Christmas Is, sung by Lou Rawls, is the song for Day 19 of 25 Days of Christmas Songs. This song makes me sway and swoon. It’s from Lou’s album Merry Christmas Ho Ho Ho, which I believe was released on Jan 1, 1967. Missed the Christmas album buying window by that much.

Christmas Is has been a mainstay on my holiday play list for years. The opening sax is as smooth as a hot chocolate martini. Hmm. That’s sounds yummy right about now. If you’ll excuse me, I have a drink to make. But first, let me put on a some Lou Rawls.

Buy the song at iTunes here.