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Croon And Swoon: A Classic Christmas (1998) and its less impressive companion, Croon And Swoon: A Classic Christmas, Volume Two (1999), were released in a fairly crass (and tardy) attempt to cash in on the lounge craze of the mid-nineties. The dust having long settled on that particular fad, these discs still sound pretty damn good, thanks in no small part to their purity of vision (all classics, no Squirrel Nut Zippers). You see, there was a time when this music wasn't "easy listening" - it was popular music - and these songs come primarily from the years before rock 'n' roll rendered the form irrelevant. Together, the Croon And Swoon volumes comprise 36 songs from 1940 to 1970, including a number of arguably definitive renditions. A good introduction for the enthusiast, a sufficient collection for the dabbler.