Pop Music
1. Tennessee Ernie Ford-O Little Town Of Bethlehem
2. Lawrence Welk-O Come All Ye Faithful & Away In A Manger
3. The King Family-It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
4. Pat Boone-Hark The Herald Angels Sing
5. George Beverly Shea-O Holy Night
6. Evie-Mary's Little Boy Child
7. Richard & Patti Roberts-Go Tell It On The Mountains
8. Ralph Carmichael-Little Drummer Boy
9. Korean Children's Choir-Silent Night
10. Jim Roberts & Norma Zimmer-Silver Bells
2. Lawrence Welk-O Come All Ye Faithful & Away In A Manger
3. The King Family-It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
4. Pat Boone-Hark The Herald Angels Sing
5. George Beverly Shea-O Holy Night
6. Evie-Mary's Little Boy Child
7. Richard & Patti Roberts-Go Tell It On The Mountains
8. Ralph Carmichael-Little Drummer Boy
9. Korean Children's Choir-Silent Night
10. Jim Roberts & Norma Zimmer-Silver Bells
Hi Ernie,
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if it's my internet or what... but at times, I'm having a hard time opening up your blog, and also downloads from MEGA are not working. I will check it another day. Are others having a problem?
I'm not aware of anything going on, but it's odd that no one seems to have noticed this post any earlier. But it's well past the usual Christmas season by anyone's definition. Hopefully the issues you're seeing will be cleared up by the next time you check in.
DeleteI finally ended up unplugging the modem and plugging back in. It all appears to be fixed, for now, but I probably should call my service provider...
DeleteYour website and MEGA are working fine again :)
I checked. In 2018, I downloaded this Guideposts album from you, "Christmas Stories From Guideposts" A different one :)
DeleteBut I do recognize the cover, but it might be similar to a "Salvation Army of Stars" album.
From what I could tell, the two original tracks (or ones that I haven't found anywhere else, on this record, are: Tennessee Ernie Ford's "O Little Town Of Bethlehem"; and the Lawrence Welk "O Come All Ye Faithful & Away in A Manger"
DeleteI've been giving some thought for a while now about compiling some Lawrence Welk Christmas music, stuff that didn't show up on his albums, so I'm glad I found this track. Not sure if there's enough other stuff to fill an album, but I'm looking into it. He was very prolific over the years and his early Christmas albums are Wunnerful!
DeleteThat would be great, Ernie :)
DeleteI keep finding more. :)
DeleteHi Ernie and Jonathan, the library where I access the Internet just updated the operating system and MEGA looks different. There's a tiny download icon near the top of the page now.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ernie, for the wonderful finds! I had never heard this Lawrence Welk Orch & Chorus medley found on the Guideposts LP. It's not the same as any of my Lawrence Welk LPs. Thank you!
Thanks for the feedback! I downloaded something from MEGA today and noticed the page looked different. You have to know where that little download arrow is, I don't think they want you to easily find it, but it's there. :)
DeleteIs the Lawrence Welk unique? Interesting. I knew this record was bound to have something good on it. There are a couple more that form a series with this one, I need to rip the others I guess.
The version of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" on this album sounds to my ears as if it came from Pat Boone's first Christmas album for Dot Records, White Christmas, in 1958-59. Really like the Evie selection: Will most definitely be including it in my Christmas music mix next season from my personal vinyl copy of Come On, Ring Those Bells. I am pretty certain that the Richard & Patti Roberts selection comes from their Christmas album, simply titled Christmas with Richard and Patti, which I might still have in my collection.
ReplyDeleteI think I shared two Christmas records from Evie here a couple years ago. Nice stuff.
DeleteYes, you did. Early 2024.
DeleteI can't remember sometimes what I have and haven't shared. And then there are the things I recorded but never shared...
DeleteThe Lawrence Welk medley could have appeared on the "Merry Christmas From Our House to Your House" album from Ranwood, which could have also included some selections from a Readers Digest Welk Christmas collection that came out in 1969 or '70. Really am enjoying the Ralph Carmichael "Little Drummer Boy"; it kind of has a little bit of a Ray Conniff flavor to it; actually a little better than Ray's own version on his classic We Wish You a Merry Christmas album. Great arrangement!
ReplyDeleteThe Jim Roberts/Norma Zimmer duet does appear on that Readers Digest boxed set and also appeared on a Welk Christmas reunion special in 1984. This cut did make it onto a legitimate Welk Christmas CD from Ranwood in 2003.
DeleteI feel like I recently digitized all of those collections, I need to go through them and make some comparisons. It's a lot of Welk, but not his best stuff.
DeleteReally good Ernie Ford selection. It has got the musical flavor of his second Capitol Christmas album, Sing We Now of Christmas.
ReplyDeleteSo you think the Tennessee Ernie is unique to this release?
DeleteWell Ernie, this is a nice and eclectic mixture of material. It sounds all professionally done in one way or another.
DeleteBut Religion is a strange bedfellow, so I will leave it at that.
It was worth listening to though, so I am glad you shared it.
I need to rip the others in the series. There is one that is very similar to this one, similar roster of artists.
DeleteLooking forward to hearing more of this series. Ernie, your dedication is amazing! and very much appreciated (BIG grin)
DeleteI ripped the others in the series recently, but I'm not convinced there is anything interesting on them. We'll see how it shakes out. Thanks for the comment!
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