Go USA-Part One

I've done a few theme Sundays in a row now, and today is going to follow in that tradition. I'm throwing up a series of albums recorded by the various branches of the US military (mostly the Air Force) back in the sixties and seventies. I think these were issued to radio stations to help put a positive spin on the military experience at a time when the US was not having the best experience fighting a foreign war. These albums feature performances that were often unique to these albums and not heard since their initial release. There are some tracks that just introduce common Christmas songs, but there aren't too many of those. This particular album features a twenty-some-odd minute performance in the studio by Eddy Arnold and The Jordanaires of Christmas songs and hymns that are really nice. Side two features Christmas greetings from artists as diverse as The Supremes, Wayne Newton, Mel Torme, Sandler & Young and Robert Goulet. I think you're really going to enjoy this record, and the rest of them in the series today. Go download Eddy Arnold Sings Christmas/Find Yourself A Star (US Air Force Public Service Programs).