Fresh from starring as the town drunk - no typecasting here! - in Rio Bravo, Dean was at the height of his popularity when he entered the Capitol studios in the summer of 1959 to record his first Christmas-themed album for the label. But it wasn"t quite a Christmas album; though `White Christmas" and `Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" show up here, most of the record is given over to songs more suitable for snuggling in the snow. Even the cover showing Dino eyeing two snow bunnies served notice that this was not your father"s holiday album...and, as such, this one goes down smooth all year long.