Martin sounds like he's having fun - more full of horny vigor (or spiked punch) than pious reflection on the season - capturing the same sexy, silly, lubricious vibe that made him such a loveable cad onscreen.

Hey pallies, likes we're back with 'nother beautiful blast from a past wintry season here at ilovedinomartin.  Today we groov-i-ly goes back to our Dino-gram posted on December 12 in the year of our Dino 2016 (Original post found HERE.)  That Dino-day we swankly shared Dino-seasonal delight from the hipster wintry blog, "hip christmas  - holiday music that rocks, rolls, swings, and twangs," where supreme  scriber Mr. Randy Anthony holds forth.

In speakin' of his potently powerful passion for winter seasonal songs, Anthony 'fesses up that "I've got a problem. A big problem. A problem draped in tinsel, hung with mistletoe, and wrapped in red and green - and rock and roll. Somewhere between a few dozen Christmas albums and a few hundred, I had to come clean - I've got a Christmas music monkey on my back."

Well, we here at ilovedinomartin have ubber understandin' for addictions as we always always need our next Dino-fix, and we are awesomely appreciative that Randy's addiction to "holiday music that rocks, rolls, swings, and twangs" has brought us a fantastic feature on our most beloved Dino's amazin' al-b-um recordin's for the Dino-season!

Mr. Anthony has created a marvelous montage of  incredible insights on the various incarnations of Dino-wintry croon al-b-ums, makin' this a powerfully pleasurable read.  We thanks Randy for his remarkable reflections and 'specially helpin' those younger in Dino to get the big picture of Dino-seasonal croonin'.  To checks this out in it's original source, likes simply clicks on the tag of this Dino-note.

We Remain,

Yours In Dino,

Dino Martin Peters

dean martin lounge music

DEAN MARTIN'S Christmas music is satisfying in ways that his arguably more talented peers (including Frank Sinatra, Nat "King" Cole, and Johnny Mathis) did not manage to achieve. Why? Unlike those legendary crooners - who grew generally stuffy on their respective holiday platters - Dino got loose (pun intended). On Making Spirits Bright (1998) (or the subsequent upgrade, Christmas With Dino), Martin sounds like he's having fun - more full of horny vigor (or spiked punch) than pious reflection on the season - capturing the same sexy, silly, lubricious vibe that made him such a loveable cad onscreen.

Making Spirits Bright compiles seasonal recordings from 1953 to 1966, including some rare singles and selections from two Christmas albums for two different labels: A Winter Romance (Capitol, 1959) and The Dean Martin Christmas Album (Reprise, 1966). A Winter Romance (repackaged in 1965 as Holiday Cheer) is far the better of the two, a typically suave, sexy Martin LP - though it's as much a concept album about winter as a traditional Christmas album. Rather than blathering on about Santa and Frosty, most of the songs revolve, literally, around romance in winter - c.f. "Baby It's Cold Outside" and "I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm." Rudolph, however, eventually pokes his red nose in....

A Winter Romance has been reissued on CD twice (more counting imported versions). The first version - a 1994 reissue by Capitol - contains one bonus track, Martin's smokey chestnut "The Christmas Blues" (1953). Thesecond version - part of a restoration of Martin's catalog by Collector's Choice - is superior in most ways, including the comparatively hefty four bonus tracks. But, none of those tracks are Christmas songs - meaning, obviously, that none of them are "The Christmas Blues." Too bad.

The Dean Martin Christmas Album was recorded after Dino switched to Reprise, a label founded by his Rat Pack peers. But, by the mid-60's Martin was moving rapidly towards the middle of the road like most old school vocalists. So, unlike A Winter Romance, Christmas Album is a traditional holiday offering - that is, it's a deadly dull affair with little to recommend it beyond Dino's customary croon. Though never reissued verbatim on CD, most of the contents are found on Making Spirits Bright.

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Which is to say, A Winter Romance is the jewel here - in no small part because it contains Martin's most celebrated holiday song, his ribald rendition of "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" Pay close attention: nowhere in the lyrics of that celebrated Christmas standard is Christmas ever mentioned. Hence, it was a natural for inclusion on A Winter Romance. Without breaking a sweat, Dino lays down the definitive version of "Let It Snow," knowingly leering his way through lines like "I've brought me some corn for popping." Ahem...

Happily, "Let It Snow" is included twice on Making Spirits Bright - in both the irresistible, original 1959 version and a rare, rockin' 1966 reprise. But sadly, Making Spirits Bright has been deleted, though it's widely available on the second-hand market. No matter, because a very similar package, Christmas With Dino, was issued in 2004 (with yet another variation popping up in 2006). Christmas With Dino expands the former album's track count by two tippling songs and has been remastered - so it's arguably the superior purchase. Regardless, Dean Martin's Christmas music is required listening for all hipster geeks - bottoms up! [top of page]

 ALBUMS

• A Winter Romance (1959)
• Holiday Cheer (1965)
• The Dean Martin Christmas Album (1966)
• Making Spirits Bright (1998)
• Christmas With Dino (2004)
• My Kind Of Christmas (2009)

SONGS

• Baby It's Cold Outside (1959)
• The Christmas Blues (1953)
• I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (1959)
• Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (1959)

Send Some Dino-seasonal Greetin's

Hey pallies, likes on this 16th Day of Dino-winter month, ilovedinomartin once 'gain  shares with youse some delightin'ly delightful  Dino-seasonal ecard possibilities courtesy of the pallies at www.dean-martin.de....a German Dino-devotional site.  Likes  gotta 'fess up that  this Dino-professin' pad is no longer up, but we are greatly glad that we can still share these Dino-revelatory imges with all youse Dino-philes.

Likes we've have sweetly shared these coolest of cool Dino-seasonal graphics  for a number of years now,and we are thrilled to share it once 'gain with Dino-professors  to use 'em for all your Dino-seasonal greetin's throughout this most marvelous month  of Dino-devotion.  Likes even though we  can't get the e-cards to work, Dino-holics likes us canna copy the Dino-graphics shared here to create your own great great Dino-greetin's.

ilovedinomartin thanks the dudes at www.dean-martin.de for creatin' these and many other Dino-decorative images for other seasons as well.  Likes sendin' Dino-wintery wishes in this Dino-season can goes a long way in bringin' other pallies into the Dino-fold.   Keeps lovin', keeps sharin' our most beloved Dino!

We Remain,

Yours In Dino,

Dino Martin Peters

Danny G's Sunday Serenade with Dino: "Jingle Bells"

Welcome back, my bell jinglin'...sleigh ridin', pals!

Youse ready for the big day?!

Almost here!
Only 10 more days!!!

We is gettin' down to the wire, now, mi amici!
Time to take that deep breath I was referrin' to, pals.
Hold it in...& exhale...just relax.
Dino is in the air & all is calm.
OK?
OK. That's better!

Definitely one of those bittersweet days for us Dino-lovers.
Along with all the happiness & chaotic excitement that comes with Christmas...we also mark 'nother year without our main guy...here, among us.

But...my friends!
We still have his spirit!
Gotta 'member that!
Always!

Dino will be our shinin' light through ALL thins'!

The power of music is real, pals!
And Dino's, more than any other...can help us through anythin'!

So...palsies o mine...let's be merry!
Celebrate his life, times & teachins'!
And never give up that glowin', happy Dino-vibe!

I'm feelin' a little foolish today, actually!
Haha!!

Let's get that FUN FUN Dino-air swirlin'!

How's 'bout some "Jingle Bells"...as ONLY our main dude can do "Jingle Bells"...for this week's Serenade?!
Yup!
Sounds good to me!

Enjoy the tune, my friends!

And hang in there!

Enjoy the chaos!

Embrace that Cool Cool Dino-Spirit!

Ciao!

Tomorrow In Dino-history: December 15, 1974

 Hey pallies, it's 'nother deeply delightful day in Dino-history....December 15 in the year of our Dino 1974. It was on this day in Dino-history that our most beloved Dino appeared on the annual Bob Hope Christmas Special croonin' "Marshmallow World"   Likes a few of years 'go durin' our Dino-wintery time together, as the days grew  closer and closer to the twentieth anniversary of our Dino's departure from our presence on December 25, 1995, we fondly felt just an ubber urgent need to share with all youse fellow Dino-holics our simple and yet,  hopefully special way of solemnly  showin' our absolute awesome affectionate  appreciation for our King of Cool.

Likes for  a ton of time we've  had the deepest of deep  desire in  our devoted Dino-hearts to create a series of gifs sharin' an entire Dino-croon made up of a plentiful plethora of marvelous moments.  Our desire in doin' so was to absolutely awesomely  accent each and every nuance of our great great man's beautifully bountiful body movements.   From every fascinatin' facial expression includin' our Dino's extremely expressive eyes (likes who can ever resist his glorious glance?!?!?!?!?!)....to the wonderful  ways he gracefully gestures with his ever present Kent cigarette in hand, we knew a series of gifs would  capture him in the coolest of cool ways possible.

And pallies, like it was a beau-ti-ful breeze of a decision on which Dino-croonin' vid that woulda be the swank subject of extra energetic effort for our most beloved  Dino.   Likes what coulda be better then the  December 15, 1974 vid ver-si-on of our King of Cool croonin' "Marshmallow World" on a Bob Hope Christmas special? Likes none to our Dino-notion!  Here we find our most beloved Dino outfitted in  his extremely elegant tux with omni-present  Kent smoke in hand, sittin' on his green velvet throne, surrounded by all the seasonal trimmin's includin' a delightfully  decorated Christmas tree inside and  swank snowman on the outside.

In 1974, at age 57,  we believe our Dino was at the absolutely awesome zenith of his coolest of cool career.  Dino was cooler, hipper, and randier then ever.  Always wantin' to put the accent on the youthful action of the day, Dino had surrounded himself with youthful ladies and gents....currently married to twenty something Miss Cathy Hawn, who he met while clubbin' at the coolest of cool Candy Store Discotheque.  When he wasn't wearin' the tux, he was often found sportin' the moddest of mod fashions....on the golf course, in segments of his variety show, and as swank swinger extraordinare, makin' the nightlife scene wherever the action was.

We think our Dino croonin' 'bout marshmallows is where it is at dudes, and it is our proud privilege to  once 'gain share, on this 14th day of Dino-winter month, on this 44rd anniversary of our Dino's awesome appearance with Bob Hope croonin' his swankest of swank seasonal selection "It's A Marshmallow World of Dino-winter month,  we shares with all youse Dino-philes the groovy great gifs of our one and only Dino swingin' at his swingin' best!   This year we are sad to say only able to share a potent portion of the Dino-gifs that we have shared in the past.  For some unknown reason a goodly number of the Dino-gifs that we put up have been removed at MakeAGif.com.  We hope you will deeply digs the one that we found still available of this profoundly perfect presentation of this darin'ly delightful Dino-wintery croon.  And, likes, of course, we couldn't resist sharin' the original youtube vid of "It's A Marshmallow World" from that Bob Hope seasonal special.

Likes, once 'gain,  we hugely  hopes it brings you as much pure potent pleasure as it has brought us in creatin' it!   Likes, be a love, and sends us some patter 'bout what youse think!

We Remain,

Yours In Dino,

Dino Martin Peters

Christmas with Dino. Let’s ponder that concept a second. No, let’s revel in it.

Hey pallies, likes it's the 13th day of Dino-winter-month and recently we have been searchin' the annuals of ilovedinomartin for powerfully potent posts from past Dino-seasons to respectfully reprise here at our humble little Dino-conclave.  Today we are totally totally thrilled to share a Dino-seasonal-gram that first appeared on December 12 in the year of our Dino 2016. (Original post can be viewed HERE.)

We placed the tags Dean Martin Christmas in the ol' goggle search engine and of the places we lovin'ly landed at the swankly swingin' site tagged "FunkMySoul - A Collection of Funk and Soul Gems" where Mr. Danny Eccleston has supremely scribed his really rad reflections on our most beloved Dino's seasonal croon cd, "Dean Martin - Christmas With Dino."

Likes, we naturally knew that a pad tagged "FunkMySoul" woulda offer a stunnin'ly stellar wisely worded review of Dino-wintry croons and that is exactly where it is at pallies!  Mr. Eccleston immediately grabbed our Dino-attentionado when he began with his powerful pontification of deep Dino-adulation with these words we have chosen to tag this post, "Christmas with Dino. Let’s ponder that concept a second. No, let’s revel in it."  And, likes that's exactly what Danny does....richly richly revelin'  in his deepest of deep Dino-delight in our Dino's mellow melodies of mirth a la winter.

We here at ilovedinomartin and pleased as punch to shouts out our "thank you very much" to Mr. Danny Eccleston for rad review of that classic Dino-winter al-b-um, "Christmas With Dino" showin' us that our Dino continues to thrill lovin' listeners likes 'specially in these days of Dino-winter month.
Likes to checks this out in it's original format, simply clicks on the tag of these Dino-thoughts.

We Remain,

Yours In Dino,

Dino Martin Peters

Dean Martin – Christmas With Dino

 It is included in Mojo‘s Top 15 Christmas Albums ever.

This CD compiles the “best” songs from Dean Martin’s two Christmas albums (1959’s A Winter Romance & 1966’s The Dean Martin Christmas Album), plus the 1953 single “The Christmas Blues”. Some songs appear twice on this disc, because Dean recorded them for both of his Christmas albums.

Christmas with Dino. Let’s ponder that concept a second. No, let’s revel in it. It would involve plenty of these, perhaps one or two of these, and plenty of feet-up time. Dean might sing you a song… but rest assured he wouldn’t knock himself out. That’s OK, though. Martin’s good-natured mumble-croon is the perfect complement to a lazy Yule: real-fire warm and ludicrously laid back – practically comatose, in fact, on Winter Wonderland, drawn for this seasonal Dino roundup from his 1966 Crimble cash-in, The Dean Martin Christmas Album. These tracks are never less than exceedingly agreeable, but are bettered by those drawn from 1959’s A Winter Romance, with gloriously witty arrangements and crisp work by the Gus Levene-conducted orchestra putting the porridgey ’66-vintage orchestrations to shame. This, surely, is the best Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! on record, and elsewhere Dino lives up to his ‘King Leer’ nickname on Frank Loesser’s slyly lascivious Baby, It’s Cold Outside. Dean’s Christmas TV special became a holiday staple in the States. Like everything else, he didn’t seem to take it terribly seriously, and perhaps the irony was not lost on him when he expired, of an acute respiratory failure, on Christmas morning, 1995. All ye who live to loaf, raise a glass to him. Danny Eccleston.

On This Day In Dino-history: December 12, 1975

Hey pallies, likes we're likes just 'bout at the half-way mark to our reverent remembrance of Dino-departure Day, December 25, 1995 and this Dino-day, December 12 is not only the anniversary of the birthday of our Dino's bestest of best pallie, Mr. Frank Sinatra, but also 'nother swankly significant day in all of Dino-history.

Likes it was on December 12, in the year of our Dino 1975, that our most beloved Dino appeared on "The Tonight Show" with host Johnny Carson in what were probably his more memorable moments appearin' on late night television.  Below is the youtube vid of the intriguin' interview that Mr. Carson coolly conducted with our King of Cool.  This particular vid is one of several shared on youtube and as of scribin' this, this vid has had OVER  5 MILLION 331 THOUSAND HITS!

What makes this swank segment of our Dino patterin' with Mr. Carson and Mr. Bob Hope so incredibly intriguin'  is that it appears that our main man had been enjoyin' liberal liquid libations before comin' on the show....indeed our  Dino appears to actually be stoned and we get to experience  Drunky Dino.  As Dino-philes all know, our Dino most often played drunk in his 'Vegas baby 'Vegas night club act 'n on the Dino-show, usually havin' apple juice in his glass, just makin' like he's drunk.  But, likes in this appearance by our Dino, our main man has been partyin' before he would later attend Mr. Sinatra's birthday party.   So, sit back and enjoys our swingin' Dino under the influence....with no holds barred!

We Remain,

Yours in Dino,

Dino Martin Peters



Dean Martin 12/12/75 hilarious on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson 1975
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'nother Deanager Daire O'Hagan Seasonal Vid

Hey pallies, likes as promised, here is the original music video created by our most Dino-dedicated pallie, Deanager Daire O'Hagen.  Likes it's 'nother wonderful wintery croon in the swank style of our one and only Dino.  First put up on youtube on December 5, 2017, this remarkable rendition of "The Christmas Song" hugely highlights Daire's one of a kind virile voice that constantly, coolly reminds us of our most most most beloved Dino.

Truly truly no one croons wintery seasonal selections likes our King of Cool, but Deanager Daire closely captures the supreme spirit of our Dino as he is dedicatin' his up and comin' musical career to the legacy of our one and only Dino.  We here at ilovedinomartin stand committed to doin' all we can to support Deanager Daire O'Hagan and his Dino-mission!

Likes pallies, we keenly knows all youse Dino-philes are goin' to largely love this coolly classy croon of the wintery kind.  Thanks to our Dino-devoted pallie Deanger Daire O'Hagan for this wonderful vid.  Thanks for you delightful dedication to your hero, our hero DINO!

We Remain,

Yours In Dino,

Dino Martin Peters


















Daire O'Hagan Music


Official Video for Daire O'Hagan's recording of 'The Christmas Song', written by Bob Wells and Mel Tormé.

Recorded, filmed and Engineered by SMG Media at Gweedore, Co. Donegal.

Filmed at An Chuirt Hotel, Gweedore, Co. Donegal and at SMG Studios, Gweedore, Co. Donegal

Martin’s spirit lives on, however, and Christmas would not be the same without the famous crooner singing ‘Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!’

Hey pallies, likes believe it or not, it's the 10th day of Dino-winter-month  and we simply can't believe how quickly the days are passin' in this sweetly special season of Dino-devotion.  Today we have a deeply delightful Dino-wintery post from the all thin's musical pad "udiscovermusic" that has several times in the past been a swell source of awesome adulation of our most most beloved Dino.  From the powerfully poetic pen of Brit Mr. Martin Chilton (pictured on the left) comes his incredible insights on what we believe is our Dino's hugest of huge Dino-seasonal classic..."Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow."

Likes in wanderin' over to Mr. Chilton's twitter pad we learned this Londoner's coolest of cool credentials...."Chief Book Critic for @Independent. Freelance journalist on culture for @Telegraph and music for @UDiscovermusic. May have once been a sports editor.  Chilton's reverently researched and supremely scribed post is tagged  "‘Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!’: Dean Martin’s Classic Christmas Song," 

We gotta 'fess up that we found ourselves clingin' to each and every touchin' 'n tender throught that Martin has shared....so so full of Dino-edification.  We hear the story of not only the history of when and where this seasonal selection was composed bySammy Cahn and Jule Styne , but also the sweet story of when and where our Dino recorded it as part of his Capital Record's al-b-um "A Winter Romance."  And, Chilton shared details of our Dino's departure day of December 25, 1995.  And, also included is the vid of new animated version of our Dino's croonin' of "Let It Snow!" featured here twice previously in mid November.

We are perfectly pleased to be able to share this powerfully perfect post that hugely homages our most most beloved Dino and truly awesomely adds to our Dino-edification.  We gives keen kudos to amazin' author Mr. Martin Chilton and all the pallies at "udiscovermusic" for makin' all us Dino-philes' day very very Dino-bright!  To checks this out in it's original source, likes simply
clicks on the tag of this Dino-report.

We Remain,

Yours In Dino,

Dino Martin Peters

‘Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!’: Dean Martin’s Classic Christmas Song

Written during a heatwave, ‘Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!’ became a holiday standard. Dean Martin’s version is impossible to beat.

Published on December 6, 2019

By Martin Chilton

August 1959 was an exceptionally hot month for most of the United States. It greatly amused Dean Martin, as he walked into Capitol Records’ studio, at 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, on Thursday, 6 August, to think that he was about to record his own version of the winter song ‘Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!’ on such a hot day.

Martin, whose singing imitated the smooth baritone vocals and phrasing of Bing Crosby, had the perfect voice for festive songs. His version of ‘Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!’, which was cut for the Capitol album A Winter Romance, is the best and most popular adaptation of a song that has become an absolute Christmas classic.

“Why don’t we go to the beach and cool off?”

Fourteen years before Martin went into the studio, the song had been written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne on America’s hottest day of 1945. Lyricist Cahn and composer Styne were two of the greatest songwriters of that golden age of popular music: at his peak, Cahn was reportedly America’s highest-paid songwriter, often earning more than $1,000 a word. He won four Oscars: for ‘Three Coins In The Fountain’, written for the 1954 film of the same title; ‘All the Way’, written for the film The Joker Is Wild; ‘High Hopes’, from A Hole In The Head; and ‘Call Me Irresponsible’, from the film Papa’s Delicate Condition.

All those Academy winners pale in comparison, however, to the long-term success of ‘Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!’, which was penned in sunny California. In the book Songwriters On Songwriting, Cahn recalled how the famous tune came about: “‘Why don’t we go down to the beach and cool off?’ I asked Jule. He said, ‘Why don’t we stay here and write a winter song.’ I went to the typewriter. ‘Oh, the weather outside is frightful/But the fire is so delightful/And since we’ve got no place to go/Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.’ Now why three ‘Let it snow’s? Why not two or four? Because three is lyric.”

“The kind of black joke Dean Martin might have made”

The song was first recorded for RCA Victor in 1945 by Vaughn Monroe, and versions by Woody Herman and Connee Boswell soon followed. But it is Martin’s version, which was arranged by Gus Levene and conducted by Hy Lesnick, that became a festive classic. His 1959 recording is the latest in a series of classic holiday tunes to receive a new music video treatment for the festive season, created in 2019 by animation studio Fantoons.

Carly Simon and Rod Stewart have also recorded successful versions of ‘Let It Snow’; Simon’s 2005 take on the song is unusual in being sung from the point of view of the host instead of the guest. It peaked at No.6 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. Stewart, meanwhile, recorded ‘Let It Snow’ on his 2012 album, Merry Christmas, Baby. His version reached No.1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart in December that same year.

Cahn and Styne’s song is so iconic that it can be interpreted in a variety of styles. Among the different takes are those by Kate Rusby (folk), Louie Bellson (jazz), Aaron Neville (soul), Randy Travis (country), Twisted Sister (heavy metal), Jeremih and Chance The Rapper (hip-hop) and Michael Bublé (pop). Martin liked it so much, he re-recorded a version in 1966, as part of The Dean Martin Christmas Album.

It is hard to beat that 1959 version, though. The singer was 78 when he died, on 25 December 1995, of acute respiratory failure, at his home in Beverly Hills. As film director Peter Bogdanovich said: “That Dean Martin died on Christmas Day was the kind of black joke he might have made.” Martin’s spirit lives on, however, and Christmas would not be the same without the famous crooner singing ‘Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!’

Deanager Daire's brand new official music video..."Baby It's Cold Outside"

Hey pallies, likes it's been quite the while since we have accented our Irish laddie, virile vocalist extraordinaire, Deanager Mr. Daire O'Hagan, but likes a couple of days 'go Daire put my tag  in a comment on one of his recent posts, and when we were emailed of this fact, we simply had to go over to facebook to see what Daire was up to.  Likes what we discovered was that Deanager Daire has a brand spankin' new "official music video" one of our Dino's swankest of swank seasonal croons...none other then "Baby It's Cold Outside."

Now, perhaps many many of youse Dino-philes had been readin' the  news on the ol' 'net of a "new" ver-si-on of "Baby" that has been recently released that has made changes to the original lyrics.  We have totally totally been stayin' out of the controversy that has ensued....and it is our plan to continue to do so.....but that, of course, will not stop us from completely celebratin' and sweetly sharin' with all youse Dino-adulators the wonderful news of Daire's wintery music vid that we are sharin' below.

We are perfectly pleased to note that Daire has chosen to share the original lyrics as written by Frank Loesser in 1944.  Daire shares the mike with Miss Niamh Lynns who is a wonderful singer in her own right.  Indeed we are deeply deeply delighted to have Deanger Daire get our attentionado via a facebook comment so we coulda does our Dino-part to spread this wonderful Dino-news.  ilovedinomartin is totally totally thrilled to do all that we can to assist Daire's desire to keep our most beloved Dino's lovin' legacy alive through his own musical journey.

So pallies, give this second "official music video" a listen now and in the days ahead as we move through Dino-winter-season.  We will soon also share Daire's first music vid, also posted on youtube, of "The Christmas Song" that he released in 2017.  We solemnly salute our Dino-lovin', Dino-croonin' pallie, Deanager Daire O'Hagen and thank him mucho muchly for lettin' us know of this most recent remarkable release of his ver-si-on of "Baby It's Cold Outside."  And, likes pallies, we, of course, can't help ourselves from also sharin' a youtube vid of our Dino's "Baby It's Cold Outside."

We Remain,

Yours In Dino,

Dino Martin Peters





Daire O'Hagan Music

Official Music video of Daire O’Hagan and Niamh Lynns Version of the Christmas classic
‘Baby it’s cold outside’ written by Frank Loesser in 1944.

This song was recorded by Plunkett McComb, Piano Rory Madden, Drums Matthew Maguire and video recorded my Conrad Stevenson.

I hope you enjoy😄😄❄️❤️🎤

Danny G's Sunday Serenade with Dino: "I'll Be Home For Christmas"

Welcome back, pals!

How's it swingin'?

I mean your Dino-Winter Month, of course!
Haha!!

Hope youse is absorbin' as much of Dean's Christmassy croonin' as humanly possible, pallies.

We only gots 17 more days 'til it's all over!
Man!

These December days REALLY seem to shoot by! Waaaaaaa!!!

Gonna miss all these holiday Dino-tunes!!! Waaaaaa!!!

What's a Dino-Winter Month-aholic to do, pallies?! Waaaaa!!!
Waaaaa!!!

Hey....wait just a croonin' Dino-minute, (sniff sniff)!!!

I ALMOST forgot (sniff sniff)!!!

The only thin' that happens...is(sniff)...Dino-Winter Month simply transitions into Dino-Winter SEASON!!!

YES!!!

Our fearless leader, DMP,  has been callin' it this all along!
Whew!

Feelin' MUCH better now, mi amici!

Dean's wintery tunes will keep us on ice 'til the first signs of Spring!
Hallelujah!!!
What a guy!
He'd NEVER abandon us right smack in the middle of this chilly, snowy season!

Actually, as my "dear" old Uncle reminded me...Winter hasn't even officially started yet!

We still gots PLENTY of time for these type o' tunes! 

Oh...& before I forget! I was watchin' a new flick, starin' & directed by Mr. Clint Eastwood, the other night. And guess who had not one...but TWO jams in the flick?! Yup! Mr. Dean Martin. Of course. Looks like ol' Clint is a BIG fan of our numero uno pal. The name of the movie is "The Mule". I won't tell youse what tunes or any more 'bout it. But definitely checks it out for yourselves, pals. It's actually a very funny scene where they place Dino's jams! Haha!!

Anyways, pallies...speakin' 'bout my dear ol' Uncle...he REALLY had me thinkin' back to my younger days.
We were laughin' 'bout all the crazy thins' that have happened over the years.

Reminisced 'bout all the peeps that have come & gone.

REALLY gots me longin' for those olden times & Christmases gone by.

Man, mi amici...what I wouldn't give to be back there, now...just for a bit.

Hang with my Dad...give my Nanna a BIG kiss...be foolish with my friends.
Just be young & free of worry, once 'gain.

I guess we ALL wouldn't mind that huh, pals?

Well...guess what, my friends?!
Deans gonna help us do just that!

Today's Serenade, "I'll Be Home for Christmas", is that ONE special song that REALLY takes me back there.

Takes me back to those WONDERFUL days!

In a melancholy way, for sure.

I'm hopin' that it will bring ALL youse, pals o' mine, some GREAT GREAT memories of this GREAT GREAT season, as well!

Soak it in, mi amici.

Enjoy!

The Dino-nutcracker Ornament

Hey pallies, likes knowin' that not all of us Dino-philes will be able to make pilgrimage to our Dino's place of birth to see the Steubenville Nutcracker Village that incredibly includes a life size nutcracker bearin' a remarkable resemblance of our our most most beloved Dino, we thought that perhaps it would be fittin' to share once 'gain (we shared it first last Dino-winter-season) the outstandin' op to purchase an ornament size replica of the Dino-cracker for you very own and to purchase extras for all your Dino-philic pallies as well.

Likes if you clicks on the tag of this Dino-gram youse will taken to the web pad "STEUBENVILLE Nutcracker Village & Advent Market" where they are sellin' dreamy Dino-ornaments of the Dino-cracker.  Likes pictured below is an incredible image of the Dino-ornament with a description of height and thickness and where it is made in Stu-ville.  And, the best news of all pallies is that each Dino-treasure is only a mere 5 bucks!

What could be a more simple yet profound way of proclaimin' our Dino-devotion then to have all us Dino-adulators proudly delightfully display this Dino-ornament  on our Christmas trees.  To order yours, simply click on the tag of this Dino-gram

We Remain,

Yours In Dino,

Dino Martin Peters

.....and hometown boy, Dean Martin

Hey pallies, likes on this sixth day of Dino-winter-month we are greatly grateful once 'gain to give an ilovedinomartin nod to the pallies in our Dino's hometown, Steubenville, Ohio and their annual display of handcrafted mostly life size nutcrackers, mostly located in Fort Steuben Park.  Likes, of course, this supreme seasonal display includes our most most beloved Dino!

From the awesome annals of the online presence of the "PITTSBURGH QUARTERLY" comes some stellerly scribed prose tagged "Nuts About Nutcrackers by Miss Barbara Eichenlaub (pictured on the right).  Likes as you will read below in the portion of the prose that we have chosen to share, the number of nutcrackers has grown to a total of 183 and attendance has climbed to 60 thousand visitors during the holiday season.

The image provided by the "PITTSBURGH QUARTERLY" did not include a glimpe of the Dino-crack, but through an internet search we found the pix shared below where our Dino is on the far right.  We are sure that tons of Dino-philes will be makin' pilgrimage to our Dino's place of birth this Dino-season to be able to view this wonder work of Dino-art.  We thanks Miss Barbara Eichenlaub and all the pallies at "PITTSBURGH QUARTERLY" for bringin' his delightful display to their remarkable readership so that we coulda shares it with all youse Dino-adulators here at our humble little ilovedinomartin conclave.  To checks this out in it's original source and to read it in total, simply clicks on the tag of this Dino-report.

We Remain,

Yours In Dino,

Dino Martin Peters






Nuts About Nutcrackers

by BARBARA EICHENLAUB


When Steubenville comes to mind, you probably don’t think of the Rust Belt town as a travel destination. Mayor Jerry Barilla has been intent on changing that and the narrative of industrial decline that has dominated the town. Its population of 18,000 is less than half what it was in 1940 — between 1980 and 2000, Weirton-​Steubenville had the country’s fastest urban population decline.


The former appliance store owner got the idea that displaying life-​sized nutcrackers would be the perfect attraction. Five years ago, he contacted Mark Nelson, a father of ten and local entrepreneur who owned several companies, some of which focus on American-​made items. Nelson, working with his daughter, Térèse, created 37 mostly six-​foot nutcrackers, and the Steubenville Nutcracker Village & Advent Market was born.

The small display has grown to 183 nutcrackers and attracts up to 60,000 visitors from across the country. The nutcrackers go way beyond the traditional characters from the Tchaikovsky ballet and include crooners Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Joey Bishop, Peter Lawford and hometown boy, Dean Martin; Wizard of Oz and other film characters; religious figures such as Mother Teresa and St. Paul; Christmas-​themed characters; artists and literary figures; and Steubenville citizens. Debuting this year are Johnny Appleseed and Rosie the Riveter.

Dean Martin Christmas Show (December 19, 1968)

Hey pallies, likes on the huge heels of yester-Dino-day's Dino-gram featurin' the extraordinary 1967
Dino-show's swank seasonal special featurin' fam Martin and fam Sintra makin' their spirits brighter then bright we share with all youse Dino-philes on this 5th day of Dino-winter month the 1968 version of our most beloved Dino's sensational seasonal salute.

Likes this is the Dino-dvd releases a few years ago by Time-Life and is coolly chocked full of Dino-wintery croons and more.  Below the youtube vid is a in depth listin' of the the complete contents of this Dino-treasure to add to your Dino-knowledge.

Once 'gain we are sharin' this Dino-treasure early in Dino-winter month  hopin' that all youse Dino-philes will make the time in your schedules to view this stunnin' special and likes perhaps gather all youse pallies to enjoy these wonderful wintery moments with our most beloved Dino.

We Remain,

Yours In Dino,

Dino Martin Peters




The Dean Martin Christmas Show (December 19, 1968).

Opening Production Number, sung by Jack Halloran's Choir & featuring Dean Martin, Dean's Girls & the show's dancers dressed as Santa Claus: "Look At That Face"; "Be A Santa"
Dean Martin: "A Marshmallow World"
The Golddiggers: "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
Dean Martin & The Golddiggers: Medley: "Daddy" / "True Love" / "We Wish You The Merriest"
Dennis Weaver: "The Marvelous Toy"
Entire Cast: Medley of Christmas Carols: "Deck The Halls" / "Joy To The World" / "Silent Night"
Dean Martin: "Christmas Is For Kids" (sung over footage of Christmas toys)
Entire Cast: "We Wish You A Merry Christmas"
Also appearing: Bob Newhart and Dom DeLuise, plus cameos by dozens of celebrities, including Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra Jr. and Johnny Carson, announcing the sending of gifts of toys to children in hospitals and through various charities.

one of the 5 greatest Christmas specials....1967’s Christmas with the Martins and the Sinatras

Hey pallies, likes we absolutely always always loves to see the beloved name of our most most beloved Dino lifted up by noteworthy 'net media and on this fourth day of Dino-winter month as we move to Dino-departure day we are totally totally thrilled to share a Dino-gram that was beautifully brought to our attentionado by our pallies at google Dino-lerts.

Google sent us to one of the plethora of pads on the web hosted by our pallies at yahoo....Yahoo Finance where journalist Miss Joal Ryan (pictured on the left) shared a sensational seasonal post that appears to have originated at Yahoo TV.  The tantalizing tag of Ryan's scribin's is "The 5 greatest Christmas specials you've never seen (but should watch right away)."

Likes you guessed it pallies, one of Miss Ryan's greatest seasonal specials is none other then that extraordinary episode of the Dino-show known as "1967’s Christmas with the Martins and the Sinatras, a holiday episode of The Dean Martin Show."  We largely loves sharin' this swank seasonal special each and every Dino-year here at our humble little ilovedinomartin den, and we try to do so early in this Dino-season when Dino-philes are just as likely to gets all wrapped up in all the details of season as anybody else....so here it is pallies for our 2019 Dino-wintery month...thanks to the pallies at yahoo and youtube.

Enjoys revelin' in the perfect patter sweetly scribed by Miss Ryan and make time very very Dino-soon to coolly celebrate with fam Martin and fam Sinatra.  Hats off to Miss Joal Ryan and all the pallies at yahoo for spreadin' the wonderfully wise words of this greatest of great Dino-special and helpin' more and more pallies to make this Dino-season bright!  To checks this out in it's original source,  likes simply clicks on the tag of this Dino-gram.

We Remain,

Yours In Dino,

Dino Martin Peters

The 5 greatest Christmas specials you've never seen (but should watch right away)

Joal Ryan

Contributor

Yahoo TV27 November 2019

When it comes to holiday TV, the forsaken inhabitants of the Island of Misfit Toys are doing just fine. They’re beloved, quoted and widely watched year after year. It’s Ziggy, Yakko and Tina Sinatra who could use some PR. As you prepare for the seasonal onslaught of Yuletide treats, here’s Yahoo Entertainment’s quick guide to some ghosts of Christmas past, those specials that are indeed special but sadly overlooked.

3. Christmas with the Martins and the Sinatras

In truth, there’s no reigning Christmas variety-show classic; there’s no single special we collectively and ritualistically watch each year. Bing Crosby’s Merrie Olde Christmas from 1977 probably comes the closest in that young, old-ish, and old audiences have sampled it by way of the Crosby-David Bowie duet of “Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy,” now a Christmas standard.

On the other end of the spectrum, there is no shortage of thoroughly lost-in-time Christmas variety specials. One that was a joy to unearth, thanks to YouTube, was 1967’s Christmas with the Martins and the Sinatras, a holiday episode of The Dean Martin Show. (Careful with the titles! It’s easy to confuse this with 1968 Christmas Show, which was the following year’s holiday special, or The Dean Martin Christmas Special, which dates from 1980.) The 1967 show teams its host with Frank Sinatra, and both singers’ respective families, minus Sinatra’s then wife, Mia Farrow. (Now there’s an oh-what-might-have-been.) It’s smoky, chummy and occasionally bracing: for instance, you don’t just watch the 20-something Frank Sinatra Jr. and Dean Paul Martin (billed as Dean Martin Jr.) sing a song about their fathers; you know in hindsight that neither went on to live as long as their fathers. While it’d be easy to call the show a Rat Pack time capsule (there’s even a cameo from Sammy Davis Jr.), it’s more like family home movies, filled with all the cringeworthy, bittersweet moments those films can evoke.

Watch via YouTube:

 

DeansPalley said... Here's the tune:

Hey pallies, likes ever since our perfect pallie Mr. DeansPalley sent us the wonderful news that our Dino's wintery croon of "White Christmas" has been included in the new seasonal recordin' of the  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's awesome al-b-um "Christmas With The Stars"....see yester-Dino-day's post HERE....we have been yearnin' to hear with our own ears this newest of new Dino-treasure and have been thinkin' that just may sometime before the end of this Dino-wintery season that some pallie just might post it at youtube.

Well, likes, our Dino-philic pallie DeansPalley faithfully fulfilled our Dino-desire and sent us this marvelous message on yesterday's Dino-gram.....

DeansPalley said...
Here's the tune:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1u3QiJb0h8

Enjoy

Likes pallies we couldn't be more totally totally thrilled....indeed it's a early Dino-gift for all of us Dino-adulators to swankly savor and drink deeply of.  So, below is the youtube vid tune of our most beloved Dino croonin' one of the most beloved wintery tunes of all Dino-time.  We gotta 'fess up that it has brought the biggest of big Dino-buddha grins to our faces and, likes of course, the deepest of deep Dino-happiness.

Once 'gain we are deeply indebted to our pallie DeansPalley for sweetly sharin' this lovin' link which is gonna wonderly warm all our Dino-hearts.  Keen kudos as well to the fine folks at  Sony Music Entertainment for so quickly puttin' this up at youtube to guarantee to brighten our Dino-days as we move to Dino-departure day.

p.s. Likes, we were thrilled to see that all the cool credits for this Dino-version where listed for all our Dino-edification.

We Remain,

Yours In Dino,

Dino Martin Peters






White Christmas

Nov 28, 2019

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Provided to YouTube by Sony Music Entertainment

White Christmas · Dean Martin · The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Christmas With The Stars & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

℗ 2019 Sony Music Entertainment

Released on: 2019-11-29

Associated  Performer: Dean Martin & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Composer, Lyricist: Irving Berlin
Drums: Ralph Salmins
Arranger: Robin Smith
Bass  Guitar: Steve Pearce
Composer: Toby Chapman
Piano: Pete Murray
Background  Vocal: Derek Green
Background  Vocal: Andy Caine
Background  Vocal: Gina Foster
Background  Vocal: Beverley Skeete
Background  Vocal: Andy Playfoot
Producer: Nick Patrick
Producer: Don Reedman
Recording  Engineer: Haydn Bendall
Mixing  Engineer, Recording  Engineer: Peter Schwier
Recording  Engineer: Simon Hanhart
Mastering  Engineer: Vic Anesini

....but I got it cuz of our man Dino!!

Hey pallies, likes wanna thanks our Dino-philic pallie Danny-o for startin' off   our Dino-winter-month with 2---count em---2 versions of our fav of fav Dino-wintery croon..."It's A Marshmallow World" a wonderfully wise way of gettin' all us Dino-adulators in the Dino-seasonal spirit. Likewise we thanks our Danny-o for kindly choosin' not to share the version of this coolest of cool croon that is our personally personal fav...the one Dino sang back in '75 on a Bob Hope seasonal special..that we will offer later in this Dino-month.

Today we turn to 'nother Dino-fanatic, a life-long Dino-devotee who often keeps us up-to-Dino-date on the newest of new Dino-releases, our pallie Mr. DeansPalley who pattered us on our Happy Dino Thanksgiving post with this wondrous Dino-news.....

New version of Dino's Reprise recording of White Christmas with an updated arrangement that still pays tribute the original recording. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra does a great job with this, and Dean's voice is very rich and full sounding. I offer this link. https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pl&u=https://www.sonymusic.pl/albumy/various-christmas-with-the-stars-and-the-royal-philharmonic-orchestra&prev=search Actually the entire album is wonderful....but I got it cuz of our man Dino!!

  We thoughtfully thanks DeansPalley for lettin' us in on this noteworthy news.  Likes below is the perfect prose from the lovin' link that DeansPalley shared for your deep deep Dino-edification.  Likes we are purely pumped to learn of this new version of this classic of classic croon from our most beloved Dino.  We have checked online and the release date is December 6 at one popular pad and preorders are bein' taken now.

While all us Dino-followers await for copies of this new Dino-treasure, we share with youse below a live version of "White Christmas" that our Dino sweetly sang on the Dean Martin's Christmas in California (December 18, 1977).  This version includes Mr. Greg Garrison's intro relatin' that after the Dino-special aired, Garrison got a telephone call from "White Christmas" scriber Mr. Irving Berlin sayin' that our Dino's version was "The best version I have ever heard."

Once 'gain we thanks Mr. DeansPalley for this huge huge heads up on The Royal Philhamonic Orchestra's veritable version of Dino's "White Christmas."

We Remain,

Yours In Dino,

Dino Martin Peters

Various - "Christmas With The Stars and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra"

• performer: Various
• title: Christmas With The Stars and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
• premiere: 29-11-2019
• medium item no: 19075991412 (CD)

A collection of Christmas hits produced by Don Reedman and Nick Patrick, combining classic Christmas songs with new arrangements and accompaniment of the Orchestra.

The new album of the Royal Orchestra with their Christmas recordings includes: Elvis Presley, Tony Bennett, Doris Day, Eartha Kitt, Harry Belafonte, Perry Como, Johnny Mathis, Dean Martin, Roy Orbison and Andy Williams.

The album CHRISTMAS WITH THE STARS AND THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA will be available on CD and on digital services.

Legacy Recordings, a section of the Sony Music Entertainment catalog, begins the holiday season with the premiere of the album CHRISTMAS WITH THE STARS AND THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA. This album includes 13 classic and most-loved Christmas songs arranged by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Steve Sidwell.

Produced by Don Reedman and Nick Patrick and recorded in the famous Abbey Road Studio 2, the album is the latest result of collaboration between The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Legacy Recordings.

After the phenomenal global success of the album If I Can Dream: Elvis Presley with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 2015 (which sold over 1.5 million copies), The Wonder Of You: Elvis Presley from The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (which sold in over 800,000 copies worldwide) and Christmas with Elvis and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (which debuted at # 1 on the Billboard Classical Albums list in 2017) Legacy Recordings, in collaboration with Roy's Boy's LLC, also released albums: A Love So Beautiful: Roy Orbison with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (2017) and Unchained Melodies: Roy Orbison with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (2018).

"Christmas music evokes warm emotions in the surroundings of family, friends and children. When you have artists such as Tony Bennett, Dean Martin, the wonderful Doris Day and incomparable Eartha Kitt, working on these amazing songs full of joy and Christmas spirit was great fun, "said producer Nick Patrick.

Second producer Don Reedman writes: "... we are happy that we can celebrate this unique opportunity thanks to our cooperation with the Royal Orchestra. Andy Williams introduces the mood by starting a musical journey through Christmas. We're reliving the Christmas story with Johnny Mathis and Harry Belafonte. Perry Como, Tony Bennett, Doris Day, Dean Martin, Eartha Kitt, Roy Orbison and Elvis Presley convey the spirit of this wonderful season.
We hope you enjoy our album and wish each of you ... love, joy, hope, peace and happiness in the coming year. Merry Christmas!"

1 Andy Williams & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
2 Perry Como & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
3 Doris Day & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
4 Johnny Mathis & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra When a Child Is Born
5 Harry Belafonte & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Mary's Boy Child
6 Tony Bennett & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On an Open Fire)
7 Eartha Kitt & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Santa Baby
8 Roy Orbison Pretty Paper
9 Elvis Presley & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Blue Christmas
10 Dean Martin & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra White Christmas
11 Doris Day & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra I'll Be Home for Christmas
12 Tony Bennett & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
13 Elvis Presley & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Silent Night

Danny G's Sunday Serenade with Dino: "Marshmallow World"

Seasons greetins', mi amici & WELCOME to Dino-Winter Month 2019!
Yes!

It's that time of year , once 'gain!

Hope ALL my pallies had lots o' turkey & gave lots o' thanks!
Was a very special day, pals.

But now...it's time to par-tay!

Time to REALLY kick off this GREAT GREAT holiday season!

Get some Christmas shoppin' done!
Deck them there halls!
Haul out that ol' box o' holly!
Haha!!

Yup...here we's go, pals!

I knows it can gets exhaustin' though, pallies.

It can wear youse down to the bone...if youse let it!

Make sure to take a breather every now & then, my friends!

'Member what the month is REALLY all 'bout...CELEBRATIN' DINO!!!
Hahaha!!!

Among other obvious thins'... of course...this month is to REALLY soak in that Dino vibe!

REALLY listen to what he is tellin' us... & REALLY follow in his GREAT GREAT footsteps!

Relax...Be cool, baby.
Let thins' roll off your shoulder.
Life's too damn short to sweat the little thins'! 

Now, pallies o' mine...they is sayin' that New England is gettin' our FIRSTEST significant snowfallin' of the season today.
Right 'bout now actually.

Sounds like thins' 'round here will be VERY marshmallowy ...VERY soon!

So what better jam to jam on than "Marshmallow World"?!

It DEF I NATE LY gets me in the holiday spirit & DEF I NATE LY keeps me in that wintery Dino-vibe!

OK...'nough talkin'...time to get this Dino-Winter Month rockin'!

Let's kick this Cool Cool season off & 'member to go easy, mi amici!

Santa's not the ONLY one watchin'!

Dean wants youse to remain calm & enjoy our MANY MANY blessins', pals.

So take a breath...Inhale that frosty air...& just relax.
It's the ONLY way to fly, pals.

Enjoy!