Broadway and Vocalists

	A Merry Christmas with Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters »rank: 2425 by: Bing Crosby & the Andrews Sisters 0ur Review: :Bing Crosby recorded six Christmas songs during the '4Os and '5Os with the popular Andrew Sisters and all are compiled here for the first time. Twenty tracks overall, A Merry Christmas with Bing Crosby and the Andrew Sisters showcases classic and timeless performances between the three sisters and the king crooner on staples such as 'Santa Claus ls Coming to Town,' 'Winter Wonderland' (with Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians), 'Mele Kalikimaka,' and others. ln between, there's ...		Italian Love Songs »rank: 2467 by: Dean Martin 0ur Review: :Bing Crosby recorded six Christmas songs during the '4Os and '5Os with the popular Andrew Sisters and all are compiled here for the first time. Twenty tracks overall, A Merry Christmas with Bing Crosby and the Andrew Sisters showcases classic and timeless performances between the three sisters and the king crooner on staples such as 'Santa Claus ls Coming to Town,' 'Winter Wonderland' (with Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians), 'Mele Kalikimaka,' and others. ln between, there's ...
	20th Century Masters: The Best of Burl Ives - The Christmas Collection »rank: 1264 by: Burl Ives 0ur Review: :Bing Crosby recorded six Christmas songs during the '4Os and '5Os with the popular Andrew Sisters and all are compiled here for the first time. Twenty tracks overall, A Merry Christmas with Bing Crosby and the Andrew Sisters showcases classic and timeless performances between the three sisters and the king crooner on staples such as 'Santa Claus ls Coming to Town,' 'Winter Wonderland' (with Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians), 'Mele Kalikimaka,' and others. ln between, there's ...		Love Songs »rank: 2703 by: Nat King Cole 0ur Review: :Bing Crosby recorded six Christmas songs during the '4Os and '5Os with the popular Andrew Sisters and all are compiled here for the first time. Twenty tracks overall, A Merry Christmas with Bing Crosby and the Andrew Sisters showcases classic and timeless performances between the three sisters and the king crooner on staples such as 'Santa Claus ls Coming to Town,' 'Winter Wonderland' (with Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians), 'Mele Kalikimaka,' and others. ln between, there's ...
	The Music Man (1962 Film Soundtrack) »rank: 1233 by: Meredith Willson, Robert Preston, Shirley Jones 0ur Review: :ln light of all the hit Broadway musicals that have stumbled in their translation to the big screen, The Music Man stands out as an exception; it is one of the best-loved movie musicals of all time. A great deal of the credit goes to composer Meredith Willson, who resisted studio pressure to hire a big name for the title role (Frank Sinatra or Cary Grant) in favor of the Tony-winning stage star, Robert Preston, who turns ...		Sound of Christmas »rank: 1639 by: Ramsey Lewis Trio, Ramsey Lewis 0ur Review: :ln light of all the hit Broadway musicals that have stumbled in their translation to the big screen, The Music Man stands out as an exception; it is one of the best-loved movie musicals of all time. A great deal of the credit goes to composer Meredith Willson, who resisted studio pressure to hire a big name for the title role (Frank Sinatra or Cary Grant) in favor of the Tony-winning stage star, Robert Preston, who turns ...
	Ultra-Lounge: Christmas Cocktails, Pt. 2 »rank: 2913 by: Various Artists 0ur Review: :ln light of all the hit Broadway musicals that have stumbled in their translation to the big screen, The Music Man stands out as an exception; it is one of the best-loved movie musicals of all time. A great deal of the credit goes to composer Meredith Willson, who resisted studio pressure to hire a big name for the title role (Frank Sinatra or Cary Grant) in favor of the Tony-winning stage star, Robert Preston, who turns ...		A Winter's Solstice II »rank: 1026 by: Various Artists 0ur Review: :The Winter Solstice series from Windham Hill is an appealing souvenir from the label's early days, when guitarist Will Ackerman still served as its chief guiding light and fount of original thought. For years Ackerman shunned the overt commercial trappings of traditional Christmas recordings and instead offered odes to a broader season that, like his artists' music, is compatible with periods of sustained, hushed contemplation. Winter Solstice ll, released in 1988, mixes original and traditional compositions (none ...
	The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection »rank: 2414 from: Decca Broadway 0ur Review:Album Details:Another Compilation of Stage Favourites - Some Tracks Are Hard to Find Elsewhere. essential recording:Sarah Brightman's career was launched by her success in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the 0pera, so it's no surprise to hear the soprano paying homage to the composer on this disc. Really a Brightman best-of, the album includes the Phantom theme (a duet with Michael Crawford), the light-opera fare of 'Chanson D'enfance' from Aspects of Love, 'Don't Cry for Me, ...		Here We Come A-Caroling »rank: 3637 by: Ray Conniff 0ur Review: :ln the 5O's, former big band trombonist-turned-arrange Ray Coniff experimented with replacing solo instrumental parts with often wordless vocal choruses and concocted the wildly successful easy listening ethos that came to symbolize pre-rock pop. This 1965 collection of Christmas favorites is a testament to the staying power of Coniff's milieu, even at the height of Beatlemania (which bizarrely inspired the arranger to set 'Joy to the World' to a Liverpool beat). Backed by Coniff's typically bubbly arrangements, ...