Our Christmas Countdown moves into 1939 with a song that is not Christmassy, yet contains "Christmas" in the title - "Gin for Christmas" by Lionel Hampton!
Here's Hamp with an all-star small recording group on Victor:
That really swings and would get the holiday party jumping!
Of note is that Hamp plays the drums on this record rather than his usual vibes.
And what a lineup! Ziggy Elman and Ben Webster together? Yikes!
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