My boss had a big surprise for me the other day regarding the Christmas party we are having in our office He kept up the secret all day but then could not resist telling me as long as I promised not to tell the others. He told me that we were having Christmas With The Rat Pack this year. At first I did not have a clue what he was going on about. I asked what on earth Christmas With The Rat Pack was. He was astonished that I did not know and then explained it was Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Junior et al who were the dubbed the original rat pack because they hung around together all of the time. He felt that this type of music would be just right for our Christmas party so he has booked some impersonators to make our party a Christmas With The Rat Pack. When I realised what format the show would take I was really excited about it. I keep thinking what fun it is going to be to hear all those wonderful old songs sung by people who look and sound just like the original rat pack. I am sure it will go down just as well with the rest of the office and I think that our Christmas party this year will be the best ever.

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