It can be argued that Sinatra never sounded fully comfortable singing Christmas carols, and this record is no exception. While his other albums of the period are bursting with dash and sensitivity, this is a distant, even slightly lackadaisical performance. It's no dud on its own, but compared to the classic Christmas records of other artists, and especially to Sinatra's best work, it is unusually somber. Gordon Jenkins' adventurous arrangements are occasionally intrusive, but the album has touches of magic during "The Christmas Waltz" and "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear." It can be argued that Sinatra never sounded fully comfortable singing Christmas carols, and this record is no exception. While his other albums of the period are bursting with dash and sensitivity, this is a distant, even slightly lackadaisical performance. It's no dud on its own, but compared to the classic Christmas records of other artists, and especially to Sinatra's best work, it is unusually somber. Gordon Jenkins' adventurous arrangements are occasionally intrusive, but the album has touches of magic during "The Christmas Waltz" and "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear." false 2025-11-08 06:11:26 2014 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 32 Christmas Music Jazz Pop 119238 2159734 21aaf28f-1e44-4201-b517-0ea917cad2bb 197450cd-0124-4164-b723-3c22dd16494d 505ccc55-cfcd-3deb-aaef-1fce83eddd53 /config/metadata/library/5a/5ae92f25ff3b8592ae5a996cb7ab9008/folder.jpg Frank Sinatra Frank Sinatra 1 1 01:59 1 2 03:26 1 3 02:16 1 4 03:09 1 5 03:00 1 6 03:25 1 7 02:40 1 8 02:20 1 9 02:03 1 10 02:31 1 11 02:48 1 12 02:25