“That’s What I Want For Christmas” – Nancy Wilson (Capitol – 1963)
With so many women going the “Santa Baby” route with Eartha Kitt, Nancy Wilson recalibrated hearts to hearth warm sentiments of true love and romance with this selection that arrived shortly after her breakthrough success with the song that became her signature, “Guess Who I Saw Today.” Ironically, the smooth and dreamy Christmas song (composed by Earl Lawrence / Arranged by O.B. Masingill with “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve” on the flip side) remains the highest charting single on the R&B charts of Fancy Ms. Nancy’s career.
