Luther's Theses

I'm not going to nail this post to your front door, but I will ask you to download and give it a listen. As far as I know, this is the only collection of Christmas music from Frank Luther that's made it's way onto vinyl. Most of his releases came out in the era of 78s pressed on shellac and were not recorded in what you would call hi-fi. But Decca saw fit to collect up a nice cross section of his work and re-release it on their Vocalion budget imprint. He released a lot more Christmas music back in the day, not all of it aimed towards the kiddie market, and I shared much of it with you over the past couple of years via 78s downloaded from the Internet Archive. If you hunt around and download some of his many releases, I think you'll find plenty to enjoy in there. This sampler is an excellent introduction to the fine music he has to offer. I only wish he was better known today. This is Frank Luther-Christmas For Children (Vocalion (Decca) VL 3626, Mono, 1958)

1. A Child's First Christmas
2. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
3. 'Twas The Night Before Christmas
4. Christmas In Song-Part 1: Christmas Day In The Morning; They Come With Blissful Song; Baby's Night
5. Christmas In Song-Part 2: God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen; Old Christmas; Cradle Song Of The Virgin
6. Christmas In Song-Part 3: Good King Wenceslas; Far Away
7. Christmas In Song-Part 4: Boar's Head Carol; Old Christmas; The Babe Of Bethlehem
8. Christmas In Song-Part 5: The Wassail Song; Why Alas In Lonely Stall; The First Noel
9. Christmas In Song-Part 6: Carol, Carol Christians; When Snow Lies Deep; The Sleigh Ride

MEGA