Viva Italia!

This is a neat little LP from Italy, one of the countries I've had the pleasure of visiting in the past few years. I'm certainly not a world traveler, but when you get free room and board at your future in-laws house, you pick up and fly across the Atlantic Ocean. I didn't get a chance to go crate digging when I was over there, but I've found quite a few Italian Christmas records over the years. This is an interesting find I discovered in my collection this year, who know where or when I got it, but I'm sharing it out with you tonight. This is Viva Natale! (RIFI (Italy) REL LP 19101, Stereo, 1971). You get a couple of longer Christmas stories here, told & sung by a female voice (anybody know more about Mina?), then some traditional Christmas songs on the flip side. It's a nice little package and I quite enjoyed it. I remember spending a lot of time cleaning up this cover, there was all sort of writing on it. It may still not be perfect, but believe me it's better than it was.

1. Mina-Orchestra E Produzione: G.B. Martelli-Cappuccetto Rosso
2. Mina-Orchestra E Produzione: G.B. Martelli-Cenerentola
3. Piccolo Coro Dell'Antoniano Diretto Da Mariele Ventre-Orchestra E Produzione: G.B. Martelli-Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle
4. Piccolo Coro Dell'Antoniano Diretto Da Mariele Ventre-Orchestra E Produzione: G.B. Martelli-Ave Maria Di Nazareth
5. Piccolo Coro Dell'Antoniano Diretto Da Mariele Ventre-Orchestra E Produzione: G.B. Martelli-Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht
6. Piccolo Coro Dell'Antoniano Diretto Da Mariele Ventre-Orchestra E Produzione: G.B. Martelli-Natale Con Voi
7. Piccolo Coro Dell'Antoniano Diretto Da Mariele Ventre-Orchestra E Produzione: G.B. Martelli-Adeste Fideles
8. Piccolo Coro Dell'Antoniano Diretto Da Mariele Ventre-Orchestra E Produzione: G.B. Martelli-Girotondo Di Campane

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