The Andrews Sisters sister, it caused a bitter two-year separation, especially when Patty sued LaVerne for a larger share of their parents' estate. Patty attributed the breakup to the deaths of their parents: "We had been together nearly all our lives," Patty explained in 1971. "Then in one year our dream world ended. Our mother died (in 1948) and then our father (in 1949). All three of us were upset, and we were at each other's throats all the time." In 1951, they recorded "The Windmill Song" which is an adaptation of the French song "Maître Pierre" written in 1948 by Henri Betti
Christmas with The Puppini Sisters and added "The Puppini Sisters remain as much a tribute act [to The Andrews Sisters] as a revitalization of several eras of pop." A reporter for "The Boston Globe" gave the album a positive review, saying "It's fitting that a trio so indebted to the Andrews Sisters would include a cover of 'Mele Kalikimaka', the Hawaiian-themed Christmas song made famous by the Andrewses and Bing Crosby, on their new holiday release. It's just one of the many highlights on this terrific Christmas album that lets the Puppinis have a ball, from the jazzy waltz treatment of Wham's 'Last Christmas' to