Tonight's share is brought to you courtesy of Mr. Rosemary Clooney,
Jose Ferrer! As near as I can tell, this was Jose's second Christmas record. The first he shared with Rosie, but this one seems to be all his. Well, not all. The flipside is ambiguously credited to "The Ferrers", which sort of implies maybe he and the Mrs. and some kiddies sing on it, but all I can hear are some generic kids. So I'm thinking that was just a marketing gimmick. Anyhow, this is a nice bit of Christmas music from one of my favorite labels, though it's more spoken than sung. Ferrer was an
actor, not a singer, that's why he chose a recitation here, and a famous one at that. Nice picture sleeve, too! Please enjoy
Jose Ferrer-
Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus b/w
The Ferrers-Conducted By Darol Rice-
Santa's Marching Song (RCA Victor 7" 45 RPM 47-7823, Mono, 1960).
ZippyshareLooks like his son,
Miguel, passed away in 2017. He was a regular on NCIS: Los Angeles. I wonder if he was one of The Ferrers on the flip side?
