Time for the
second installment of what I hope is a series that will last all year long! It's a collection of Christmas 78's, all sourced from
The Internet Archive and lightly processed by me for slightly better sound. My goal is to highlight the stuff that's available over there in their
Great 78 collection, and to provide you with some listenable music that you've probably not heard before. Their collection is great, both deep and wide, and every month they add to it, so there's always something new to be found. I'm concentrating on the Christmas side of it, but there is all sorts of music there to be discovered. There's no rhyme or reason to what I'm putting out here in this collection, it's just a random selection of the 78s that I've collected and tagged most recently. You'll have to look at the beautiful selection of labels to see what's in the pile, I'm not going to type it all out for you. So without further ado, here's the link, and I'll see you next week!
MEGA
Edit-4 Jan 2023-Added tracklist for searching.
1. Bill Cook-A Letter To Santa
2. Amalia Mendoza Con Mariachi-Amarga Navidad
3. Jim McCahey-I'm Dreaming Of A White Christmas
4. Ross Bagdasarian With Orchestra Conducted By Nelson Riddle-Let's Have A Merry, Merry Christmas
5. Skip Farrell And Jack Fulton-The Two Mr. F's-Mrs. Santa Claus
6. Jeff Stoughton And His Lake Placid Club Orchestra-Vocal By Larry Murphy-North Pole Town
7. Jimmy Durante-Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
8. Al Dexter-Vocal By Al Dexter With String Band-Santa Is On His Way
9. Anne Shelton With Orchestral Accompaniment Directed By Camarata-Spring In December
10. The Mariners-Deck The Hall With Boughs Of Holly
More awesome stuff. You're truly on a roll (with butter).
ReplyDeleteRoss Bagdasarian with Nelson Riddle? This is awesome!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Guys. Stubby shared that Ross Bagdasarian track many years ago, that's where I first heard of it. I was excited to see the 78 turn up at The Internet Archive.
ReplyDeleteIs that a repeat of what you`ve already posted or something new?
ReplyDeleteI paid $30 (including shipping) for that 78 in 2008. Who knew I could have gotten it for nothing at Internet Archives?
ReplyDeleteThis is great - Thanks Ernie! I love lookig over at IA, but you find more than I have been able to. Thanks for polishing up and highlighting these gems
ReplyDelete- Steve in PA
There's great stuff at the IA, but sometimes it gets lost in the sheer volume of stuff. Even me sharing out these tiny bits can get too much for some folks. But there's always something good to find if you can figure out how to search for it.
ReplyDeleteAnd Stubby, That $30 let you listen to it for 14 more years than the rest of us. :)
This is great. I've been accessing that archive for awhile. A few weeks ago I featured Anne Shelton's Christmas songs on a youtube playlist called Christmas Cuddles: Yuletide Wishes from the UK. Thanks for all your hard work!
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