| Artist |
Song |
Album |
Label |
Comments |
| Dean Martin |
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer |
Making Spirits Bright |
Capitol |
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| Billy May Orchestra v/ Alvin Stoller |
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Mambo |
Christmas Cocktails |
Capitol |
|
| Benny Goodman Orchestra v/ Joe Harris |
Santa Claus Came in the Spring |
The Birth of Swing |
Bluebird |
|
| Dick Robertson |
I Want You for Christmas |
Big Band Christmas |
|
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| Bob Crosby & the Bobcats |
Skater's Waltz in Swingtim |
Big Band Christmas |
|
inst. |
| Casey MacGill's Blue 4 Trio |
Egg Nog |
Christmas with Rico |
|
hat tip Ken Hanson, thanks for introducing me to this great song! |
| Julie London |
Warm December |
Christmas Cocktails |
Capitol |
|
| Frank Sinatra |
The Christmas Waltz |
Christmas with the Rat Pack |
Capitol |
|
| Mel Torme |
The Glow Worm |
Christmas Songs |
Concord |
|
| Lou Rawls |
Christmas Is |
Christmas Cocktails |
Capitol |
|
| The Beginning of the End |
Gee Whiz, It's Christmas |
Ernie Not Bert Christmas 2011 |
|
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| Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass |
My Favorite Things |
Christmas Album |
A&M |
inst. |
| Hal Bradley Orchestra v/ Patty Marie Jay |
Space Age Santa Claus |
Adventures in Carols 2005 |
falalalala.com |
|
| Bobby Helms |
Captain Santa Claus (And His Reindeer Space Patrol) |
A Country Christmas |
|
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| The Crew-Cuts o/ David Carroll |
Dance Mr. Snowman Dance |
26 Days of Christmas |
Ernie Not Bert |
|
| Bob Atcher & the Dinning Sisters |
Chrismas Island |
Christmas Cocktails 2 |
Capitol |
|
| Merv Griffin |
Christmas City |
45" |
WDSM |
promo recording for Duluth radio station |
|
| The Three Suns |
Santa Claus is Coming to Town |
A Ding Dong Dandy Christmas |
|
inst. |
| Kenny Ellis |
Swingin' Dreidel |
Hanukkah Swings |
Favored Nations |
GREAT REQUEST! |
| Louis Armstrong & the Commanders |
'Zat You Santa Claus? |
Swingin' Christmas |
|
another great request! |
| Brenda Lee |
Papa Noel |
Christmas Belles |
Lifetime |
|
| The Enchanters |
Mambo Santa Mambo |
Classic Christmas Party |
|
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| Joan Shaw o/ Danny Small |
I Want a Man for Christmas |
7" |
|
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| Duke Ellington Orchestra |
Sugar Rum Cherry |
Three Suites |
Columbia |
inst. |
|
| Nat King Cole Trio |
The Christmas Song |
Complete Capitol Recordings |
Mosaic |
very first recording of this song, Trio only, 1946 |
| The Mills Brothers |
You Don't Have to Be a Santa Claus |
Around the Christmas Tree |
Decca |
|
| Nancy Wilson |
That's What I Want for Christmas |
Christmas Belles |
Lifetime |
|
| Vince Guaraldi Tio |
Skating |
A Charlie Brown Christmas |
Fantasy |
|
| Joe Williams |
Kissing By the Mistletoe |
That Holiday Feelin' |
Polygram |
|
| Louis Jordan |
May Every Day Be Christmas |
Let the Good Times Roll |
Bear Family |
|
| Lenny Dee |
Mister Santa |
Happy Holi-Dee |
Decca |
|
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| Ira Ironstrings |
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Mambo |
Ira Ironstrings Plays Santa Claus |
inst. |
|
| Art Carney |
The Night Before Christmas |
Jingle Bell Swing |
|
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| Pearl Bailey |
Jingle Bell Cha-Cha-Cha |
Christmas Belles |
Lifetime |
|
| The Baby Dolls |
The Bell That Couldn't Jingle |
7" |
|
written by Burt Bacharach |
| Les Brown & His Band of Renown |
We Wish You the Merriest |
Big Band Christmas |
|
|
| Vernon Dalhart |
Hooray for St. Nick |
78" |
Velvet Tone |
rec. 1928 |
| George Formby |
Sitting on the Ice in the Ice Rink |
The Ultimate Collection |
|
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| Bernie Cummins Orchestra v/ Walter Cummins |
I Told Santa Claus to Bring Me You |
Big Band Christmas |
|
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| Fats Waller & His Rhythm |
Swingin' Them Jingle Bells |
THe Complete Recorded Works Volume 4 |
JSP |
rec. 1936 |
| Les Paul and Mary Ford |
Jungle Bells |
45" |
Capitol |
|
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| John Kirby |
Bounce of the Sugar Plum Fairy |
The Best of 1937-1945 |
|
inst. |
| Judy Garland |
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas |
ChristmasBelles |
Lifetime |
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