Catherine Cookson Catherine Cookson Dame Catherine Ann Cookson, DBE (née McMullen; 27 June 1906 – 11 June 1998) was a British author. She is in the top 20 of most widely read British novelists with sales topping 100 million, while retaining a relatively low profile in the world of celebrity writers. Her books were inspired by her deprived youth in South Tyneside, North East England, the setting for her novels. She is arguably one of the most prolific British novelists with more than 103 titles written in her own name or two other pen-names. (see Bibliography below) Cookson (registered as Catherine Ann
12 Songs of Christmas (Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and Fred Waring album) 12 Songs of Christmas (Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and Fred Waring album) 12 Songs of Christmas is a 1964 album of Christmas music by Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians. The artists had previously collaborated for the album "America, I Hear You Singing", released earlier the same year. All of the songs were included on CD as part of the 2-CD set "Nothing but the Best (Limited Christmas Edition)" issued in 2009. In the USA, "Variety" received the album favorably. "This is an attractive compilation of seasonal standards delivered in standout style by Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra,