Mel Torme

Mel Tormé, the incomparable jazz singer, was born on Sept. 13, 1925. WRTI is celebrating his centennial on the air — and with this appraisal by longtime admirer Bob Craig.

Mel Tormé famously co-wrote one of the most well-known carols of all time in 1945. His son, James, tells the story of how the song came to be.