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The Four Christmases soundtrack. I am a sucker for Christmas music. I’ll gladly admit to having a healthy CD collection of holiday standards. I start them up before Thanksgiving and don’t stop until New Years. It’s a happy time that always triggers nostalgic memories. For every silver belled lining though, there is a big fat lump of coal, and it usually comes in the form of a posthumous duet.

Now posthumous duets are nothing new, like Hollywood remakes though, they are completely unnecessary. They’re cheap and gimmicky. They embarrass everyone involved, and they make baby Jesus cry. The soundtrack for Four Christmases boldly opens up with a beloved classic that was made popular by Margaret Whiting and Johnny Mercer. The problem is they used the solo version sung by Dean Martin. Doris Day was supposed to be on that recording but she had a falling out...