Christmas In July 2018-Day 28

Good evening, and welcome to day 28 on the 31st of July.  Normally I'd be winding things down about now, but I've had some issues this month and fallen way behind, not just on posting but on actual recording.  There's still a big pile of records I wanted to get to, but I just haven't been able to spend the time at the turntable that I would like.  So I may extend things a few days out this month, and hopefully I can find some time to get a few more things recorded before I call it a month.  We'll see.  Anyhow, I've got a full slate for you tonight, so let's dive in.

1. The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) by David Seville And The Chipmunks, from their first LP on beautiful red vinyl Let's All Sing With The Chipmunks (Liberty LRP 3132, Mono, 1959).  You're probably more than familiar with this track, ut I just couldn't resist when I saw that beautiful transparent ruby red vinyl!

2. Holiday For Chords by Charles Magnante from Charles Magnante Plays The Accordion (Award Artist Series (Grand Award) AAS-707, Mono, 1958).  Another holiday track from this LP that's not really the Christmas sort of holiday at all, but we'll pretend otherwise.

3. Please Santa Claus, a Christmas music lament from Anna Russell With Jimmy Carroll And His Miserable Five, taken from her LP A Square Talk On Popular Music Or The Decline And Fall Of The Popular Song (Columbia Masterworks ML 5036, Mono, 1956).  I've shared this before and I'll share it again, I just dig it.  This copy was actually autographed on the cover by Ms. Russell!

4. Deck The Hall by Brass Of The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, Conducted By Alfred Newman, from Hallelujah! (Capitol SP8529, Stereo, 1960).  I've tried to be very careful this year and save some actual Christmas music for later in the month.  Here you go!

5. Holiday Polka by Will Glahé And His Orchestra from The Big Polka Band Hits (London PS 344, Stereo, 1964).  More non-holiday holiday music.  But still good stuff. Is that a cow? Wait a second...

6. Tchaikovsky Medley by Victor Borge from his non-comedy LP Victor Borge Plays And Conducts Concert Favorites (Columbia CS 8113, Stereo, 1959).  There's some Nutcracker right at the beginning, but not as much as I had hoped for when I found this album.  You'll just have to suffer through the rest of the fifteen minutes.

7. Nutcracker by Kai Winding And His Septet Featuring Four Trombones from the album The Trombone Sound (Columbia CL 936, Mono, 1956).  Not the first track this month that tried to trick me into thinking it had something to do with Tchaikovsky, but then didn't.  Unless I'm missing something.  Does anyone hear something in there that I'm missing?

8.-10. More tracks from The Nutcracker Suite, including, for some unknown reason, two tracks from that new Dom Frontiere album I mentioned yesterday.  I don't know how or why I grabbed two tracks from the same LP, but I'm too tired to go back and fix it now.

That's it, another day full of fun!  Enjoy!

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