Various - Christmas Cocktails (CD)

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Subtitled "Hi-Fi Holiday Cheer From Santa's Pad".
All tracks High Definition 20-bit recordings.
Digitally remastered at Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood, California.
Released in standard jewel case with clear tray. Includes a 12-page booklet.

Track 1 recorded October 4, 1953. From a Capitol Records single.
Track 2 recorded July 9, 1965. From the album "Happy Holiday".
Track 3 recorded April 20, 1966. Previously unreleased.
Track 4 recorded July 17, 1967. From the album "Merry Christmas Ho! Ho! Ho!".
Track 5 recorded c. 1963. From the album "Christmas With McGriff".
Track 6 recorded c. 1957. From a Liberty single.
Track 7 recorded c. 1967. From an United Artists single.
Track 8 recorded June 30, 1950.
Track 9 recorded August 5 & 6, 1965. From the album "Christmas Favorites".
Track 10 recorded August 4, 1959. From the album "A Winter Romance".
Track 11 (I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus) recorded August 11, 1965; (Jingle Bells Bossa Nova) recorded July 29, 1965. From the album "Christmas Candy".
Track 12 recorded October 19, 1961. From a Capitol Records single.
Track 13 (I'll Be Home For Christmas) recorded August 9, 1956. From the album "Merry Christmas"; (Baby, It's Cold Outside) recorded February 12, 1959. From the album "Soundsville!".
Track 14 recorded October 9, 1963. From a Capitol Records single.
Track 15 recorded October 1958. Previously unreleased.
Track 16 recorded March 30, 1961. From the album "The Nat King Cole Story".
Track 17 recorded December 3, 1957. From the album "Concert Modern".
Track 18 recorded May 6, 1959. From the album "The Sound Of Christmas".
Tracks 19, 20, 21 are unlisted tracks.

Printed in U.S.A.
℗ © 1996 Capitol Records, Inc.

Format: CD

Media Condition:  Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Country:    US  
Released:  1996
Genre:       Jazz, Pop
Style:         Vocal, Easy Listening

Track listing:

1. Billy May - Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer Mambo 2:40
2. Peggy Lee - Winter Wonderland 1:54
3. Ray Anthony - Christmas Trumpets / We Wish You A Very Merry Christmas 4:28
4. Lou Rawls - Christmas Is 3:15
5. Jimmy McGriff - Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town / White Christmas 6:48
6. Julie London - I'd Like You For Christmas 2:37
7. Al Caiola, Riz Ortolani - Holiday On Skis 2:32
8. Kay Starr - (Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man With The Bag 2:42
9. The Hollyridge Strings - Jingle Bells / Jingle Bell Rock 5:15
10. Dean Martin - I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm 2:43
11. Eddie Dunstedter - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus / Jingle Bells Bossa Nova 4:45
12. Ray Anthony - Christmas Kisses 1:58
13. Jackie Gleason, Jack Marshall - I'll Be Home For Christmas / Baby, It's Cold Outside 4:19
14. Nancy Wilson - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? 2:25
15. Capitol Studio Orchestra - Cha-Cha All The Way 2:21
16. Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) 3:12
17. Les Brown And His Band Of Renown - The Nutcracker Suite 6:32
18. Fred Waring, The Pennsylvanians - Ring Those Christmas Bells 5:00
19. Renzo Cesana - Today I Bought You Violets 2:26
20. Nat King Cole, Peggy Lee, Nancy Wilson - Toys For Tots (Marine Corps Release) 2:33
21. Capitol Studio Orchestra - Jingle Bells From Capitol Records 1:21

Credits: 

Art Direction - Andy Engel
Art Direction - Tommy Steele (2)
Artwork [3-D Construction] - Timothy Eames
Design - Andy Engel
Design [Production Assistant] - Kim Sanders (2)
Executive-Producer - Wayne Watkins
Liner Notes - RJ Smith (2)
Photography By - Don Miller (5)
Producer [Production Assistance] - Karen Myer
Producer, Compiled By - Brad Benedict
Remastered By [Digitally] - Bob Norberg
Research [Photo] - Brad Benedict