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Frank Sinatra's Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas is on many top ten lists for Holiday songs. For Sinatra fans, his rendition is number one. Of course, he’s not the only singer to have recorded this Christmas staple and he wasn’t even the first. It’s a special song, full of meaning and emotion and The Voice’s version has a depth of smoothness to it that leaves you warm and toasty, with positive, merry feelings that enhance those already attributed to Christmas day. But maybe we should look at a few other recordings of this beautiful song (...)

2017 is about to go out with a bang with my Las Vegas show, Drinkin’ - Singin’ - Swingin’ playing a five-night run at the Riverside Resort Hotel and Casino in Laughlin, Nevada from December 27th through the 31st.  We’re going to bring out the “laugh” in Laughlin along with a whole lot of swinging tunes. (...)

It’s early December and I have a busy show schedule for the month, which is the perfect time to break out a few Holiday numbers for the setlist to give the audience that warm glow that goes hand-in-hand with these long-time favorites.  It’s the crooners like Ol’ Blue Eyes, Dean Martin, and Bing Crosby that I think of when the subject of Christmas tunes come up.  What do you think the top selling Christmas albums have been over the years?   (...)

I’m heading to Albuquerque, New Mexico and I couldn’t be happier.  December 9th will see Sinatra Forever at the Route 66 Casino to sing some Sinatra staples and a few Christmas songs too.  Albuquerque is a pretty cool place, so I know the big band sound will be right at home.   (...)

The tale of Robin Hood is a true classic, a highly skilled, flamboyant underdog robbing from the rich to give to the poor - the ultimate symbol of a savior from corruption and injustice - but, let’s face it, prancing around an English forest in tights wouldn’t exactly compliment Rat Pack cool, so the story was changed a little to better suit the actors and attract the maximum number of fans. Robin and the 7 Hoods is a fun, light film meant to give Rat Pack fans what they want: Frank, Dean, and Sammy entertaining them for a spell. (...)