Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town/Christmas Overture/First Toymaker To The King/First Toymaker To The King (Reprise)/Be Prepared To Pay (Santa's Song) - Fred Astaire
Put One Foot In Front Of The Other/My World Is Beginning Today/What Better Way To Tell You (Christmas Carol)/Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town (Finale) - Fred Astaire
Frosty The Snowman Theme And Narration (Beginning) - Jimmy Durante
Frosty The Snowman Theme And Narration (Conclusion) - Jimmy Durante
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - Fred Astaire
Frosty The Snowman - Jimmy Durante
Full Title - Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town/Frosty The Snowman. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town, told and sung by Fred Astaire, also stars the voice talents of Mickey Rooney and Keenan Wynn with Paul Frees, Joan Gardner, Ro... more »bie Lester, Dina Lynn, Greg Thomas, Gary White, Andrea Sacino and the Westminster Children's Choir. Frosty The Snowman told and sung by Jimmy Durante, also stars the voice talents of Billy DeWolfe, Jackie Vernon, Paul Frees and June Foray. Rhino. 2002.« less
Full Title - Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town/Frosty The Snowman. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town, told and sung by Fred Astaire, also stars the voice talents of Mickey Rooney and Keenan Wynn with Paul Frees, Joan Gardner, Robie Lester, Dina Lynn, Greg Thomas, Gary White, Andrea Sacino and the Westminster Children's Choir. Frosty The Snowman told and sung by Jimmy Durante, also stars the voice talents of Billy DeWolfe, Jackie Vernon, Paul Frees and June Foray. Rhino. 2002.
CD Reviews
Full Soundtrack
John K. | PA United States | 12/10/2003
(3 out of 5 stars)
"It should be noted that this cd is not the music from these shows but the entire audio track of the shows. Tracks one and two are each aproxamately 25 minutes and together are the enire audio of santa claus is comin to town. tracks three and four are the entire audio from frosty. Five and Six are the songs santa claus is comin to town and frosty the snowman (respectively)."
Enjoyable CD, but....
cowboybawb | BURLESON, TX United States | 12/20/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I do kinda wish that this had been more like the Rudolph album - without the narration, and with both vocal and instrumental versions of all the songs.Having said that, I guess I must qualify it by saying that we are probably lucky that we have this at all. It is, literally, a reproduction of the original albums that were released when the TV specials came out. The audio is great, very clear.Now, when are we going to see a soundtrack CD for "The Year Without a Santa Claus"?"
This IS the BEST RANKIN/BASS CD to date!!!
wonderfullife01 | Burbank, Illinois United States | 10/24/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"A PERFECT Christmas gift for those RANKIN/BASS fans! I disagree with the other review here. Paul Frees and June Foray on the FROSTY soundtrack is what makes this so SPECIAL! WONDERFUL PACKAGING too!!!!So glad to see another company involve RICK! Makes a BIG difference...as it did with the MAD MONSTER PARTY DVD!!!!My hat is off to RHINO!!! Also my hat goes off to JULES BASS and MAURY LAWS for making two TIMELESS soundtracks!"
I can't believe these albums are 1 CD! What a Holiday treat!
cowboybawb | 10/25/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"As a soundtrack collector, and a big fan of the Rankin-Bass TV specials, I've searched high and low for the rare original MGM Records LPs of these great classics. I never would have dreamed there'd be a CD! Leave it to the great folks at Rhino to come up with both of these gems on a single disc. The sound is good quality (for a TV soundtrack) and it's a wonderful treasure for any family to enjoy at holiday time. Highly recommended!"
Classic Stories, Poor CD...
cowboybawb | 10/22/2002
(3 out of 5 stars)
"... The stories are enjoyable and the voice talent is fantasic, except in this version of "Frosty" we hear the June Foray/Paul Frees versions of the childrens' voices. There has been a lot of griping that these actors sessions were not used in the final cut of the film and there is even some talk of reinstating them into the film as a "Special Edition". However there was a very good reason these actors' recordings were redone for the film, as talented as Frees and Foray are, they are not very good in these roles. The Paul Frees lines makes one laugh that anyone thought these were believable voices for kids. June Foray's Karen sounds flat and often uninteresting, however her groans and grunts stayed in the final film. If you'd like to have these films for car trips or to listen to on your computer, then you may want to purchase this disc. If you desire something more, then this is not the disc for you."
Track Listings (6) - Disc #1