CHRISTMAS FLOPS +KYLIE+TONY BENNETT. DECEMBER 18TH.

KYLIE THE ABBEY ROAD SESSIONS.
Tracks played...On a night like this / Better the devil you know.
Can't get you outta my head / I should be so lucky. ****.

A good value album at fourteen tracks but not all revisions of old
hits work. With an orchestral backing "Can't get you out of my head"
is the real winner and "On a night like this". Other tracks, some
taken at a slower tempo just plod showing lack of real melody
however it now fits into "easy listening" catagory extremely well.

TONY BENNETT. A SWINGING CHRISTMAS. ****.

Second year release priced down makes this a jazzy collector's
item especially featuring the Count Basie Big Band. Amazingly Bennett's
voice still holds up at the grand age of eighty four. Great background
party music.

PLAYLIST.

My Romance...Carly Simon...MY ROMANCE.*****.
Mistletoe....Justin Beiber...UNDER THE MISTLETOE.***
It must have been the Mistletoe...Barbara Streisand..CHRISTMAS MEMORIES.***.
Sleighride.....SPICE GIRLS...POP GOES CHRISTMAS.**.
Easy to love...Ella Fitzgerald...SINGS COLE PORTER.*****.
What a lousy rotton Christmas....Neil Sedeka...THE MIRACLE OF CHRISTMAS.***.
Wonderful baby...Don McLean...THE BEST OF...****.
If I could spend Christmas with you...Tommy Roe..WOW IT'S CHRISTMAS.**.
Christmas cookies and holiday hearts..Teresa Brewer...CHRISTMAS
TIME AGAIN.**.
20's Medley.....Dorothy Provine....THE ROARING 20'S.****.
Winter Wonderland...Dean Martin....CHRISTMAS WITH DINO.****.
I get ideas....Jane Morgan...JANE IN SPAIN.****.
Miss Hooligan's Christmas cake....Clinton Ford / Swinging  sleigh ride...
Joe Henderson.....SEQUEL SIXTIES CHRISTMAS.**.
Give me your heart for Christmas...McQuire sisters..SINCERELY.**.
When Christmas come to town / Seeing is believing..THE POLAR EXPRESS.*****.
All of a sudden...Matt Munro...THE COMPLETE SINGLES COLLECTION.*****.
I'm coming home for Christmas...Henry Hall..NOSTALGIC CHRISTMAS.**.
I'm a little Christmas Cracker....Freddie Davies...MERRY CHRISTMAS
CHILDREN EVERYWHERE.***.
How wonderful you are...Gordon Haskell...HARRY'S BAR.****.
I want Elvis for Christmas....Eddie Cochran...YULE COOL.***.
Here comes Santa Clause....Ray Conniff...CHRISTMAS CAROLING.****.
If I had my life to live over/Let me call you sweetheart..Doris Day..
THE LOVE ALBUM.*****.

THERE WILL BE NO EASY LISTENING SHOW ON DEC 25TH BUT
MAY I WISH ALL READERS A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS.
THE SHOW WILL RETURN ON NEW YEAR'S DAY JANUARY 1ST.

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TOP TEN CHRISTMAS MUSIC CDS + OLLY MURS +ROBBIE WILLIAMS DECEMBER 4TH 2012.

THE TOP TEN CHRISTMAS CDS.

1....MICHEAL BUBLE..CHRISTMAS. DELUXE SPECIAL EDITION.
tracks played....Felix Navidad / Silver Bells.

A naughty re-release in the shops now with an extra four tracks. Excellant
creative album with all the old favourites and some new. 10stars.

2....DEAN MARTIN CHRISTMAS.
Recordings from CAPITOL and REPRISE all on one album. CAPITOL
recordings are clean and Dino was in superb voice. On REPRISE it's
all a little wine-imbibed with heavy chorus but JINGLE BELLS is
standout. 9stars.

3....COMO CHRISTMAS ALBUM
Tracks played....It's beginning to look like Christmas / Christmas dream.

A warm collection of 18 tracks some new some older. 8stars.

4.ANDY WILLIAMS CHRISTMAS ALBUM.
Tracks played....Have yourself a merry little Christmas / Happy Holiday.

Another creative set with Williams at top voice and both carols and
smooth favourites covered. 20 tracks 8 stars.

5....ANDREA BOCELLI. MY CHRISTMAS.
tracks played....Jingle Bells / I believe ( with Katherine Jenkins)

Beautifully recorded album with beautiful Bocelli sounds except when
the muppets join him. 8 stars.

6....DORIS DAY PERSONAL CHRISTMAS COLLECTION.
Tracks played...White Christmas.

Silky Smooth recording of recent tracks with added 5 tracks from previous years.
7 stars.

7....PEGGY LEE. THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM.
Tracks played....Deck the halls / the tree.
Previously released as Christmas carousel , a mixture of new
and old songs which are a delight. 7 stars.

8....BING CROSBY CHRISTMAS ALBUM.
Tracks played...I sing noel / Round and round the Christmas tree.
Only available online. The last Crosby Christmas recording with
all-new Christmas songs. He is good voice.....but be sure you get
the right album when ordering. 7stars

9....HAPPY HOLIDAYS. JO STAFFORD.
Tracks played...Sleigh ride / The Christmas song.
Nostalgic Jo Stafford album recorded in the early fifties. A good
recording for Christmas Day as background. Pure Magic.7stars.

10..FRANK SINATRA. THE CHRISTMAS COLLECTION
tracks played....We wish you the merriest / Whatever happend
to Christmas.
Uneven collection of Christmas songs with help from others....but
still a lot better than many other offerings in the shops. 6 stars.

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OLLY MURS...RIGHT PLACE RIGHT TIME.  ***

TRACKS PLAYED...Troublemaker / One of these days.

Very uptempo album but without substance and aimed more at party
people. Good for playing in the car and very easy on the ear. ***

ROBBIE WILLIAMS... TAKE THE CROWN.
TRACKS PLAYED....Candy / Different / Losers.

Interesting album of extremely varied tracks. Robbie twists his voice
to sound different on each track but the standout tracks were both penned
by Gary Barlow. The rest does sound like album fill-ins with one
DISCO track that should have been given to Olly Murs. ***.

PLAYLIST
Here comes Santa Clause...Bob B Soxx.... A CHRISTMAS GIFT
FOR YOU ***.
Beyond the sea....SWINGIN' WITH THE BIG BAND****.
Love me...Collin Raye.....ALL I CAN BE.***.
November Twilight...Julie London....CALENDAR GIRL.*****.
On a slow boat to China...Bette Midler,,,ROSEMARY CLOONEY SONGBOOK.****.
Most wonderful time of the year / Santa Clause is comin' to town...
THE BEST OF CHRISTMAS....JOHNNY MATHIS.****.
Winter Wonderland / Jingle Bells...Ella Fitzgerald....A SWINGING
CHRISTMAS.****.

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