Mel Tormé (1925–1999)
Autor von The Christmas Song: Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire
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Bildnachweis: Photo by Alan Light, 1979 (Cropped ~ Wikipedia & Flickr)
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- Gebräuchlichste Namensform
- Tormé, Mel
- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Tormé, Melvin Howard
- Andere Namen
- The Velvet Fog
- Geburtstag
- 1925-09-13
- Todestag
- 1999-06-05
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Sterbeort
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Berufe
- singer
actor
musician
composer - Beziehungen
- Wells, Robert (collaborator)
Tormé, Tracy (offspring)
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- 26
Although I have fond memories of listening to this classic song as a child—my parents had the Nat King Cole version—I don't know that I would ever have picked up this picture book presentation, were it not on a list of Christmas carol picture books that I started a while back. Of course, it's not so much a Christmas carol as a Christmas song, but still, I was curious to see what Barrette would do with the task. I'm so glad I gave it a chance, as I found The Christmas Song: Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire delightful! The artwork is somewhat flat, but in a very appealing, stylized way. I'm not sure I can correctly describe the medium, and the colophon here doesn't give any helpful information, but I thought these visuals were simply lovely. I recommend this one to fans of the song, and to picture book readers looking for fun Christmas fare. It pairs very nicely with a recording of the song being sung.… (mehr)