Lester Lanin - Christmas Dance Party (1959) Vinyl LP • Big Band Holiday

Catalog Number: LN-3617

Record Grading: Very Good Plus (VG+), Sleeve Grading: Very Good (VG)

Condition Details:

Vinyl plays with occasional crackles (play-graded). ***ADD DISCOGS MATRIX VARIATION*** XEM47538-2G

Cover has a few creases near edges; scuffing, (front/back). Inner-sleeve is generic white. Spine is unbroken, clean and easy-to-read. Shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners, both partially split. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

• Jingle Bells
• Medley
• White Christmas/I'll Be Home For Christmas/Home For The Holidays/Happy Holiday
• Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairies
• Medley
• Here Comes Santa Claus/Frosty The Snowman
• Medley
• Silver Bells/Oh, Christmas Tree/We Wish You A Merry Christmas
• Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer
• Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
• Medley
• Deck The Halls/the Wassail Song/Good King Wenceslas
• Christmas Night In Harlem
• Medley
• The Christmas Song/I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day/Christmas In Killarney
• Winter Wonderland
• Sleigh Ride
• Medley
• Let It Snow/Auld Lang Syne/A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight

About The Record:

Christmas Dance Party, by Lester Lanin, is an upbeat big-band album that reimagines classic Christmas carols as lively dance medleys designed for continuous ballroom dancing. The 13-track record features swinging arrangements of standards like Jingle Bells, White Christmas (medleyed with I'll Be Home for Christmas, Home for the Holidays, and Happy Holiday), Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Sleigh Ride, and Winter Wonderland, infused with 1950s guitar riffs and a relentless cheerful tempo. Historically significant as one of Lanin's many Billboard-charting albums during his peak, it reflects his role as the premier society bandleader who performed at White House inaugural balls from Eisenhower to Carter and elite events worldwide, embodying the "happiness business" of high-society escapism. Often hailed as one of the most joyful and swinging Christmas albums ever, it has become a multi-generational holiday staple for families, with fans playing it annually for over 50 years. The album produced no hit singles, as it consists entirely of instrumental medleys without vocal tracks intended for charting.