Now, I can’t get the image of Rudy cruising down the Las Vegas Strip in a convertible with Dino, Frankie, Sammy, and other assorted Rat Packers.

Hey pallies, likes we just gotta sneaks in just one more Dino-winter-croon post before we leave Dino-winter-month here at ilovedinomartin.  So, today likes we takes you to the groovy tagged blog, "Nitty Gritty Dirt Man - THE INCREDIBLY TRUE MISADVENTURES OF A HOME GARDENER," where a dude tagged Kevin hangs his hat.

While Dirt Man Kev is most often puttin' the accent on dirt of the garden kind, but likes durin' this wintery season Kev has shared a very very cool post on our most beloved Dino's swingin' croon of  "Rudy, The Red-Beaked Reindeer.  Simply simply digs it likes when Kev sez, "When I first heard Dean Martin’s very lounge-like version of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” I had to do a double-take.  Did he just refer to Santa’s superhero as “Rudy”?   Yes, he did — and that has raised Rudolph to a whole new level of coolness in my eyes."

Obviously our newest pallie Kev is likes totally totally into Dino-cool!  We thanks "Dirt Man" Kev for sharin' his love of our great great man's great great version of "Rudy" with his readership.  To checks it out in it's original format, simply clicks on the tag of this here Dino-message.   Dino-coolin', DMP

Yule Tune: Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (Dean Martin)

When I first heard Dean Martin’s very lounge-like version of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” I had to do a double-take.  Did he just refer to Santa’s superhero as “Rudy”?

Yes, he did — and that has raised Rudolph to a whole new level of coolness in my eyes.  Now, I can’t get the image of Rudy cruising down the Las Vegas Strip in a convertible with Dino, Frankie, Sammy, and other assorted Rat Packers.  Never mind joining any reindeer games — if Rudy is running around with this crew of heavy hitters, I have a feeling his nose is red because of one too many martinis.

Enjoy this Christmas classic, which someone cleverly linked with clips from the Rankin/Bass TV special, originally broadcast in 1964.