I was just thinking of a Jackie Gleason song on an old 2-LP Capitol set my Dad owned. It's called "Late In December". It's a nice, slower song reminiscent of the holidays.
Henry Mancini wrote an instrumental called "Carol For Another Chrstmas" that I'm also fond of.
For that matter, Bacharach's "The Bell That Couldn't Jingle" would almost qualify, although I don't know if Bacharach's or Alpert's version was first. (In a comp, I'd use Bacharach's version anyway, just to be different...Herb's I already have on a couple of other discs...well covered there. )
This would be a nice compilation to put together--unique holiday/Xmas songs that aren't often heard except in the concept of an artist's album.
Anyone else have some gems to share? I'm not exactly looking for album filler, but something that stands well on its own as a holiday song.
Henry Mancini wrote an instrumental called "Carol For Another Chrstmas" that I'm also fond of.
For that matter, Bacharach's "The Bell That Couldn't Jingle" would almost qualify, although I don't know if Bacharach's or Alpert's version was first. (In a comp, I'd use Bacharach's version anyway, just to be different...Herb's I already have on a couple of other discs...well covered there. )
This would be a nice compilation to put together--unique holiday/Xmas songs that aren't often heard except in the concept of an artist's album.
Anyone else have some gems to share? I'm not exactly looking for album filler, but something that stands well on its own as a holiday song.