The Things We Did Last Summer is a nostalgic popular song from 1946 with lyrics by Sammy Cahn and music by Jule Styne. The most famous version is Jo Stafford's 1946 top ten hit for Capitol Records, recorded with Paul Weston and His Orchestra and peaking at number 10 on the US Billboard chart. The song is a traditional pop torch song and has been covered by many artists, including Frank Sinatra, Vaughn Monroe, Bing Crosby and Dean Martin, who recorded versions for his 1959 and 1966 Christmas albums. Shelley Fabares released a charting version in 1962, a single from her second album The Things We Did Last Summer, produced by Stu Phillips. The tune remains a staple of mid century pop and appears on various albums and compilations.
