The husband-and-wife duo of
Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme
were firmly established as one of the best traditional pop acts in the United States when they recorded this lush Christmas offering for
Columbia Records
in 1964. On
That Holiday Feeling!
,
Steve
and
Eydie
deliver solid solo performances --
Gorme
on "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "White Christmas,"
Lawrence
with "Let Me Be the First to Wish You Merry Christmas" and "The Christmas Song" -- while they show off the splendid vocal give and take that made them stars on "Sleigh Ride," "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!," and "Baby, It's Cold Outside." Featuring arrangements from some of the best studio men in the business (including
Don Costa
Al Cohn
, and
Patrick Williams
),
is a beautifully crafted artifact from the era of great singers, and captures
Steve & Eydie
at their best. The
GL Music
reissue includes two bonus tracks. ~ Mark Deming