01-Thanksgiving Day Parade

OK, let's get this party started. Here's the first share of the season. I've named each share after a song in the download, often with some relation to the theme of the collection. Certainly not all the records are linked to the theme, but I tried to find as many as I could that linked together somehow. (Some days I was able to theme the whole thing, but those are the exception to the rule.) If you've visited the blog at any time over the past twenty years on Thanksgiving, you've likely seen and heard the Thanksgiving Day Parade song. It's from a TV remake of Miracle On 34th Street and it isn't really too well known. I try to push it whenever I can, and it's showing up here again with a few other Thanksgiving Day and November tracks. I feel like sharing notes on many of the songs each day, but that's going to just be too much. As you can see there are 45 tracks here (in honor of them all being from 45s) and it will just take too long to talk about them all. Maybe I can drop some info in the comments from time to time. We'll see how it all shakes out.

1. Slim Pickens-Vocal Accompaniment By The Jordanaires-Christmas In November
2. Annick Aïrosa Et Sa Guitare-Soir De Noël (O Little Town Of Bethlehem)
3. Bob Moule's Dixieland Express-Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
4. Bobby G. Rice-Holidays Are Happy Days
5. Danny And The Juniors And Santa's 8 Reindeer With Frank Slay & His Orchestra-Candy Cane, Sugary Plum
6. Earl Grant-Silver Bells
7. Ed Sullivan Presents Music Of Christmas-Arranged & Conducted By John Gregory-Jingle Bells
8. Eddie De Marr With Glenn Osser And His Orchestra-(It's Rough) This Time Of Year
9. Elton Britt With The Pinetoppers-Christmas In November
10. Fred Bergin And His Music-Toyland
11. Fred Waring And His Pennsylvanians-Grandma's Thanksgiving-Part 1
12. Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians-Vocal Chorus By Tony Craig-White Christmas
13. Jimmy Dean-Arranged & Conducted By Don Sebesky-Blue Christmas
14. Joe Sun-Silent Night (Stereo)
15. Johnny Mathis-Conducted By Jack Feirman-The Little Drummer Boy
16. Julius La Rosa With The Choraliers-Directed By George Nassar-We Need A Litttle Christmas
17. King Coleman-Blue Grey Christmas
18. Lawrence Welk And His Champagne Music-Merry Christmas Polka
19. Leonard Feather-Ralph Burns And Their Orchestra-Dasher
20. Liz Story-Greensleeves
21. Mark Thomsen-Noël
22. Nick Di Sipio With Orchestra-Christmas Is Here
23. Paul Mickelson, N B C Organ-Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
24. Ray Anthony And His Orchestra-Vocal By Ronnie Deauville-Marshmallow World
25. Rejoice!-November Snow
26. Richard Maltby And His Orchestra Featuring The Honey Dreamers-Wild Bells
27. Stanley Fritts And The Korn Kobblers-Vocal By Stanley Fritts-Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
28. The Anita Kerr Singers & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra-Shine, Shine
29. The Fontane Sisters And Freddy Martin And His Orchestra With Merv Griffin-Snowflakes
30. Seymour (The Heartbeat Trumpet) With Chimes And Organ-O, Come All Ye Faithful
31. Mireille Mathieu-Weisser Winterwald (Winter Wonderland)
32. Ron Brooks-What Christmas Means To Me
33. Alfred Apaka And The Hawaiian Village Serenaders-Joy To The World (Hauoli Ka Honua)
34. Bruno Pallesi-Caro Gesu' Bambino
35. Carla Thomas-All I Want For Christmas Is You (Gusto Version)
36. Eydie Gorme-Arranged And Produced By Don Costa-Let Me Be The First To Wish You Merry Christmas
37. Fred Waring And His Pennsylvanians-Grandma's Thanksgiving-(Concluded)
38. Homemade Theatre-Santa Jaws Part 2
39. Jimmie Davis-Sacred Singing With Instrumental Accompaniment-Gently Rock His Cradle
40. Leland W. Sprinkle Sr-Dutch Hymn Of Thanksgiving
41. Marie Chabot-My Christmas With You
42. Positive Force-'Twas A Night Long Ago
43. Spencer Ross-Thanksgiving Day Parade
44. Seeburg Musicians-O Holy Night (DS)
45. Henry Mancini-Christmas Greetings

MEGA