The Living Voices

The Living Voices' Sing Christmas Music/The Little Drummer Boy adds up to a nostalgic holiday treat.  The Living Voices, together with The Living Strings and several other groups with "Living" in their names, were studio musicians brought together by RCA producer Ethel Gabriel who recorded albums targeted at an older demographic.  These LPs featured lushly arranged versions of popular hits, and these two Christmas albums - including 1965's never-on-CD The Little Drummer Boy featuring The Anita Kerr Singers - have that same rich sound.