It's the most wonderful time of the year...time for Bear Family Records' latest installment in the 'Seasons' LP series!

It's Christmas with plenty of swing, jazz, rhythm & blues and light-hearted pop lets you enjoy the holidays with a certain ease!

Get nostalgic for Christmas with 14 Lindy Hop, Jitterbug, Boogie, Jive and Easy Listening rarities from three decades, 1939 - 1961! Including the title song Here Comes Santa Claus by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters. Johnny Desmond's Marshmellow World sits alongside the New Year's Eve classic, Auld Lang Syne in a version by Bobby Darin. In addition to the Andrews Sisters, there are other great female voices: Ella Fitzgerald, the Lennon Sisters or Peggy Lee with her smoky, lascivious voice. Last but not least, the Jingle Bell Rock is included in a cool swinging version!

Bear Family wants to continue with this one: to give the festival of love more exuberance, even if some songs are nostalgic and dreamy and you might even feel taken back to your own childhood. This Christmas disc invites you to the Christmas ball, to dance, to swing, to contemplation and exuberance among family members, friends, peers and guests.

Rare recordings that cannot be found on just any Christmas collection are the focus here. We can once again present a number of rarities, including I Like A Sleighride by Peggy Lee, the shellac title Ski Jump by Frederic Curzon and a rare German recording by Erhard Bauschke and his dance orchestra. Great female voices are heard from Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, Molly Bee, The Dispoto Sisters, The Lennon Sisters and the Andrews Sisters. This music brings glamour to any cottage, with all the candles, lights and crackling stoves while it snows and storms outside....

Tracklist:

1. Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters - Here Comes Santa Claus
2. Johnny Desmond - It's A Marshmellow World
3. Molly Bee - Willy Claus (Little Son Of Santa Claus)
4. Frederic Curzon & The New Concert Orchestra - Ski Jump
5. Ella Fitzgerald - Sleigh Ride
6. Frank Sinatra - Jingle Bells
7. Judy Garland - Have Yourself A Merry Christmas
8. Peggy Lee - I Like A Sleighride (Jingle Bells)
9. Erhard Bauschke & sein Tanzorchester - Die Schlittenpferde
10. The Dispoto Sisters - Willy Claus
11. Peggy Lee - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
12. The Lennon Sisters - Winter Wonderland
13. Bobby Rydell & Chubby Checker - Jingle Bell Rock
14. Bobby Darin - Christmas Auld Lang Syne