We land in 1959 with "Jingle Bells" and popular entertainer Pearl Bailey with this single on Roulette Records:
Hey, we've had a few Mambos, so why not a Cha Cha Cha?
The flipside of that record is a fun novelty Christmas song:
I think both sides are a lot of fun. Pearl Bailey had a ton of personality and it really shines through on that record!
"Billboard" agrees:
Swinging back around to Dinah Shore, here's a clip of Pearl on Dinah's show from 1960:
We go back a year to 1958 (I think!) for this odd but fun track by the Capitol Studio Orchestra:
I believe that track was first released on the "Christmas Cocktails" CD in 1996. Whatever the case, it's very 1950s hi-fi!
For another Cha Cha take on "Jingle Bells," we jump all the way to 2004 with this instrumental by Big Bad Voodoo Day from their album "Everything You Want for Christmas":
Cool take!
And here's a version from from the David Ricard Big Band's 2015 album "Holiday Swingin'":
Good to know the Cha Cha is still around!
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