For me Billy Eckstine is the perfect classic male jazz singer. His voice is smooth and effortless, epitomizing the 1950s lounge singer. I first heard him singing Christmas Eve on Verve’s album Have Yourself a Jazzy Little Christmas. So pour yourself a holiday cocktail, sit by the fire, and enjoy one of my favorite Christmas crooners.
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