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Christmas Cocktails (Part One) features delightful Christmas music by artists such as Dean Martin, Julie London, Lou Rawls, Nat King Cole &amp more! Available on vinyl for the first time, this is the perfect soundtrack for a bachelor pad yuletide bash.A perfect martini-and-mistletoe combo, Christmas Cocktails will gaily seduce you with its bevy of nostalgic and occasionally campy holiday fare. Vocal vixens Peggy Lee, Julie London (her “I’d Like You for Christmas” will melt the ice cubes in your fridge), Kay Starr, and Nancy Wilson join forces with perennial crooners such as Lou Rawls, Dean Martin, and the immortal Nat “King” Cole, along with a handful of instrumental big-band numbers and odd, at times cheese-ball-shaped jazz organ pieces from Jimmy McGriff and the flammable Eddie Dundstedter, among others.But the essential item that makes plunking down your pelts for this very chi-chi set is none other than Billy May’s lovably kitschy workout called “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer Mambo.” It’s a scream. Garishly retro and naughtily nostalgic, this kind of slinky Christmas gift should probably be illegal in many prudish states.”…the perfect gift for the swinging hipster on your list.” -Jason Ankeny, allmusic.comFeatures: Double LP First Time On VinylSelections:LP 1 – Side A:1. Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer Mambo – Billy May2. Winter Wonderland – Peggy Lee3. Christmas Trumpets / We Wish You a Very Merry Christmas – Ray Anthony4. Christmas Is – Lou RawlsLP 1 – Side B:1. Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town / White Christmas – Jimmy McGriff2. I’d Like You For Christmas – Julie London3. Holiday on Skis – Al Caiola &amp Ritz Ortolani4. (Everybody’s Waitin’ For) The Man with the Bag – Kay Starr5. Jingle Bells / Jingle Bell Rock – Hollyridge StringsLP 2 – Side C:1. I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm – Dean Martin2. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus / Jingle Bells Bossa Nova – Eddie Dunstedter3. Christmas Kisses – Ray Anthony4. I’ll Be Home For Christmas / Baby, It’s Cold Outside – Jackie Gleason / Jack Marshall5. What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve – Nancy WilsonLP 2 – Side D:1. Cha-Cha All the Way – Capitol Studio Orchestra2. The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) – Nat King Cole3. The Nutcracker Suite – Les Brown &amp His Band of Renown4. Ring Those Christmas Bells – Fred Waring &amp The Pennsylvanians