Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra

This comprehensive 2-CD, 43-track set from Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music features all three of the legendary conductor's classic Columbia Christmas LPs - Joy to the World: The Music of Christmas (1959), Wonderland of Christmas (1963), and Wishing You a Merry Christmas (1965), on which he was joined by vocalist Phyllis Curtin and The St. Killian Boychoir - plus a host of holiday bonuses.  These include Kostelanetz's rare 1950 single of "White Christmas," a complete recording of "The Nutcracker Suite" featuring Peter Ustinov, the rare Christmas Seals promotional single of "It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas," and additional seasonal favorites from the Kostelanetz catalogue.  Wishing You a Merry Christmas makes its CD debut here.  TSD's Joe Marchese has penned the copious new liner notes, and Maria Triana has remastered at Sony's Battery Studios.