Celebrate the Holidays With Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra as Two of the Greatest Christmas Albums Ever Recorded by Two of the Most Popular Singers in History Re-Released by Capitol/EMI Music Distribution

Business Wire, Oct 11, 1999

LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Oct. 8, 1999--

The one singer most associated with Christmas is Bing Crosby. The one singer who can claim the title of "Entertainer of the Century" is Frank Sinatra. This year, Capitol/EMI Music Distribution have re-released the greatest Christmas albums Crosby and Sinatra ever recorded -- because a Christmas without listening to these two isn't really Christmas.

"Bing Crosby's Christmas Classics" features not only his inimitable renditions of 10 of the most popular holiday songs, from "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" to "Holy Night" to "I Wish You A Merry Christmas," but the original 1962 album has been expanded by adding four bonus tracks, including an artsy (some say spooky) duet with rock star David Bowie from Crosby's 1977 Christmas TV special, the last of his very popular traditional Christmas series. With all of the songs 24-bit digitally remastered, "Bing Crosby's Christmas Classics" sounds as fresh today as when these songs were first heard. This package also features new liner notes but, happily, the album's classic cover remains original.

"A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra" was originally released in 1957 and yet in 1998, the year of Sinatra's passing, it sold more than 100,000 copies. This year, the album's songs have been 24-bit digitally remastered and the album newly re-released. "A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra" finds Old Blue Eyes jolly indeed as he croons such standards as "I'll Be Home For Christmas," "Silent Night" and "White Christmas," as well as 11 other holiday favorites.

The words "classic," "great" and "legendary" are oftentimes overused. But when it comes to Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra, and most definitely to these two albums, those superlatives are more than justified. "Bing Crosby's Christmas Classics" and "A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra" are genuine perennials which help define the spirit and the sound of Christmas. -0-

BING CROSBY'S CHRISTMAS CLASSICS

Label:         Capitol/EMI
Formats:       CD, CS
Genre:         Christmas
Running Time:  41:04
Cost:          Suggested Retail
Review Copies: Avail Upon Faxed Request
UPC Codes:     72435-21433-2/0 (CD), 72435-21433-4/4 (CS)

A JOLLY CHRISTMAS FROM FRANK SINATRA

Label:         Capitol/EMI
Formats:       CD, CS
Genre:         Christmas
Running Time:  38:24
Cost:          Suggested Retail
Review Copies: Avail Upon Faxed Request
UPC Codes:     72435-21381-2/8 (CD), 07777-48329-4/6 (CS)