Artist	Song
Mel Tormé	The Christmas Song
from 20th Century Masters - The Millenium Collection: The Best of Mel Tormé (2005)
Frank Sinatra	Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
from The Christmas Collection (Bonus Track Version) (2008)
Bing Crosby	White Christmas (1947 Single Version)
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bing Crosby (1999)
Eartha Kitt & Henri René	Santa Baby
from Bluebird's Best: Heavenly Eartha (Remastered) (2002)
Dean Martin	Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
from My Kind of Christmas (2011)
Andy Williams	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
from The Andy Williams Christmas Album (2004)
Ella Fitzgerald	Sleigh Ride
from Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas (2002)
Perry Como	(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays
from A Perry Como Christmas (2001)
Tony Bennett	My Favorite Things
from A Swingin' Christmas (feat. The Count Basie Big Band) (2008)
Louis Armstrong & The Commanders	Cool Yule
from What a Wonderful Christmas (1997)
Ray Charles & Betty Carter	Baby It's Cold Outside
from The Spirit of Christmas (2008)
Lou Rawls	Merry Christmas, Baby
from Christmas Will Be Christmas (2001)
Peggy Lee	Happy Holiday
from Christmas With Peggy Lee (2006)
Chris Isaak	Blue Christmas
from Christmas (2005)
Johnny Mathis	Winter Wonderland
from Merry Christmas (1984)
Harry Connick, Jr.	Please Come Home for Christmas
from What a Night! - A Christmas Album (2008)
Billie Holiday	I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Billie Holiday (2002)
Julie London	I'd Like You for Christmas
from Christmas Classics (Remastered) (2004)
The Andrews Sisters & Bing Crosby	Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
from Christmas (1994)
Don Ho	Mele Kalikimaka
from Christmas Album (2004)
Sammy Davis, Jr.	Christmastime All Over The World
from The Very Best Christmas Selection (50 All Time Seasonal Favorites) (2010)
Nancy Wilson	What Are You Doing New Years Eve
from Yesterday's Love Songs, Today's Blues (1991)
The Brian Setzer Orchestra	The Nutcracker Suite
from Boogie Woogie Christmas (2002)
Harry Connick, Jr.	Sleigh Ride
from When My Heart Finds Christmas (1993)
Ella Fitzgerald	Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
from Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas (2002)
Louis Armstrong & The Commanders	'Zat You, Santa Claus?
from Yule Be Miserable (2003)
Sarah Vaughan	Snowbound
from Jazz Profile: Sarah Vaughan (1998)
Dean Martin	A Marshmallow World
from My Kind of Christmas (2011)
Tony Bennett	Christmasland
from Snowfall - The Tony Bennett Christmas Album (2004)
Various Artists	'Twas the Night Before Christmas
from Jingle Bell Swing (1999)
Etta Jones	It's Christmas Time
from Christmas With Etta Jones (2003)
Royal Crown Revue	Hey Santa
from Greetings from Hollywood (2004)
Dave Brubeck & Gerry Mulligan	Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
from Santa's Bag (1994)
Patti Page	Christmas Bells
from The Christmas Album (1987)
Harry Connick, Jr.	It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
from What a Night! - A Christmas Album (2008)
Frank Sinatra	I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
from The Christmas Collection (Bonus Track Version) (2008)
Doris Day	Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)
from Personal Christmas Collection (1994)
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy	Christmastime In Tinseltown
from Everything You Want For Christmas (2004)
June Christy	The Merriest
from This Time of Year (2009)
Kay Starr	(Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man With the Bag
from Ultra-Lounge: The Best of Christmas Cocktails (2007)
Juan Garcia Esquivel	Snowfall
from More of Other Worlds, Other Sounds (2005)
Chris Isaak	Mele Kalikimaka
from Christmas (2005)
Eric Reed	Christmas Blues
from Yule Be Miserable (2003)
Randy Greer & Ignasi Terraza Trio	Dig That Crazy Santa Claus
from Christmas Swings in Barcelona (2005)
The Ray Brown Trio	Let It Snow
from Santa's Bag (1994)
Ella Fitzgerald	Winter Wonderland
from Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas (2002)
Jerry Vale	Blue Christmas
from Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (2003)
Dianne Reeves	Christmas Waltz
from Christmas Time Is Here (2004)
Dean Martin	The Christmas Blues
from My Kind of Christmas (2011)
Gene Ammons	Swingin' for Xmas
from Young Jug (2004)
Jimmy McGriff	I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
from Seasonings - EP (1990)
The Andrews Sisters	I'd Like to Hitch a Ride with Santa Claus
from A Merry Christmas with Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters (2000)
Vinnie Zummo	Jingle Bells
from A Retro Cool Bossa Nova Christmas With Vinnie Zummo (2001)
James Brown	Santa Claus, Santa Claus
from James Brown's Funky Christmas (1995)
Carmen McRae & Sammy Davis, Jr.	Baby, It's Cold Outside
from Boy Meets Girl: Sammy Davis Jr. & Carmen McRae On Decca (2005)
Ella Fitzgerald	Christmas Island
from Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas (2002)
Louis Armstrong & Eartha Kitt	Christmas Night in Harlem
from What a Wonderful Christmas (1997)
Ronnie Spector	My Christmas Wish
from Ronnie Spector's Best Christmas Ever - EP (2010)
Oscar Peterson	Winter Wonderland
from An Oscar Peterson Christmas (1995)
Frank Sinatra	We Wish You the Merriest
from The Christmas Collection (Bonus Track Version) (2008)
El Vez	Christmas Wish
from Merry MeX-mas (1994)
Ralph Burns	Santa Claus Is Near
from Let's Share Christmas (1995)
The Blue Hawaiians	We Four King (Little Drummer Boy)
from Christmas On the Big Island (2006)
Combustible Edison	The Millionaire's Holiday
from I, Swinger (1994)
Frank Sinatra	The Twelve Days of Christmas (with Tina, Nancy & Frank Sinatra Jr.)
from The Christmas Collection (Bonus Track Version) (2008)
Cincinnati Sinfonietta, Keith Lockhart & Mel Tormé	Good King Wenceslas
from Christmas Songs (2007)
Ramsey Lewis Trio	Merry Christmas Baby
from Sound of Christmas (2004)
Robert Goulet	Home for the Holidays
from 16 Most Requested Songs - Christmas Encore! (1995)
Houston Person & Melvin Sparks	It's Christmas Time, Baby
from Jazz for a Christmas Present (2003)
Diahann Carroll	Do You Hear What I Hear?
from 16 Most Requested Songs - Christmas Encore! (1995)
Dexter Gordon	The Christmas Song
from The Panther (2006)
Hawaii Calls, The Hawaii Calls Orchestra And Chorus	Mele Kalikimaka / Merry Christmas
from A Merry Hawaiian Christmas (2008)
Hank Jones	Pines Cones and Holly Berries
from Here's Love (2004)

Comment:

If you want the kind of fine-and-mellow Christmas that goes down as easy as a snifter of the classiest cognac, then set your sights on this tall stack of sweetly swaying tunes guaranteed to give your holiday hijinks that critical cool factor. Whether you want a swing-soaked snow day with Ray Charles and Betty Carter on “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” or a slinky fling with Father Christmas as Eartha puts the Kitt in sex kitten on “Santa Baby,” we’ve got one smooth, sophisticated set of seasonal songs for you. All you need to do is put the lights on the dimmer, set the fondue pot on simmer, and give your holiday party guests a glimmer of the good life — the kind you hear about in cool cuts like these.

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