I don’t think any Christmas collection could be considered complete without a little Frank Sinatra in the mix. His style, his voice, and most of all the particular way that he phrases classic songs set Frank apart. There’s something ultimately cool about everything he’s ever touched. We all still love the mob {in a weird way} and on some level each and every one of us has wanted to roll with a cocked fedora on our head {even though Britney tried her hardest to reverse that trend}.
These tracks come from the Sinatra album simply entitled The Christmas Collection (iTunes) and I believe this selection not only showcases him at his finest but also at the peak of what I would refer to as Sinatraness.
mp3 : Frank Sinatra - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
mp3 : Frank Sinatra - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
mp3 : Frank Sinatra - Silent Night
mp3 : Frank Sinatra - The Christmas Song
mp3 : Frank Sinatra - White Christmas
You can’t ever go wrong with Frank. He was the epitome of style before we even cared what style was.
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Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Andy Williams
Frank Sinatra rounds out the top three all time Christmas Albums. Although I’ll always love Frank I’m not sure if his lounge singer act will ever trump the likes of Bing Crosby or Andy Williams. Maybe he was too much of a vagabond to ever really corner the market on something as traditional and respected as Christmas. Regardless as to the reasons he’s not my favorite he still has the standard Sinatra pinache and it puts an interesting spin on some classic songs.
mp3 : Frank Sinatra - White Christmas
mp3 : Frank Sinatra - Whatever Happened To Christmas?
mp3 : Frank Sinatra - The Christmas Song
mp3 : Frank Sinatra - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
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I’ve already posted about both Bing and Andy but apparently the new filehost I was using was pretty crap. I’ve uploaded all of those songs again and below you should be able to right click and save them straight from this post.
Bing Crosby
mp3 : Bing Crosby - White Christmas
mp3 : Bing Crosby - The Christmas Song
mp3 : Bing Crosby - It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
mp3 : Bing Crosby - I’ll Be Home For Christmas
Andy Williams
mp3 : Andy Williams - White Christmas
mp3 : Andy Williams - Silent Night, Holy Night
mp3 : Andy Williams - O Holy Night
mp3 : Andy Williams - Happy Holiday / The Holiday Season
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