Happy Holidays: I Love the Winter Weather

by Jo Stafford

Overview

Jo Stafford's Happy Holidays is one of the better Christmas albums to play during the holidays. Her beautiful croon fits these selections perfectly, as they are almost all more up-tempo, jazz influenced numbers from the last century. Her voice is especially good on the slower numbers, more specifically on "Christmas Song," "Nearness of You," and "By the Fireside." It is here that her voice takes over the song, bringing out the melancholy and power of the songs easily. Any fans of jazzy vocal music should give this a chance; it really is quite good and showcases a fine talent that has a gift for singing Christmas music. ~ Bradley Torreano

Product Details

Release Date:	10/10/2000
Label:	Corinthian
UPC:	0783121111427
Rank:	29142

Tracks

1. Happy Holiday
2. Winter Weather
3. Sleigh Ride
4. By the Fireside
5. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
6. Jingle Bells/Winter Wonderland
7. Toyland
8. 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
9. March of the Toys
10. The Christmas Song
11. I Wonder as I Wander
12. O Little Town of Bethlehem
13. Silent Night
14. Hanover Winter Song
15. It Happened in Sun Valley
16. June in January
17. Whiffenpoof Song
18. Baby, It's Cold Outside
19. The Nearness of You
20. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
21. Moonlight in Vermont
22. Happy Holiday

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jo Stafford   Primary Artist
The Starlighters   Guest Artist
Fred Stulce   Celli
Nick Fatool   Drums
Mischa Russell   Violin
George Van Eps   Guitar
David Sterkin   Viola
Gerald Vinci   Violin
Paul Shure   Violin
Ziggy Elman   Trumpet
Cy Bernard   Celli
Jack Ryan   Bass
Leonard Hartman   Saxophone
Armand Karpoff   Celli
Samuel Cytron   Violin
Murray Kellner   Violin
Stanley Spiegelman   Viola
Jacques Gasselin   Violin
Ann Mason Stockton   Harp
David Klein   Violin
Paul Nero   Violin
Paul Weston   Conductor
Babe Russin   Saxophone
Conrad Gozzo   Trumpet
Felix Slatkin   Violin

Technical Credits

James Pierpont   Composer
John Blackburn   Composer
Joseph Mohr   Composer
Jule Styne   Composer
Ned Washington   Composer
Phillip Brooks   Composer
Mel Torme   Composer
Karl Suessdorf   Composer
Ralph Rainger   Composer
Reginald Connelly   Composer
Mitchell Parish   Composer
Brian Felix   Composer
Tim Weston   Reissue Producer
Tod Galloway   Composer
Hoagy Carmichael   Composer
Leroy Anderson   Composer
Clement Clarke Moore   Composer
Mack Gordon   Composer
Leo Robin   Composer
Lowell Frank   Engineer
Harry Warren   Composer
Dick Smith   Composer
Sammy Cahn   Composer
Robert Wells   Composer
George S. Pomeroy   Composer
Lewis Redner   Composer
Jimmy Campbell   Composer
Glen MacDonough   Composer
Meade Minnigerode   Composer
Kevin Gray   Digital Transfers
Frank Loesser   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Ted Shapiro   Composer
Paul Weston   Arranger,Composer
Ray Noble   Composer
Irving Berlin   Composer
Victor Herbert   Composer
Franz Gruber   Composer