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My Groove
11/1/2011
Jazz's leading ladies past and present step up to have their say about the holiday, with blissful results. Peggy Lee slips on some high-heeled snowshoes and sashays through "Winter Wonderland" with eno …
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My Groove
11/1/2011
When the great men and women of jazz sink their teeth into the time-honored tunes that make up the Christmas songbook, the results are sometimes surprising, but always swinging and satisfying. So if yo …
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My Groove
11/1/2011
How is your favorite crooner going to spend the holidays? Doris Day's all about a romantic slow dance, with her swirling, sultry "The Christmas Waltz." Johnny Mathis is shooting for the heavens, with h …
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My Groove
11/1/2011
"Do You Hear What I Hear?" belts national treasure Mahalia Jackson, and, yes, Mahalia, we hear it! It's the sound of a Crooner Christmas, our swingin', singin' playlist of holiday tracks for all your v …
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My Groove
11/1/2011
If you're ready to roll with a different kind of Christmas, hark to some herald angels whose halos may be a little bit bent, as they offer up their own brand of quirky carols. Rock 'n' roll pioneers th …
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My Groove
11/1/2011
The presents start piling up under the tree, and your neighborhood is covered with red and green lights everywhere you look. You don't want to trot out the same old seasonal standards again - you need …
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My Groove
11/1/2011
Here's where you'll find a host of virtuoso vocalists who could easily be mistaken for angels . . . just check out the tone and emotive crackle in Aaron Neville's version of "Ave Maria" - sung, as it w …
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My Groove
11/1/2011
We're dreaming of a . . . soulful Christmas - and our dreams are made real by these artists, who have been making great holiday music right from the get-go. Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters weigh in from …
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My Groove
11/1/2011
Got a Yuletide yen for a fun and funky ice melter? How about a flirty, Southern-style "Merry Christmas, Baby" from R&B legend Otis Redding, or the New Orleans beat and bump of "(It Must've Been Ol') Sa …
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