”Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep)” as sung by Rosemary Clooney, written by Irving Berlin for the movie “White Christmas”

Two Christmases ago, the Mrs. bought me a record player, and we’ve been enjoying exploring old records our parents have along with some used records we’ve bought at second-hand stores. As you might imagine, Christmas records are well-represented in the hand-me-downs, and one of them is titled “Happy Holiday” - a collection of various singers like Sinatra, Crosby, and Monte. Among the tracks is one sung by Rosemary Clooney that slipped into my subconscious and I found myself humming: “Count Your Blessings”. It’s not one of the songs that makes its way into our modern seasonal repertoire, but I think it deserves to hold a place in the cycle. Originally sung by Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney in the movie “White Christmas”, here she carries the whole tune with her glistening smooth vocals.

Hope you enjoy as much as I do. :)