Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas
| Recorded | Jul 15 & Aug 5, 1960 |
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| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1960 |
| Discogs | master 243843 |
The record
Cut for Verve in the summer of 1960, this holiday set finds her turning standards and carols alike into breezy, big-band swing -- proof that Christmas music could still groove. A warm-voiced detour from the songbook years, made for the season without losing an ounce of style.
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 84 pressings on file.
| 1960 | Verve Records · MG V-4042 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1960 | Verve Records · MG VS-64042 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | Verve Records · MG V-4042 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1960 | Verve Records · V-4042 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1960 | Verve Records · V6-4042 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1960 | His Master's Voice · CLP 1397 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve |
| 1960 | Verve Records · MG-V-4042 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1960 | Verve Records · MG V-4042 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1960 | Verve Records · MGV-4042 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1960 | Verve Records · MG VS-64042 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | Verve Records · MG V-4042 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Promo-Only Jacket |
| 1960 | Verve Records · MG V-4042 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1960 | Verve Records · MG V-4042 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1960 | Verve Records · MG VS-64042 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |