66-The Dozenth Scoop

Time for scoop number twelve, so I put a dozen tracks into the share for today, just to keep things nice and even. More and more stuff just keeps flowing out of The Internet Archive, and I'm excited to bring it to you just as long as I can.  I was excited to discover that they've started their January new music dump today, so I'll be busy searching through that for the next few days to see if there are any new songs I can share with you before I call it quits. You never know what's going to show up during this time of the month, so it can get pretty exciting for a music nerd like me. All the stuff in the pile today is older things, some songs I downloaded months ago, some from more recently, but it's all good, so have a taste!

MEGA

Update-5 Jan 2023-Added a tracklist for searchability.

1. Roy Rogers And Dale Evans With Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage-Christmas On The Plains
2. Odeon-Orchester-Die Parade der Zinnsoldaten
3. Henry Hall & The BBC Dance Orchestra-Does Santa Claus Sleep With His Whiskers Over Or Under The Sheets?
4. Kazio Jarzebowski-Ork W. Dana-Pedza Sanki Do Kościola.. (Sleigh Ride)
5. Frankie Laine With Paul Weston And His Orchestra And The Norman Luboff Choir, Carl Fischer At The Piano-Snow In Lover's Lane
6. Gray Gordon And His Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra-Vocal Refrain By Shirley Lane-That's What I Want For Christmas
7. Burl Ives-Vocal With Guitar-The Friendly Beasts
8. Allan Jones, Tenor, With Victor Symphony Orchestra, Conducted By Charles Previn-The Sleigh
9. Eddie Kirk With String Band-You Can't Pick A Rose In December
10. Curt Massey With Tony Vale And His Orchestra-Frosty The Snowman
11. Lou Monte With Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra And Chorus-Santo Natale
12. Ray Bloch, His Choir & Orchestra-Cantique De Noel

65-Bonus Tracks

So, what's the theme here? Well, it's a bunch of tracks that relate back to old shares here at the blog, some that you can still go and grab, some that got retired a long time ago. I grabbed a lotta 78s from The Internet Archive this year, seemingly at random, but frequently I'd recognize a name from an old record I remembered sharing. Most often, these were something new, not something that was on that old record, so I like to think of them as bonus tracks, something extra that fits into something you've already heard and are familiar with, but it's new.  For instance, the Alvino Rey track above, that could easily be a bonus track on his Warner Brothers-released pseudonymous LP, Ira Ironstrings Plays Santa Claus. (That one was put out on CD many years ago, so no share.)

Arthur Godfrey released a solo Christmas album at one point, as well as a group effort from his then-current TV show. Both of them have been shared before around these parts.

I've had an EP from Blue Barron around here for a while, and I found several more Christmas tracks from him this year.  Not enough for an album, but close.

Burl Ives released a number of Christmas albums in his day, but the most unknown one was shared around here some time ago.  There's a version of it I'm looking for, with explanatory bits on it, so if you happen to have a copy laying around, hit me up!

Dennis Day released a 10" Christmas album back in the day for RCA, but around here he showed up with Jack Benny on a budget label LP.

Don Cornell, lemme think... Oh, he had two tracks on a label sampler, both of which I think I shared out from 78 this season.

Eddie Dunstedter recorded three great Christmas albums, all of which should be available here. If you're not a completist, just grab the third one, you won't be disappointed.

Ethel Smith had an entire Christmas album, but it was more reverent than anything else, and not my favorite.

Hugo Winterhalter had a great Christmas album! And a few singles that didn't get on there, like this one.

Tom Glazer released a Christmas album later in his career, but I've never found a copy. But I did share out a single he recorded for Children's Record Guild.

Walter Schumann recorded the single most requested share in the history of this blog. But it was released on CD sometime back, and as far as I'm concerned, that means I can't share it any longer.  But this earlier single wasn't on there, so here it is!

And bringing up the rear is Wayne King, his 1963 Christmas record is a perennial favorite.

And that's it.  If you wanna add all these tracks to your own collection, just follow the link below and download 'em.

MEGA

Update-5 Jan 2023-Added a tracklist for searchability.

1. Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra And Chorus-Blue Christmas
2. Eddie Dunstedter-Organ Solo Played On The Hammond Electric Organ-Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers
3. The Voices Of Walter Schumann-The Sound Of Christmas
4. Tom Glazer Accompanying Himself On The Guitar-Twelve Days Of Christmas
5. Vincent Lopez And His Suave Swing Orchestra-Vocal Refrain By Penny Parker-(You're Just As) Cute As Christmas
6. Don Cornell And Laura Leslie With Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra-Baby, It's Cold Outside (From The M-G-M Film "Neptune's Daughter")
7. Dennis Day With Charles Dant And His Orchestra-Christmas Dreaming (A Little Early This Year)
8. Blue Barron And His Orchestra-Vocal By Clyde Burke-Christmas Dreaming (A Little Early This Year)
9. Arthur Godfrey, The Chordettes & The Mariners With Archie Bleyer Orchestra-Jingle Bells
10. Alvino Rey And His Orchestra-Vocal Refrain By The Four King Sisters-Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
11. Ethel Smith-Sleigh Ride
12. Burl Ives-Percy Faith Orchestra And Chorus-The Twelve Days Of Christmas
13. Wayne King And His Orchestra-Winter Blossoms (Featured In The Walter Wanger Production "Winter Carnival") (Floración De Invierno)

64-Scoop Eleven

Another day, another scoop. I keep saying we're almost to the end around here, but then I find a couple more things and the season keeps going. But I can't do that indefinitely, so the end is coming. Not tomorrow or the day after that, but soon.  I've spent many a waking hour working on this stuff since Thanksgiving, and I'm going to need to step away from the computer and spend some quality time looking at something other than a computer screen for a while.  But it's fun while it lasts.  The selections today are, as always, downloaded from the Internet Archive and tweaked by me, and they're another batch of interesting stuff. If you've been here since the beginning of the season, it's just more of the same goodies from 78's. If you're new around here, it's kinda hard to explain, you'll need to go back to the beginning and start from there.  If that's too much work, just download it and listen.

MEGA

Update-5 Jan 2023-Added a tracklist for searchability.

1. Pee Wee Crayton-A Frosty Night
2. Murray Arnold-Orchestra Conducted By Russ Case-Blue December
3. Jo Stafford - Frankie Laine With Paul Weston & His Orchestra-Carl Fischer: Piano-Christmas Roses
4. Country Dance Band-Jingle Bells-American Squares
5. International Concert Orchestra-Direction Of Nathaniel Shilkret With Pipe Organ-Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers
6. Olle Nygren Med Waldimirs Orkester-Sjömannens Jultankar (Sailors' Christmas Thoughts)
7. Art Hodes-Snowy Morning Blues
8. Dick Robertson And His Orchestra-The Only Thing I Want For Christmas (Is Just To Keep The Things That I've Got)
9. Charlie Spivak And His Orchestra-Vocal Chorus By Garry Stevens-White Christmas (From "Holiday Inn")
10. Frank Petty Trio-Vocal By Chorus-Italian Christmas Bells
11. Ray Noble And His Orchestra-Vocal By Howard Barrie-I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
12. Father Flanagan's Boys Town Choir-Rev. Francis P. Schmitt, Director-Franciscan Song; O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fidelis)
13. Margel Ayars-Vocalist, Bernice Gamble And Florence Bassett-Pianists-Music Of The Christmas Season (Deck The Hall; Up On The House-Top; Jingle Bells; Oh, Christmas Tree!)

63-Little Bits Again

Most likely the last of the tiny song collections for the year, unless something drops from the sky magically in the next few days, and I'm not too tired to process it. I really dig these short songs and am thinking about making a whole collection of them at some point, but today it's just another Christmas sharity day. In the pile today is yet another track from Frank Luther (the man was prolific I tell you!), plenty more educational stuff, a version of Jingle Bells where they are just having way too much fun for a professional choral group, and even a spoken word track about snow. I think I have all the bases covered thanks to the fine collection of 78s at The Internet Archive. You know you need these to help complete your collection, so download away!

MEGA

Update-5 Jan 2023-Added a tracklist for searchability.

1. Y. Ciannella, Soprano-L. Winter, Soprano-W. Carringer, Tenor-T. Pyle, Baritone-R. Hunter, Pianist-With Accordion-Bees In Winter
2. Ray Bloch, His Choir & Orchestra-Deck The Hall
3. The Madrigal Singers Conducted By Lehman Engel With Henry Silvern At The Organ-Jingle Bells
4. Ray Bloch, His Choir & Orchestra-Away In A Manger
5. Ray Bloch, His Choir & Orchestra-Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
6. Double Quartet-Jingle Bells
7. Walter De La Mare-Snowing
8. Earl Rogers, Tenor-Jolly Old St. Nicholas
9. Y. Ciannella, Soprano-L. Winter, Soprano-T. Pyle, Baritone-R. Hunter, Pianist-Carol Of The Creatures
10. Earl Rogers, Tenor-Deck The Hall
11. Unknown Artist-He's A Big Fat Turkey
12. Unknown Artist-Old Santa's Coming
13. Y. Ciannella, Soprano-L. Winter, Soprano-R. Hunter, Pianist-Mary's Lullaby
14. Unknown Artist-To Bethlehem
15. Unknown Artist-Silent Night
16. Unknown Artist-Go Tell It On The Mountain
17. Unknown Artist-On Christmas Day
18. Unknown Artist-Hark Ye, What Angel Voices
19. Unknown Artist-The Snowflakes
20. Frank Luther With Novelty Accompaniment-Jingle Bells
21. Unknown Artist-The Feathery Snow