Song #210: Baby, It's Cold Outside
Artist: Ray Charles & Betty Carter
Year: 1961
Notes: What a song, what a history! Written in 1944, won the Oscar for Best Original Song for Frank Loesser in 1949 (The film was called Neptune's Daughter). Hundreds of cover versions, this one is among the best-selling.
Song #144: That Swingin' Manger
Artist: Bob Francis
Year: 1961
Notes: One-of-a-kind song that delivers what it promises in the title... swingin'!
Song #108: Baby's First Christmas
Artist: Connie Francis
Year: 1961
Notes: One of the most successful female vocalists of all time, with hit records in thirteen languages too!
Song #85: Kissin' By The Mistletoe
Artist: Aretha Franklin
Year: 1961
Notes: The perfect Christmas song for Valentine's Day. And the Queen of Soul 400 pounds ago.
