Friday, December 19, 2025

Shorb

With less than a week to go until the big day arrives, I've still got a lot of stuff to push out to you. Here's a fun religious album for your early morning listening pleasure. I'm a big fan of these guys' matching jackets, how snazzy are they! I think there's a credit on the back of the sleeve for those. The music isn't bad either, some four-part harmonies and a nice selection of the usual carols. This is The Shorb Brothers-Merry Christmas (Praise Records LPM 3040, Stereo).

1. Joy To The World!
2. Silent Night
3. I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
4. Good Christian Men, Rejoice!
5. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
6. Do You Hear What I Hear?
7. Go Tell It On The Mountain
8. Angels We Have Heard On High
9. Ring The Bells
10. O Holy Night
11. What Child Is This?
12. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

MEGA

15 comments:

  1. I love the giant clef on the sleeves! This looks like a good one.

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    1. I'm sure those snazzy jackets put them a rung above the other artists on the same circuit. :)

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    2. And it would attract the ladies, I'm sure!

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  2. To tell you the truth, I am not as cold-resistant as I used to be so I would happily take one of those jackets. As old as they must be, they're likely made of some good wool and I'd wear one all winter long!

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    1. They're probably in the back of someone's closet still. If only we could track them down.

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    2. Taking a closer look shows that this record may not be as old as I thought. The Shorbs on the ends in the photo are not wearing '50s haircuts. The fact that they have almost no familial appearance makes you wonder if they're really brothers...

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    3. I'm thinking 70's, but maybe a little earlier. And i have idea if they are really brothers.

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  3. Well Ernie, getting past the religious aspect of this album, they remind me of the few Barbershop Quartet albums I have in my collection.
    I really like those "Sing Along" albums that came out in the late 50s and early 60s. I guess it was because of my days in the choir.
    Glad you shared this one.

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    1. But the jackets, how do you feel about the jackets? :)

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  4. Reminds me of the Glee Club. I refused to try out for the Glee Club. I was part of the Choir, we were higher class then they were. I was a bitch then, I can still be, and I am still one. You either love me, or not. Many do not, it has to do with cultural clashes.
    They also remind me of what I have seen in some of those old episodes from Ozzie and Harriet on YouTube. But you said maybe 1970s. Maybe they are stuck in time...

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    1. Yeah, I think they're a little stuck in time, or so it seems with this record.

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  5. Ready for a fun fact, that is the same sweater that Jimmy Dean wears on his Christmas album cover!

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    1. Holy cow! I think you're right!!

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    2. Ernie - You need one of those - perfect for hunting records. (Maybe not in Florida.)

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