Ella Fitzgerald - Wishes You a Swinging Christmas [New CD] Bonus Track

ELLA FITZGERALD’S FIRST CHRISTMAS ALBUM IN ITS ENTIRETY PLUS 8 BONUS TRACKS!!!The complete classic album Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas (Verve MGVS-64042), which was the first of Ella Fitzgerald’s two Christmas LPs (the second would be recorded in 1967). To the original twelve LP tracks we have added 8 further Christmas songs from the same sessions, as well as isolated related tracks from earlier dates.PERSONNEL:ELLA FITZGERALD, vocals on all tracks, with:1-12 & 14-18: Orchestra conducted & arranged by FRANK DeVOL.New York, July 15 & 16, 1960 (tracks 1-4, 8-11 & 14-18); August 5, 1960 (tracks 5-7 & 12).13: Orchestra conducted & arranged by RUSSELL GARCIA. Hollywood, September 3, 1959.19: Orchestra conducted & arranged by PAUL WESTON. Los Angeles, March 18, 1958.20: Charlie Shavers (tp), Hank Jones (p), John Collins (g), Ray Brown (b), Charlie Smith (d).New York, September 26, 1950.4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE (Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas)“This is a delightful Christmas jazz reissue featuring Ella Fitzgerald in prime form. On most selections she is backed by Frank DeVol's orchestra. Fitzgerald clearly had a fun time recording such songs as ‘Jingle Bells’, ‘Santa Claus Is Coming to Town’, ‘Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer’, and ‘Frosty the Snowman’, along with a few more serious pieces. These concise performances (all under four minutes) are charming, making this one of the better Christmas jazz sets.” (Scott Yanow)TRACKS:01 JINGLE BELLS 2:2502 SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN 2:2003 HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS 2:5904 WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEW YEAR’S EVE? 3:3505 SLEIGH RIDE 2:5806 THE CHRISTMAS SONG 3:0307 GOOD MORNING BLUES 3:2008 LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! 2:4509 WINTER WONDERLAND 2:1810 RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER 2:5611 FROSTY THE SNOWMAN 2:1512 WHITE CHRISTMAS 3:0513 THE SECRET OF CHRISTMAS 2:4814 MEDLEY: WE THREE KINGS OF ORIENT ARE/ O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM 3:3815 CHRISTMAS ISLAND 2:2116 THE CHRISTMAS SONG [version 2] 3:4317 WHITE CHRISTMAS [version 2] 3:4818 FROSTY THE SNOWMAN [version 2] 2:1219 I’VE GOT MY LOVE TO KEEP ME WARM 2:5620 SANTA CLAUS GOT STUCK IN MY CHIMNEY 3:05TOTAL TIME: 58:29