Yes, here is another CD that I have long been waiting to see. When I was a kid living in Michigan my parents took me to see a re-release of White Christmas at the local movie theater in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Naturally I loved the film, its music, and best of all, Rosemary Clooney. A few years later, now living in NYC, my grandmother took us to a record shop on 7th Avenue looking for a rock record for my brother. It was a collectors' shop and I noticed a 10 inch copy of songs from White Christmas as sung by Clooney. I begged for the record but my grandmother said no. Finally, as a teenager in the seventies, I went back to that shop and, believe it or not, the record was still there. I bought it for $40!!!! That was a great deal of money then. Although I prefer most of the arrangemnts in the film version it is Clooney's voice that still provides the definitive sound to most of these songs. "Snow", "Sisters" (with sister Betty), "The Best Things Happen While You're Dancing" and "Count Your Blessings" all are here and are treated beautifuly with that warm Clooney sound. And then there is "Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me", a corny torch song that somehow transcends to a higher level thanks to Clooney's subtle acting. That really sums up her performance in the film as well. Of all of the actors, hers is a performance of infectuous warmth that is totally natural. Too bad this was to be her last major motion picture. Red Garters is fun but no great film but again it is best served by Clooney. I was hoping for a little better sound on this CD but maybe Steve Hoffman will someday get a crack at at the sound. Last year I went to see a stage version White Christmas in San Francisco and during intermission hundreds of audience members were asking the ushers selling film memorabilia in the lobby if the soundtrack was available. No, not the old Decca /MCA studio recording with Peggy Lee and the others but the actual tracks from the film. Maybe Paramount could come up with something from a pristine print. Meamwhile, here is Rosemary Clooney at the top of her form singing songs that so many of us love to hear during Christmas season.