35-New Year Rock

It's late in the day so I'm sure I won't be the first, but Happy New Year to you and yours! Hope you're doing well today, not too hung over and out of sorts. I've got some more New Year's songs for you today, but don't play anything too loudly. Lots of interesting stuff today including the title record, recorded in South Africa! That may be a first for us, I'm not sure. Still pretty neat no matter how you slice it. Enjoy!

1. Danny Harrison-This Is Christmas
2. Danny Mendelsohn Singers-Auld Lang Syne
3. De Castro Sisters-Feliz Navidad
4. Dick Jones, Caller-The Rustlers-Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
5. Little Kid Lex-New Year Rock
6. Otis & Carla-New Year's Resolution
7. Ray Conniff-Arranged And Conducted By Ray Conniff-I Understand Just How You Feel (Auld Lang Syne)
8. Robert Winters & Fall-One More Year
9. Spike Jones And His City Slickers-Vocal Refrain By George Rock-My Two Front Teeth (All I Want For Christmas)
10. The Oklahoma Wranglers-Vocal Refrain By Skeeter Willis-Unhappy New Year
11. Tommy Tucker Time-Vocal: Don Brown, Kerwin Somerville And The Three Two Timers-Auld Lang Syne
12. Unknown Artist-The Blizzard Song
13. Kimbo Records-I've Got The Chicken Pox For Christmas (Instrumental)
14. Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones-Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
15. The Cathedral Choir-The First Nowell
16. Amos 'N' Andy With The Jeff Alexander Choir & Bill Lee-Little Bitty Baby (A Christmas Spiritual)
17. Bob Coe At The Pipe Organ-White Christmas
18. Bob Moule's Dixieland Express-Let It Snow
19. Brook Benton-Arranged And Conducted By Fred Norman-Silent Night
20. Chas. Hicks Orchestra-New Year Polka
21. Don Mason-Shepherd Boy
22. Eagles-Funky New Year
23. Earl Grant-Jingle Bells
24. Ed Sullivan Presents Music Of Christmas-The Little Drummer Boy
25. Jesse Rogers And His '49ers-Blue Christmas
26. Jim McGuirt And Company Featuring Bob Ferrell-Resolutions
27. Jimmie Davis-Take Me Back To Babyland
28. Jimmy Dean With Ray Ellis And His Orchestra-When They Ring The Golden Bells
29. Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers-Auld Lang Syne
30. Julius LaRosa With The Columbus Boy Choir-Conducted By Archie Bleyer-Adeste Fideles
31. Kate Smith-Arranged And Conducted By Peter Matz-Christmas Eve In My Home Town
32. Lawrence Welk And His Champagne Music-The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)
33. Lindsay Crosby And Friend (Johnny Mercer)-Nelson Riddle Orchestra-Old Friends Of Mine (Auld Lang Syne)
34. Little Bobby Rey And His Band-Corrido De Auld Lang Syne (Dance Of The New Year)
35. Lloyd Price-Auld Lang Syne
36. Maury Logan-Happy New Year
37. Memphis Sounds Orchestra-Winter Wonderland
38. Michael Hitch-There Was Always Something Special At Christmas
39. Orion Samuelson & The Uff-Da Band-I Just Go Nuts At Christmas
40. Randy King-Merry Christmas
41. The Anita Kerr Singers & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra-Medley: Angels We Have Heard On High; What Child Is This?; Joy To The World
42. Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra-Vocal Refrain By Vaughn Monroe And The Chorus-Auld Lang Syne
43. Tex Fletcher And Kit Stewart With The Hootenanny Orchestra-Happy New Year
44. The Leading Men-Auld Lang Syne
45. Henry Mancini-New Year's Greetings

MEGA

34-New Year's Eve Party

Last day of the year! We made it! And what a year it's been. Best thing that happened was getting married after being a lifelong bachelor for the first fifty or so years. The worst thing that happened was getting flooded out of my parent's house during Hurricane Milton three weeks before the wedding. Everything else has been somewhere between those two extremes. I'll just be glad when this year is over and we can get on with the next one. The theme today is obviously New Year's & New Year's Eve songs, though supplanted with a healthy helping of regular Christmas tunes as well. And since there aren't that many New Year's songs out there, I've temporarily suspended my rule against using the same song more than once. You'll find more than your fair share of Auld Lang Syne and What Are You Doing New Year's Ev versions here. Just hold your nose and listen, it'll be OK. I even dug up a special New Year's greeting for you from the one and only Ann-Margret. Enjoy!

1. Seymour (The Heartbeat Trumpet) With Chimes And Organ-Jingle Bells
2. The World's Greatest Jazzband-Silent Night
3. The Statues-White Christmas
4. 20 Accordionists From The Accordiana-Shepherd's Came (Traditional Polish Carol)
5. Bob Decker-Accompanied By Alan Paller And His Orchestra-An Old Fashioned Christmas
6. Brad Swanson And His Whispering Organ Sound-Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer
7. Danté And The Evergreens-What Are You Doing New Year's Eve
8. David Buskin-Arranged & Conducted By Glenn Spreen-The Rest Of The Year (Stereo)
9. David Grant With The Wallace Fields Middle School Choir-Have Yourself A Merry Christmas
10. Debra Ferrara With The Walsh High Choir, Music By The Del Fi's-Christmas Time (Is Near)
11. Dick Wilson-Merry Christmas To You Dear Holy-One
12. Dorothy Collins-Chorus And Orchestra Directed By Dick Jacobs-The Twelve Gifts Of Christmas
13. Eddie "Piano" Miller Trio-Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers
14. Eric Jay-Orchestra Under The Direction of Marion Evans-Little Drummer Boy
15. Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra And Chorus-Blue Christmas
16. Jimmy Little John (The Tall Texan) And His Robin Hoods-Santa You Made A Mistake
17. Marti Mae-A Delightful Story Of A Boy, A Girl, And Christmas
18. Milleridge Singers-Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
19. Ramona Gerhard-O Holy Night
20. Reggie Lamb-Christmas Confession-Vocal
21. Shawn Phillips-A Christmas Song
22. Sonny Til-Arranged And Conducted By Bert De Coteaux-What Are You Doing New Year's Eve
23. The Ames Brothers With Sid Ramin And His Orchestra-O Holy Night (Cantique de Noël)
24. The Festival Singers-Auld Lang Syne
25. The G-Clefs-I Understand (Just How You Feel) (Auld Lang Syne)
26. The Heartbeats-After New Year's Eve
27. The Jimmy Castor Bunch-The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
28. Tommy Leonetti-Handful Of Happy New Years
29. Alexander O'Neal-Thank You For A Good Year
30. Cary Grant-Here's To You
31. Don Box With The Sundance Band-Here It Is New Year's Eve
32. Eddy Howard And His Orchestra-Vocal By Eddy Howard With Trio And Jack Halloran Choir-Auld Lang Syne
33. George Thorogood & The Destroyers-New Year's Eve Party
34. Hal And Joanne-The New Years Eve Song
35. Joe Gumin-Auld Lang Syne
36. King Curtis-What Are You Doing New Year's Eve
37. Little Toodles-Auld Lang Syne
38. Nancy Wilson-What Are You Doing New Year's Eve
39. Spike Jones And His City Slickers-Vocal Refrain By Sir Frederick Gas, Doodles Weaver, George Rock And Spike Jones-Happy New Year
40. Subway Serenade (Rich Peritone, Bob Emrick, John Blewitt, Chris Mahoney, Rick Nicolini)-What Are You Doing New Years Eve
41. The Mom & Dads-Auld Lang Syne
42. Tommy Wills (Man With A Horn)-What Are You Doing New Year's Eve
43. White Elephant-Auld Lang Syne-Long Version
44. The Three Stooges-Auld Lang Syne
45. Ann-Margret-New Year's Greetings

MEGA