We go from Dinah Shore with "Jingle Bells" to another long-popular female singer - Peggy Lee!
She cut this version of "Jingle Bells" for Capitol Records in 1960:
I think that's a pretty famous version, as it seems to have popped up on a lot of compilations over the years.
Every now and again when hearing some other version, I can hear "I like a sleighride" even when it's not there. It's an earworm!
I think the brevity of the recording works in its favor, as it doesn't qear out its welcome, but another minute of the Jimmy Joyce Singers would probably put it over the top!
That cut was from Peggy's "Christmas Carousel" album, and the title song was the flipside of the 45:
Peggy wrote that one herself - she was very accomplished.
Arranger/conductor Billy May backed Peggy on this album and he does his usual stellar job!
Unlike Dinah Shore, Peggy Lee had the more traditional career arc for popular singers of the 1940s - she made her name with a big band, in her case Benny Goodman, before embarking on a solo career.
Here's a 1941 seasonal tune from Peggy from her time with Benny:
The other vocalist, Art London, later shortened his last name to "Lund" and had a successful career himself!
Peggy laid down a lot of great records!
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