SILVER
BELLS
DEAN
MARTIN
SONGWRITERS: RAY EVANS & JAY LIVINGSTON
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: THE DEAN MARTIN CHRISTMAS ALBUM
LABEL: REPRISE RECORDS
GENRE: CHRISTMAS MUSIC
YEAR: 1966
Dean Martin(born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917
– December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor and comedian of Italian descent. One of
the most popular and enduring American entertainers of the mid-20th century,
Martin was nicknamed "The King of Cool." Martin gained his career
breakthrough together with comedian Jerry Lewis,
billed as Martin & Lewis, in
1946. They performed
in nightclubs and later had numerous appearances on radio, television and in
films.
Following
an acrimonious ending of the partnership in 1956, Martin pursued a solo career
as a performer and actor. Martin established himself as a
singer, recording numerous contemporary songs as well as standards from the Great
American Songbook. He became one of the most
popular acts in Las Vegas and was known for his friendship with fellow artists Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr., who
together with several others formed the Rat Pack.
Starting in 1965, Martin was the host of the
television variety program The Dean
Martin Show, which centered on Martin's
singing and comedic talents and was characterized by his relaxed, easy-going
demeanor. From 1974 to 1984, he was roastmaster on the popular Dean Martin
Celebrity Roast, which drew celebrities,
comedians and politicians. Throughout his career, Martin performed in concert stages,
nightclubs, audio recordings and appeared in 85 film and television
productions.
His
best known songs include "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?",
"Memories Are Made of This", "That's Amore",
"Everybody Loves Somebody", "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You",
"Sway", and "Volare".
The Dean Martin Christmas Album is a 1966 studio album by Dean Martin arranged
by Ernie Freeman and Bill Justis.
This was Martin's only album of Christmas music released on Reprise Records (his only other Christmas album, A Winter Romance, having
been released in 1959 on Capitol Records). It was
reissued on CD by Hip-O Records in 2008, retitled A Very Cool Christmas.
Ricci James Martin, Martin's son, wrote in a
biography of his father that The Dean Martin Christmas Album was the only one
of his father's albums that was played in the Martin household, his parents
seldom listening to Dean Martin's music.
This was the fourth of five albums Martin
released in 1966. Billboard magazine reported in its December 3, 1966 issue that The Dean Martin
Christmas Album was on top of its "Best Bets for Christmas" chart.
The release of The Dean Martin Christmas
Album in October and The Dean
Martin TV Show in November 1966 were accompanied by
what Billboard described as a "merchandising avalanche" by Reprise Records and their parent company Warner Music.
Billboard described Martin as running the "hottest streak of his
career", and said that Reprise planned to sell $4 million of his records
over the Christmas sales period. Billboard later reported that Martin had sold
850,000 albums in December 1966.
City sidewalks, busy
sidewalks
Dressed in holiday style
In the air there's a feeling of Christmas
Children laughin', people passin', meeting smile after smile
And on every street corner you hear
Silver bells (silver
bells)
Silver bells (silver bells)
It's Christmas time in the city
Ring-a-ling
(Ring-a-ling)
Hear them ring
(Hear them ring)
Soon it'll be Christmas Day
As the shoppers rush
home with their treasures
(Hear the snow crush, see the kids bunch, this is Santa's big scene)
And above all this bustle you hear
silver bells
(Silver bells) silver bells
It's Christmas time in the city
Ring-a-ling
(Ring-a-ling)
Hear them ring
(Hear them ring)
Soon it'll be Christmas day.
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