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is set for the crooner chores. Gary sang, with Charlie Spivak several years ago and was just recently discharged from the service. The news of the marriage breakup of the Frank Sinatras came as a blow to Frank's thousands of fans. As usual, the gossip columnists blamed it on the old Hollywood routine. But whatever the reason, everyone is happy that they're back together again. To celebrate the happy occasion, Nancy and Frank may take a second honeymoon in — of all places — Hoboken, N. J. — where they first met. WHAT'S BRISK ON THE DISC: CAPITOL: lo Stafford has two fine records this month. First she has a ballad duo, "This Time" and "Promise," with Paul Weston's orchestra, and then she and Paul with the assistance of the Lynn Murray singers have waxed a beauti¬ ful arrangement of "White Xmas" backed up by "Silent Night." Johnny Mercer and the Pied Pipers are also in for double duty with "Winter Won-, derland" and "A Gal In Calico," both from the new movie "The Time, The Place and The Girl" and "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" and "Everybody Has A Laughing Place," from the Disney film, "Song Of The South." Margaret Whiting's latest combines "Oh, But I Do" with "Guilty." "Guilty" is the old Russ Columbo tune which is being revived. Peggy Lee and her husband, Dave Bar¬ bour team up on wax again, this time for "It's A Good Day," which Peggy wrote, and "He's Just My Kind." Barbour has some fine guitar work on both sides. If you're stuck as to what to get that little niece or nephew for Xmas, you might settle the problem with a Margaret O'Brien album entitled "Goldilocks And The Three Bears," or an album called "Rusty In Orchestraville." This one has to do with a youngster who takes music lessons, and through the magic of a dream, talks with all the instruments in a big symphony orchestra. It's a most un¬ usual set which even grownups will go for. COLUMBIA: ' Claude Thornhill and his orchestra step into the romantic department with "So Would I" and "This Time," with Buddy Hughes do¬ ing both vocals. Claude's fine piano work is featured on both tunes. The Herman Herd, with head man Woody, do "Uncle Remus Said" and "Romance In The Dark." Woody and the Blue Flames sing the first side and the new Herman vocal¬ ist, Mary Ann McCall, lyricizes them later. Mary Ann sang, with Woody several years ago and recently rejoined the band. Frank Sinatra does "September Song" and "This Is The Night," with Axel Stordahl's or¬ chestra, and he's also represented on "White Christmas" and "Jingle Bells." "White Christ¬ mas" is a reissue from last year. "Sooner Or Later" and "Years and Years Ago" are given the Les Brown treatment, with Doris Day doing the "Sooner" vocal and Jask Haskell on the "Years" side. This latter tune is based on the familiar "Toselli's Serenade." Harry James and the Music Makers are front and center with "Oh, But I Do," with a Buddy Di Vito vocal, and "Life Can Be Beautiful" (from the movie "Smash Up") sung by Harry's new vocalist, Marion Morgan. Two more tunes from "The Time, The Place and The Girl" have been waxed by Dinah Shore. She lends her intimate style to "Through A Thousand Dreams" and "A Rainy Night In Rio." DECCA: Lionel Hampton has a new novelty, "The Pencil Broke" (And That’s All She Wrote), with a Hamp vocal, and "Tempo's Birth¬ day," an instrumental which is a sequel to "Tempo's Boogie." On the quieter side we find the Ink Spots doing the new ballad, "Either It's Love Or It Isn't" and the oldie, "I Get The Blues When It Rains." If you like your ballads in a foreign lan¬ guage, Jean Sablon has just the thing for you. He sings "Porque" in Portuguese and "Quand L' Amour Meurt" in French. Inciden¬ tally, Sablon has a new radio show of his own for Hudnut Cosmetics over C.B.S. on Saturday nights. . In the album department we find some Jerome Kern selections sung by the movie star, Irene Dunne, with Victor Young and his orchestra. There are six sides in all, includ¬ ing "Smoke Gets In Your 'Eyes," "I've Told Every Little Star," and "All The Things You Are." Here's another album entitled "Christmas¬ time.'-' Deanna Durbin sings "Silent Night" and "Adeste Fideles"; Judy Garland does "The Birthday Of A King" and "The Star Of The East"; and Kenny Baker sings "O, Little Town of Bethelehem" and "Harkf The Herald Angels Sing." (Continued on page 80) we have a starring part for YOU *********** **** ***** Yes, you can play a leading role in the year’s most dra¬ matic story! It’s a story with the happiest of happy endings — for it can end with victory over the terrible crippler of America’s children — dread infantile paralysis! Won't you join tho ALL-STAR CAST OF KIND HEARTED PEOPLE IN THEIR MERCIFUL FIGHT AGAINST INFANTILE PARALYSIS ? 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