06-We'll Have A Blue Christmas, Elvis
Another day, another share. And for most of us, it's time to go back to work after a long Thanksgiving Day weekend. Hope you had a good one. No, wait, I'm a day off, today is Tuesday. I'm so out of practice I don't even know what day it is. I'll quit talking now and post some records. Today's theme is tribute records and celebrity vocals. Lots of songs singing the praises of Elvis, Eddie Fisher & The Beatles, as well as records by a few minor celebrities you've probably never heard of. Lorne Greene, The Three Stooges, Scott Grimes, Marc Copage, Sally Field, Shari Lewis, Walter Brennan, Barbi Benton, come on, who are these people? (Have I ever told you that my college physics professor was Sally Fields brother? You don't care? OK...)
1. Bob Coe At The Pipe Organ-Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
2. Bob Luman-A Christmas Tribute
3. Bob Rivers Comedy Corp-A Message From The King
4. Bobby Helms-Jingle Bell Rock (Decca Version)
5. Chris Marshon-Bluest Christmas Ever
6. Dany Aube-Arr. et Orch: Paul Baillargeon-Le Party D'la Veille
7. Dora Bryan With Accompaniment Directed By Johnny Gregory-All I Want For Christmas Is A Beatle
8. Eddie Fisher With Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra And Chorus-Christmas Day
9. Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires And The Imperials Quartet-If Every Day Was Like Christmas
10. Frank Milano-Have A Hap-Hap-Happy Christmas
11. Garry Ferrier-Ringo-Deer
12. Holly Twins-I Want Elvis For Christmas
13. Jana Sampson-(Merry Christmas) From Lisa Marie
14. Johnny Farago-Arr. & Orch.: Jack August-Blue Christmas
15. Lorne Greene With The Jimmy Joyce Children's Choir-Arranged And Conducted By Joe Reisman-Must Be Santa
16. Louis Armstrong-The Night Before Christmas
17. Marc Copage-Conducted By Jack Smalley-Santa, Bring My Daddy Home For Christmas
18. Orion-Silent Night
19. Paul White-Elvis, Xmas Won't Be Xmas Without You
20. Scott Grimes-We Believe In Christmas
21. Spike Jones And Solo By Linda Strangis And The St. Mary's Magdalen Choir-I Want Eddie Fisher For Christmas
22. Stella Stevens And The Golden Orchestra-Little Drummer Boy
23. The McGuire Sisters With Chorus & Orchestra Directed By Dick Jacobs-Christmas Alphabet
24. The Three Stooges And The Music Wreckers-All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth!
25. Barbi Benton-In The Winter
26. Bing Crosby With Fred Waring And His Pennsylvanians-The Secret Of Christmas (Reprise Version)
27. Burl Ives With Percy Faith Orchestra And Chorus-The Twelve Days Of Christmas
28. Clatisal (Mighty Dougla)-Chacoma Chorus-Trinidad & Tobago Regiment Band-Sleep Sweet My Baby
29. Dodie Stevens-Orchestra Conducted By Milt Rogers-Jingle Bells
30. Eddie Lawrence With The Four Thrushes And A Lush-That Holiday Spirit
31. Howie Stevie-If You Knew How Long I've Been So Good For Christmas-Part 2
32. Jim Matthews, M.D. "The Singing Surgeon"-We'll Have A Blue Christmas, Elvis
33. Joey Francis Accompanied By The Metronomes-Christmas Nite
34. Nick Di Sipio With Accordion Accompaniment By Lorraine-He
35. Patti Page-Christmas Bells
36. Sally Field-Arranged And Conducted By Don McGinnis-Felicidad
37. Shari Lewis-Mr. Santa
38. The Ames Brothers With Sid Ramin And His Orchestra-What Child Is This (Greensleeves)
39. The Mel Smith Yuletide Choir-Deck The Blooming Halls
40. Vibra Corporation-I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
41. Walter Brennan-Arranged & Conducted By Ernie Freeman-White Christmas
42. Dinah Shore-Happy Christmas Little Friend
43. The Mariners-The Pilgrims
44. The Voices Of Walter Schumann-Fum, Fum, Fum
45. Tito Jackson-Season's Greetings
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Hi Ernie, I cannot believe you have taken the time to transfer all these 45 singles to your computer, etc. Then taken more time to make playlists of them.
ReplyDeleteThese are a dream come true.
While I appreciate all the albums you have offered over the few years I have known your blog, my favorites are the compilations.
With various artists delivering their take of seasonal offerings. One gets tired of hearing an artist, sometimes..., doing a complete album.
I love variety. I love those box sets I have found on the internet from the Record Houses way back when.
So again, thank you for a most enjoyable Christmas season, so far. I can tell, you will be thrilling us with loads of things to come this season.
Bryan
Yeah, collections of stuff are always more interesting unless it's a really, really good album. At least here you can skip ahead if you don't like the song and know that the next one is going to sound completely different. :)
DeleteLots of real good ones on the playlist today! Plus I have a handful of the ones posted today in my Christmas 45 box. I have the original "Black label with silver print" version of "Jingle Bell Rock", plus the mid-'50's pressing of "Christmas Alphabet" and the Satchmo "Twas the Night Before Christmas" in its original sleeve.
ReplyDeleteHopefully there is more stuff in the pile that you don't have than stuff you do have. If not, then I have failed in my quest.
DeleteI also have that Eddie Fisher 45 in my Collection as well; one of my seasonal favorites from him; the composers of "Christmas Day" went on to compose several hits for Connie Francis in the '60's.
ReplyDeleteEddie Fisher features heavily on a hypothetical Star Wars Christmas mix I have in my head, alongside Debbie Reynolds. Pickin's are slim so I've got to make connections where I can find them. Sergio Mendez is in there too, how's that for stretching?
DeleteI actually prefer Patti Page's original Mercury version over the Columbia remake posted here; that Columbia Patti Christmas album is just too cutesy with the children's chorus.
ReplyDeleteI think there's plenty of Patti on Mercury sprinkled throughout the season.
DeleteHere is one of the seasonal Elvis tribute records that you don't have in your Collection; the maudlin "Goodbye Bing, Elvis, and Guy" by Diana Williams:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_UEMnlIq0Q
I actually picked this one up on CD just this past weekend on a K-tel collection of Elvis tribute songs. There are lots more, trust me.
DeleteAlso appropriate that you used Tito Jackson for the liner of the day today, being that we lost him earlier this Fall.
ReplyDeleteSome things don't happen by chance... ;)
DeleteHey, here's the Spike Jones version of Betty Johnson's "I Want Eddie Fisher for Christmas." I wrote about it not long ago. Speaking of Eddie, I'm going to post a 1954 Christmas Seals record from him with "Christmas Day" on it. Probably tomorrow. Also celebrity Christmas Seals plugs. No Jermaine Jackson, but Rocky Marciano, Lionel Barrymore and other notables of the time.
ReplyDeleteThis is quite the collection, I hasten to add. You have the darndest stuff.
I love the celebrity greetings! I didn't have any new ones of those this season, but I think I'm making good use of some old ones. Perhaps we should get together and try to do a collection that covers all the Christmas Seal records. Not sure if we've got them all, but I bet we've got a lot!
DeleteMerry Christmas Ernie, Thank you
ReplyDeleteAnd Merry Christmas to you! Thanks for the note.
DeleteOh, I remember Barbi Benton. Before your time. Quite the looker, and still around at 74 or so.
ReplyDeleteNo, no, I remember her. I was little, but I remember. Not sure if anyone else would, so thanks for mentioning her. It's a Janis Ian song, so now I have to track down the original.
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