Mel Torme's Christmas Song

[tonywsmith2]

What a joke Sinatra was by comparison

[acfinney1]

@tonywsmith2  Love them both, but you are sooo right.

[jhill74893]

@tonywsmith2  sinatra always sang flat or sounded flat

[sandhorse1]

They don't write them like that anymore!

[rfw1503]

What a loss, that he is no longer with us. Truly one of the greats!

[robcarvalho7]

great voice, one of the most beautiful songs ever!



[Staymewithflagons]

...and that folks...is as good as it gets! ;)

[janainabianchi]

Singers like this don´t exist anymore...

[khamdoun]

@janainabianchi That's for sure.

[1stbrasscaptain]

His voice is velvet personified!

[2queflewnew]

just cant help but shake your head in admiration...what a good feeling!

[InYourEveryDream]

Best song.

[24262748]

This guy was amazing, a great loss.

[toajallerproductions]

Mel Torme is the great uncle of one of my friends.

[TheGrubification]

@toajallerproductions You have a very lucky friend.

[emmettk]

Mel Torme was a great singer who for some reason, was sadly underrated. If he had movie star looks, perhaps he would have gotten his due.

[bobvocal]

@emmettk I quite agree all that let this guy down was his looks, a shame but that what helps to sell records and become a hearthrob for the ladies the same thing applied to that great balladeer Matt Monro

[dagga36]

Fantastic! Love the Velvet Fog!

[jeffreypaulbobrick]

He's amazing!

[idasusanhedges]

The last note and the fact that he was 60 years old at that time is absolutely amazing!

[jeaniebthe1]

This man is my hero - song writer, singer, pianist, drummer - nothing he could not do musically. My fave pressie this morning is a CD of his. Gonna transcribe a whole bunch his scats for 2011 <3

[chuckl657]

Love Mel Torme... Great, Great singer and composer... Merry Christmas to all!

[artsmith1972]

I know / think Nat King Cole's version gets played more, but i think Mel Torme had a beautiful voice, and I like his version (the original) better....

Merry Christmas all !

[mikey1829]

AWESOME !!!

[prettybabysolomon]

wonderful voice!!!!!

[scuttlebuttlodge]

Lovely!



[rogerxcohn]

In E flat. Oh well. Little tricky

[moviestarblonde]

To me, the most beautiful Christmas song.:) Wish Christmas was like this again.

[croesrob]

Perfection!

[1Naples]

I believe it was Al Yankee, staff arranger for the 15 AF Band of the Golden West and former Stan Kenton arranger and bari sax player. 

[clive11]

@1Naples

Thank you!

What happens arrangement-wise at minute 1:11, 2:27 and 2:51 makes me see the stars...amazing chords, amazing vision, amazing heart...God bless Mel! And God bless who arranged this classic!

[martinjp1958]

@clive11 agreed. The chord at 2.51 is a doozy!

[clive11]

who arranged the song in this occasion? what an outstanding job!

[humbager]

I've got goosebumps! Why aren't songs that come out of radios nowadays sound like this

[terdilynn91]

simpley wonderful

[wurlitzer1450]

for white folks it was this song, for black folks it was charles brown merry christmas baby

[willdrummer33]

gorgeous voice! :)

[CB48197]

What can one say except 1st rate.

[wilburbonzo]

smoooooooooth!

[rrpauldoran]

I love this song!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cforcalvin]

simply one of the greatest

[SuperJWoody]

merry xmas from rainbow lake

[Mewsician123]

Beautiful!

What a gorgeous voice--I saw him live years ago with George Shearing. And such a sense of humor!

[StefanGBucher]

Big finish! BIG close!

Mel T -- the O.G. Spice Girl.

Mulled Spice in the house.

[MacAlex24]

Does anyone has an idea from which year this recording is?

This guy is one of the most sensitive singers I know...

[mrstrings65]

They call Mel "the velvet fog" to me his voice is like molten platinum, as pleasing as Paul Desmond's sax tone !

[mrstrings65]

Best chord changes of any Christmas song..a perfect marriage of melody and lyrics.. wow !!

[ceb2633]

No one does it like Mel does! Thank you, mrstrings for sending it. xxClaudia

[gunneralquist]

mrstrings65 - GREAT chord changes - actually, deceptively complex but so, so pleasant to the ear. What a delight.

[addictzz]

@gunneralquist I gotta agree with you. Have yourself a merry little christmas, winter wonderland, let it snow have good chord progressions too.

[gunneralquist]

addictzz - enjoyed your comments - thanks - best of the season to you and yours

[1FrankFan]

Has to be THE best Christmas song ever.

[burns46824]

On one of the HHHHHHHottest days of the year...

[burns46824]

Best of the crooners.

[scatmando]

If Mel is a crooner, then Jack Jones is Kurt Elling.

[lgcrooks]

Awesome!

[smoothvelvetsinger]

Magic, I Iove Mel more than I can ever say.