Christmas Classics - Perry Como

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Perry Como was born on May the 18th 1912 in the steel town of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, and first worked in a barber shop at the age of 12. Como then left the barber job to sing with big bands, first with Freddie Carlone, and later, in 1935 with the Ted Weems Orchestra. When the orchestra broke up in 1942, Como signed a recording contract with RCA, with whom he was to top the charts with Till the End of Time in 1945. Como helped pioneer variety shows on the new medium of television in the 1950s and performed in television specials for four decades. His television career spans 20 years. He had 14 singles that made it to number 1 and sold more that 100million albums. He had more than 20 gold records in his career and was probably best known for the tune And I Love You So. In 1958, Como won a Grammy award as best male singer for the hit Catch a Falling Star. While Como emulated singer Bing Crosby in his early years, some of his best-known numbers were light novelty songs like Hot Diggity and Pappa Loves Mambo. During most of the 60s, Como was in semi-retirement, but was tempted back out onto the road in the 70s on a fairly extensive world tour. This increased exposure also led to his first hit singles for over a decade with Its Impossible For the Good Times and I Love You So. According to some sources, Como had sold in excess of 100 Million albums by the eighties, and once again, retired from the business, releasing just a couple of compilations over the next decade or so. With classics such as: White Christmas, O Holy Night, Winter Wonderland and many, many more to get you in the festive mood.

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