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Sly Crooner - Dancing Dan's Christmas - Part 1 of 2

From: Geoffrey Tozer
Series: Sly Crooner
Length: 28:30

A Damon Runyon story set to music - part one of two. Read the full description.

Christmascdartjpg_small The saga of Swanktown takes a short detour as Sly Crooner, your lounge companion, recalls a very special Christmas past. This is perfect special holiday programming as Christmas classic songs like Jingle Bells, Angels We Have Heard on High, The Wassail Song and We Three Kings are all given a modern and very swank treatment. The story itself is a warm, if quirky, tale of three holiday revelers; Good Time Charley, Dancing Dan and, of course, Sly Crooner as they hatch an idea to spread some Christmas cheer in a most amusing way. Common sense is widely ignored as they are in it for the joy they can bring to the world, except for Dancing Dan who is in love with a mobster's doll and who ends up saving his own life. A classic Christmas theme. This is the first half hour of a two part story. It is also available through PRX as a one hour special called Sly Crooner One Hour Christmas Special. Either way you get the full Damon Runyon story called Dancing Dan's Christmas with a swank spin. Happy Holidays!

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Piece Description

The saga of Swanktown takes a short detour as Sly Crooner, your lounge companion, recalls a very special Christmas past. This is perfect special holiday programming as Christmas classic songs like Jingle Bells, Angels We Have Heard on High, The Wassail Song and We Three Kings are all given a modern and very swank treatment. The story itself is a warm, if quirky, tale of three holiday revelers; Good Time Charley, Dancing Dan and, of course, Sly Crooner as they hatch an idea to spread some Christmas cheer in a most amusing way. Common sense is widely ignored as they are in it for the joy they can bring to the world, except for Dancing Dan who is in love with a mobster's doll and who ends up saving his own life. A classic Christmas theme. This is the first half hour of a two part story. It is also available through PRX as a one hour special called Sly Crooner One Hour Christmas Special. Either way you get the full Damon Runyon story called Dancing Dan's Christmas with a swank spin. Happy Holidays!

Musical Works

Title Artist Album Label Year Length
Laughing Jingle Bells Geoffrey Leigh Tozer A Very Swank Christmas. Razz Records 2008 02:45
Deck Martinis With Green Olives Geoffrey Leigh Tozer A Very Swank Christmas. Razz Records 2008 03:34
Cool Angels We Have Heard On High Geoffrey Leigh Tozer A Very Swank Christmas. Razz Records 2008 03:21
The Swank Wassail Song Geoffrey Leigh Tozer A Very Swank Christmas. Razz Records 2008 03:03
We Three Kings/Los Tres Reyes Geoffrey Leigh Tozer A Very Swank Christmas. Razz Records 2008 01:00