{"product_id":"a-merry-mancini-christmas","title":"A Merry Mancini Christmas","description":"Amazon.com\n\nLike his good friend Esquivel, Henry Mancini mixed some mean orchestral Christmas cocktails. But where Esquivel was possessed by wackiness and whimsy, Mancini played things fairly straight and still managed to create a sound that defined his career and an era. Sadly, the selections here are pedestrian, even by the well-trodden holiday boulevard standards. \"White Christmas,\" \"The Little Drummer Boy,\" and \"The Christmas Song\" all benefit nonetheless from Mancini's genius for timing and dynamics. Even the mundane \"Frosty the Snowman\" gets some new life breathed into him thanks to Mancini's arrangement, and \"Carols for Another Christmas\" is a good example of Mancini's hip restraint. Merry Mancini Christmas, while not the maestro at his best, still imparts some of that madcap, martini-era holiday spirit as only Mancini knew. --Steve Gdula\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B000002W4Q\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B000002W4Q.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Henry Mancini\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Audio cd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41424872243258,"sku":"DBV.B000002W4Q.G","price":4.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B000002W4Q-0.jpg?v=1779298214","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/a-merry-mancini-christmas","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}