz muscles, which is only appropriate since holiday music sounds best when it's delivered straight. And Songs from White Christmas is certainly delivered straight, complete with lush orchestras and sweet arrangements. That approach results in a lovely, warm-hearted Christmas album that's an ideal choice not only for fans of Clooney, but also fans of traditional and easy-listening pop from the '50s.

Songs From White Christmas and Other Yuletide Favorites

Rosemary Clooney

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