# Christmas around the world: Julie London – I’d Like You for Christmas: Photos, Videos

- Link: https://jazzblues.eu/2018/12/25/christmas-around-the-world-julie-london-id-like-you-for-christmas-photos-videos/
- Published: 2018-12-25T20:15:05+01:00
- Author: https://JazzBlues.EU

**Today it’s Christmas around the world, the day on which I traditionally feature
the Julie London holiday album that never was. London is one of my favorite female
vocalists. **

She had a captivating, cool singing style that never felt forced. Her satiny delivery,
superb taste and sophisticated delivery was nocturnal and relaxed, and she routinely
took on tough songs and aced them with an understated, whispery strength.

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 I’ve long
wondered why London resisted recording a classic holiday album. She released only
one holiday side—_I’d Like You for Christmas _(1957), written by husband Bobby Troup.
Did London keep the Yule at arm’s length because she thought recording a holiday
album would be too square? Or did Liberty Records decide to have her steer clear
of holiday fare to guard her hip image? Or perhaps she did indeed record a full 
holiday album but the tape reel is sitting in a temperature-controlled vault someplace
mislabeled or misplaced and forgotten.

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several years ago, I decided to take matters into my own hands. I created a London
holiday album by corralling all of her winter-themed recordings. I playfully named
it _Julie London Wishes You a Merry Christmas. _This year, it’s only fitting once
again to revisit the London Christmas classic that never was using the seven seasonal
songs she recorded:

_I’d Like You for Christmas_…

_Warm in December_…

_I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm_…

_Sleigh Ride in July_…

_November Twilight_…

_The Thirteenth Month_…

_The Party’s Over_…

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