Christmas with the Rat Pack [2002]

• Artist: The Rat Pack
• Rating:
• Release Date: October 22, 2002
• Type: Compilation (best of), Christmas
• Genre: Holiday

Review

Those who prefer a martini to a glass of egg nog should appreciate Christmas With the Rat Pack. Featuring various Christmas and holiday classics performed by Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Dean Martin, this is a stellar collection that sets an elegantly hip mood. The big surprise is that while the Rat Pack is commonly associated with '60s nightclub irreverance, the tracks compiled here showcase their softer, more reflective sides. Sinatra does his best choirboy take on "The Christmas Waltz" and Martin veritably melts into "Baby, It's Cold Outside." One complaint: A few more Davis cuts could have been included. Nonetheless, Christmas With the Rat Pack is a toasty one. ~ Matt Collar, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (Lyrics)	Irving Berlin	Dean Martin	(2:43)
Mistletoe and Holly (Lyrics)	Frank Sinatra, Henry W. Sanicola, Jr., Don Stanford	Frank Sinatra	(2:17)
Christmas Time All Over the World [#]		Sammy Davis, Jr.	(2:32)
The First Noel	William Sandys	Frank Sinatra	(2:43)
Baby, It's Cold Outside (Lyrics)	Frank Loesser	Dean Martin	(2:23)
I Believe (Lyrics)	Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne	Frank Sinatra	(2:31)
Silver Bells (Lyrics)	Ray Evans, Jay Livingston	Dean Martin	(2:29)
The Christmas Song	Mel Tormé, Robert Wells	Sammy Davis, Jr.	(3:23)
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing	Felix Mendelssohn, Charles Wesley	Frank Sinatra	(2:22)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer	Johnny Marks	Dean Martin	(2:16)
The Christmas Waltz (Lyrics)	Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne	Frank Sinatra	(3:00)
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (Lyrics)	Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne	Dean Martin	(1:58)
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Lyrics)	Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane	Frank Sinatra	(3:29)
Peace on Earth/Silent Night	Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr, Traditional	Dean Martin	(3:31)
Jingle Bells (Lyrics)	J.S. Pierpont	Sammy Davis, Jr.	(2:17)
White Christmas	Irving Berlin	Dean Martin	(2:31)
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear	Richard Storrs Willis, Edmund Hamilton Sears	Frank Sinatra	(2:51)
Winter Wonderland (Lyrics)	Felix Bernard, Dick Smith	Dean Martin	(2:12)
I'll Be Home for Christmas (Lyrics)	Buck Ram, Kim Gannon, Walter Kent	Frank Sinatra	(3:15)
A Marshmallow World [Live]	Peter de Rose, Carl Sigman	Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra	(2:19)
Auld Lang Syne [Live]	Traditional, Robert Burns	Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra	(2:13)

Credits

Dean Martin (Performer), Frank Sinatra (Performer), The Rat Pack (Main Performer), Sammy Davis, Jr. (Performer), Bob Norberg (Digital Remastering), David Sutton (Photography), Bill Zehme (Quotes Researched & Compiled), Andy Engel (Design), Bob Willoughby (Photography), Frank Collura (Producer), Frank Collura (Compilation), Bryan Kelley (Producer), Wendy Brueder (Project Manager), Eric Heintz (Digital Imagery), Charles Pignone (Producer), Charles Pignone (Compilation), James Ritz (Liner Notes), Brendan Gormley (Editorial Supervision), Shannon Ward (Producer)