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Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas | 
 enlarge | Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Label: Polygram Records
Category: Music
List Price: $10.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 95338
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Dimensions (in): 6 x 5 x 0.1
UPC: 042282715029
EAN: 0042282715029
ASIN: B0000046YM
Release Date: July 11, 1989
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| Tracks:
| • | Jingle Bells - Ella Fitzgerald, Pierpont, J.S. | | • | Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - Ella Fitzgerald, Coots, J. Fred | | • | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Ella Fitzgerald, Blane, Ralph | | • | What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? - Ella Fitzgerald, Loesser, Frank | | • | Sleigh Ride - Ella Fitzgerald, Anderson, Leroy | | • | The Christmas Song - Ella Fitzgerald, Torme, Mel | | • | Good Morning Blues - Ella Fitzgerald, Basie, Count | | • | Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Ella Fitzgerald, Cahn, Sammy | | • | Winter Wonderland - Ella Fitzgerald, Bernard, Felix | | • | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Ella Fitzgerald, Marks, Johnny | | • | Frosty the Snowman - Ella Fitzgerald, Nelson, Steve [2] E | | • | White Christmas - Ella Fitzgerald, Berlin, Irving |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
It'd be hard to imagine a happier wish than the one this jazz vocal legend wishes her listeners on this urbane-yet-homey collection of holiday favorites. The First Lady of Song recorded these tunes in 1960, at the peak of her interpretive powers. As such, she puts her singular stamp on everything from a sultry vamp like "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve" to the sweet and cozy "The Christmas Song." Even potentially shopworn standards like "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" sound fresher when they're coming from Ella Fitzgerald. --David Sprague
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| Customer Reviews: Read 30 more reviews...
 a pleasant presentation that lets Ella swing a bit December 29, 2007
Without doubt, Ella's better with the jazz standards than she is on these Christmas standards.
Still, this is a nice, upbeat, jazzy presentation that lets Ella swing things a little. It's definitely worth a spin or two each December.
But note before you buy - a more recent release adds six additional tunes. See Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas [Remastered]
Eric Alan Isaacson
 Best Christmas CD in my collection November 27, 2007
Ella has one of the best voices I have ever heard and this CD is the best collection of Christmas songs I have ever purchased. I love to collect Christmas CDs but this is the best by far. I actually bought two, one for the house and one for my car.
 Love Ella; didn't love this CD November 26, 2007
This was a very jazzy album and just seemed to try too hard. I know singers must get tired of singing the same type of songs, but I didn't enjoy this one at all and gave it away. Didn't even want to keep it for my Christmas collection.
What A Treat... January 23, 2007
I listened to this CD all during the holiday's this past year... Ella Fitzgerald is certainly the Lady of Song... she has such a unique voice; and everything she sings is just so classy; and takes you back in time... I love this CD and wholeheartedly recommend it!
Gimmick Songs Hurt This Album December 14, 2005
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I know that I am swimming against the tide on this one, but I was sort of dissapointed by this album. I am a huge Ella Fitzgerald fan. I think she is the greatest female American singer of the Twentieth Century.
When she sings the standard Christmas songs in the generally accepted manner, her performances are simply superb. What's unfortunate is that the producers of this album wanted to give it a "swing" touch. Her swing take on some of the standard Christmas songs unfortunately end up sounding gimmicky. The single most dissapointing track on this album is the alternative take of Frosty the Snowman. Ella does it with an annoying kid's voice and it is absolutely atrocious. I was so surprised. This is the only time in my opinion, where Ella has absolutely blown a song. It goes to prove that even a genius can make musical mistakes.
Some of the individual songs are real classics. My suggestion is to purchase the classic songs from I-Tunes and avoid purchasing the whole album.
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