- [Seal] Hi, my name is Seal
and this is how it went down.
Now, the song in question
today is Santa Claus
is Coming to Town.
Now, the reason why this
particular recording is unique
is, of course, because I'm doing a duet
with Frank Sinatra.
I did the Standards record
which is a collection
of standards, essentially,
some of the greatest songs ever written.
And, on this record there were
two or three Sinatra covers.
As we were promoting this
record, the Frank Sinatra estate
got in touch with me.
It was based on the fact
that they'd heard me singing
Luck Be A Lady on social media
and I guess that gave them the idea.
In fact, they'd already
had, they already had
the Christmas duets record set.
And, they heard me and they
asked if I would do it.
And, then I got to meet them and they said
that Sinatra would have liked
what I did which was very, very nice.
I was able to record at the
legendary Capitol Studios
in one of the rooms where the
great Frank Sinatra himself
sung on many occasions.
They've done an incredible
job in preserving
the integrity, meaning the actual look
of the studio, how it's
been over the years.
And, so you really feel
like you're walking
into a time capsule in memory
of all of the great artists
that I've mentioned that
have recorded there,
the Sinatras, the Nat King
Coles, the Ella Fitzgeralds.
All of those great artists
that have recorded there,
they've pretty much kept the
studio looking how it looked
way back then.
Well, I was singing to a
multi-track so this was very much
focused around the voice
so that was unusual.
And, really unusual singing it,
not only to his voice and
that me being such a big fan
and trying to copy his
phrasing and his timing,
but also there were two representatives
from the Sinatra estate in
the control room (laughs),
so I felt like I really
had to bring my A game
'cause they've heard it
all and they've seen it all
including the great man himself.
And, that said, this is one
of the most successful records
I've ever made because the
process was just so enjoyable.
