is perhaps best described as a "seasonal" album rather than a Christmas or holiday release, despite the inclusion of such familiar fare as and has also included such standards as as well as some specially written material such as 's title song and Nevertheless, with its lush strings, well-scrubbed vocal choruses, and buoyant mood, this collection has an appropriately festive feel. does a competent job, even having fun here and there when the song allows him to present his take on a similar baritone ( on ; ), or when the subject matter strays to something more comfortably suggestive like (performed with a female vocal chorus instead of a single female duet partner). All of which is to say that makes the best of the situation without doing anything special with it. [Some reissues add one track, recorded in 1953.] ~ William Ruhlmann