Frank Sinatra’s Christmas History

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Selena Drivas, Staff Writer

It’s Christmas time and everyone loves to listen to Christmas music.Whether it is new or old, one could argue we are always in the spirit of listening to Christmas music around the holidays. Frank Sinatra has oldies, but goodies for the holidays and is credited with some of the most popular Christmas songs: “Jingle Bells”, “White Christmas”, “Winter Wonderland”, and so many more holiday favorites. “The best Frank Sinatra Christmas songs have a unique magic that brings the holiday season to life”, according to UdiscoverMusic. Frank Sinatra recorded his Christmas album in 1948 and then released another Christmas album featuring “A Jolly Christmas” in 1957. According to UdiscoverMusic ,“Over half a century later, the best Frank Sinatra Christmas songs still define the holidays.” 

Over the years, Frank Sinatra was very popular and kept a Christmas tradition for families.  According to FoxNews, Frank Sinatra has made a comeback during the holiday season “63 years later as, “Happy Holidays with Bing and Frank” is back.” According to Variety, “Nobody embraced Christmas as he did,” says Nancy, the eldest of his three children.” Just as everyone else who had Christmas traditions, “My dad and his friends would come over late Christmas Eve, after a night of revelry, and they would just throw tinsel at the tree. And my mom and I would undo it afterwards and make it what you see in those pictures.” according to Nancy Sinatra.

Whether you only listen to Frank Sinatra’s Christmas songs around the holiday season or you listen to all of his music all year long, the holidays won’t be the same without listening to Frank Sinatra’s classic Christmas songs.