Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. (There'll be bluebirds over) The White Cliffs of Dover - Vera Lynn
2. (We're Gonna Hang) The Washing On The Siegfried Line - Flanagan And Allen
3. Fight on the beaches - Winston Churchill
4. Moonlight Serenade - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
5. Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me) - The Andrews Sisters
6. Thanks For The Memory - Bob Hope, Shirley Ross
7. Lambeth Walk - Eddie Cantor, Ambrose & His Orchestra
8. Round The Back Of The Arches - Flanagan And Allen, Jay Wilbur And His Orchestra
9. Their finest hour - Winston Churchill
10. We'll Meet Again - Vera Lynn
11. American Patrol - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
12. I'll Be Seeing You - Bing Crosby, John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra
13. Over The Rainbow - Judy Garland
14. Run, Rabbit, Run - Flanagan And Allen, Jay Wilbur And His Orchestra
15. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - The Andrews Sisters
16. There'll Always Be An England - Alfred Piccaver
17. I Don't Want To Walk Without You - Bing Crosby
18. It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow - Vera Lynn
19. Lili Marlene - Marlene Dietrich
20. It Had To Be You - Dick Haymes, Helen Forrest
21. Whispering Grass (Don't Tell The Trees) - The Ink Spots
22. I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time - The Andrews Sisters
23. Yours - Vera Lynn
24. Moonlight Becomes You - Bing Crosby, John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra
25. We'll Smile Again - Flanagan And Allen, Jay Wilbur And His Orchestra
26. Now Is The Hour - Gracie Fields
27. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square - Vera Lynn
28. Never in the field of human conflict - Winston Churchill

Disc 2:

1. Songs That Won The War - Vera Lynn

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #538 in Music
• Released on: 2009-10-26
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: CD+DVD
• Running time: 139 minutes

Customer Reviews

World War II Nostalgia
This is a superb CD and DVD that brings back many memories for those that remember personally the war years. A great set of toe tapping songs and a well restored DVD of the various artists. I heartily recommend it

GOOD VALUE WARTIME MEMORIES ON CD AND DVD
This Decca release contains both a CD and a DVD recalling the 1939-1945 World War and is very good value. The CD is made up of generally familiar items which have, in the main, been reissued many times before. The voice of Winston Churchill is heard during the compilation, but the emphasis is clearly on the popular songs of the time and the great artists who kept up morale in those dark and difficult days. You can't really go wrong with singers and entertainers of the calibre of Dame Vera Lynn, Flanagan and Allen, The Andrews Sisters and so on. The best versions of songs have been included with a few exceptions. Certainly, as a British release, Anne Shelton's celebrated recording of "I'll Be Seeing You" would have been more appropriate than that of Bing Crosby. The accompanying booklet contains a glaring error. The Bob Hope recording of "Thanks For The Memory" included here is not the one he made in 1938 with Shirley Ross as claimed in the notes, but rather a wartime recording probably taken from a radio show!

The DVD runs for almost 70 minutes and the documentary dates from 1994. Dame Vera presents some commentary between film complations and it is a joy to see film of George Formby, Gracie Fields, Kenneth Horne, Richard Murdoch, the Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby, and Jack Buchanan - to name a few. There are two clips of Flanagan and Allen; the first clearly made post-war with, it appears, Jack Hylton conducting the pit orchestra. There are lots of clips from newsreels which show civilians and forces personnel with well-chosen recordings by Anne Shelton, Vera Lynn, Eddie Cantor and others providing a musical background to the moving pictures. It's just a pity that the listing of recordings at the end was not properly proofed as there are some glaring spelling mistakes...

This release benefits the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal, which is a good reason to get a copy.

songs that won the war
excellent songs! took my mum back to her earlier years!. the dvd included is very good too. 10 out o 10!. a must christmas present for people with elderly parents!