Judy Garland Christmas

Judy Garland never made an actual "Christmas album." Her few holiday performances on film and radio, plus a special episode from her TV series, are all that we have. This album is from " The Judy Garland Show", Episode #15, also known as "The Christmas Show", taped on December 6, 1963, and aired on December 22, 1963, is said to be Judy's favorite episode from her 1963-1964 CBS musical variety show. It is easy to see why. Judy's children, Liza Minnelli and Lorna and Joey Luft are her very special guests. Several songs from Broadway shows ("Steam Heat" from "Consider Yourself" and "Where Is Love?" from "Oliver!"; and "Wouldn't It Be Loverly?" are included alongside traditional Christmas favorites. Guest Jack Jones sings a beautiful ballad titled "Lollipops And Roses." Judy is most magical when she sings an emotionally charged version of "Little Drops Of Rain," a song from the animated film "Gay Purree," for which Judy provided the voice of the cat Mewsette. Judy opens with "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" from her classic 1944 film "Meet Me In St. Louis." She was asked to close the show with another of her signature songs "Over The Rainbow." This is one classic Christmas Album that generates genuine warmth, decades later. Judy's fans will undoubtedly include this as one of our most cherished Christmas Treasures.