Swing Them Jingle Bells

While I'm generally not a big fan of x-mas music, here's a delightful little compilation sent to me several years ago by a dear friend. This is the one and only x-mas disc I spin now and then (right now I have Frank Haynes blowing on that great Dave Bailey session better known as Kenny Dorham's "Osmosis" - his solo on "Grand Street" is indeed grand - and dandy!). Anyway, I hope some of you will enjoy this compilation!

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Swing Them Jingle Bells

01 - Fats Waller & His Rhythm - Ring Them Jingle Bells
02 - BBC Dance Orchestra - Santa Claus Express
03 - Putney Dandridge - Santa Claus Came in the Spring
04 - New Mayfair Orchestra - Savoy Christmas Medley
05 - Duke Ellington - Santa Claus, Bring My Man Back
06 - Red Nichols & His Five Pennies - Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
07 - Sam Manning and the Melodettes with the Felix Crazy Cats - Lookin' for My Santa Claus
08 - Lew Stone - Winter Wonderland
09 - Bob Crosby - Skater's Waltz in Swingtime
10 - Gene Ammons - Swingin' for Christmas
11 - Big John Greer - Mambo Santa Claus
12 - Bob Wills & His Playboys - Swingin' Around the Christmas Tree
13 - Mel Blanc - The Hat I Got for Christmas Is Too Big
14 - Lloyd Glenn - Sleigh Ride
15 - Tommy Dorsey - Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
16 - Guy Lombardo - He'll Be Coming Down the Chimney
17 - Louis Armstrong - Christmastime in Harlem
18 - Charlie Parker - White Christmas
19 - Mabel Scott - Boogie Woogie Santa Claus
20 - Lionel Hampton - Merry Christmas Baby
21 - Louis Armstrong - Have a Cool Yule
22 - Duke Ellington - Jingle Bells
23 - Pete Johnson - Pete's Holiday Boogie
24 - Louis Armstrong - Is That You, Santa?
25 - Bing Crosby - White Christmas (original version)

Playing Time: 72:48