My favorite pick is a bit of a curveball; while many favor the 1940 s White Christmas-era recordings of a younger Bing Crosby, this 1962 Capitol release is the one I loved most growing up. The older Crosby (he was nearly 60 when these were recorded) chose more reverent, less playful material, and this album yields definitive versions of O Holy Night and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas and the ultra-rare, The Littlest Angel. This kind of craftsmanship is seldom found anymore.
Oh yeah, his voice ain t half bad either.
A long overdue remastered edition was finally released in 2006. Two songs from the 62 LP have been reunited with the original cuts, and the Little Drummer Boy duet with David Bowie is thrown in as a bonus.
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