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First issued in the early 60s, this collection of Christmas cheer is packed full of sentimental favorites associated as much with Nat King Cole as with the season. The singer's performance of "The Christmas Song" is an unforgettable classic reprised here twice, with Cole's original 1946 recording plus an updated version that includes a contemporary vocal from his daughter, Natalie. Other traditional religious favorites like "I Saw Three Ships" and "Away in a Manger" are also featured, in a setting that, with its well- arranged orchestral accompaniment, manages to sound both sophisticated and folksy.