Christmas In July 2026-Part 17
1. Marching Chippewa Band-Central Michigan University-I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (Marching Showcase '74-21 New Marching Band Arrangements, 1974)
A nice new arrangement of a hairy old chestnut. If you like it, I'm sure they'll be happy to sell you the sheet music.
2. Gooding Amusement's German Organ-A Little Boy's Christmas (Christmas With The Gooding Band Organ, 1984)
Another good track a side full of good tracks. I wonder if this band wagon still exists. I need to do some research on that. Huh, the Internet tells me that this company went out of business more than ten years before this record came out. Do I have the wrong date on it or is the Internet wrong again?
3. Red Garter-Sleigh Ride (Santa's Musical Grog)
Another track from a good side of music. I love these records where I can grab a whole pile of tracks for you. Makes my job easier. Takes forever when I can only record one song from each record.
4. Reginald Foort, F.R.C.O.-Nutcracker Suite: Waltz Of The Flowers (Waltz And Ballet, 1956)
More Nutcracker sweet! They really loved their pipe organs back in the middle of last century. I figure they're about due for a comeback, don't 'cha think?
5. The Concordia College Choir-Victor Hildner, Director-Silent Night (The Concordia College Choir, 1956)
Another record where I think I grabbed a whole side of music.
6. Madison Junior And Senior Choir, David Alan Ayers-Director-We Wish You The Merriest (The Joy Of Christmas And Greats From America Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow)
Sheesh, how many of these are in the pile today? Pretty sure I grabbed a full side on this one as well.
7. Petula Clark & Children-My Favourite Things (Ross Taylor's Production Of The Sound Of Music-The Original 1981 London Production, 1981)
Ah, here's one where I only grabbed one track off of a full album, and it was a real shock to find it. I see lots of versions of The Sound Of Music, but when I flipped it over and saw Petula Clark on there I got all excited. Sure enough, she sang the lead here and now I get to share it with you. Now you know why I put the album cover up at the top of this post. No idea why I couldn't be bothered to remove the price tag before I took the photo though. Lazy, I guess.
8. Robert Douglas As Narrator, With The Children's Hour Orchestra And Singers Conducted By Larry H. Laberer-In Winter (All About The Seasons, 1963)
This track has been popping up frequently as I listen to the music to share this season, and I feel like it's more frequent than anything else in the pile. I guess the algorithms are all messed up, or maybe it's just me. Anyhow, I'm sick of it so I'm sharing it just so it can go in the 'shared' pile and I won't hear it anymore.
9. The JM Choral Group-Novices And Postulates Of The Religious Of Jesus And Mary-Mother Marie Laetitia, R.J.M., Director-Patapan (Patterns In Song, 1960)
Another track from these nuns in training. I didn't know that's what they meant by Novices and postulates, but now I do. Someone will probably correct me about that, but I clearly didn't pay enough attention during Sister Act to know my nun-iverse.
10. Gordon Jenkins, His Piano, Orchestra And Chorus-Baby It's Cold Outside (The Great Movie Themes Of The 30's, 40's & 50's, 1964)
The great Gordon Jenkins plays a short version of an Academy Award winning Christmas-adjacent song. It's short because they tried to cram twenty or thirty tracks onto this record, so there's only a small slice of time for each song. Still good though. I feel like I've shared this out before though, but from an LP with a different cover. Maybe this is one of those albums that's been reissued a bunch to try and get you to buy something you already have.
Pet Clark in the Sound of Music - I never knew. Wonder why her name isn't on the front cover.
ReplyDeleteAlso wonder about how Gordon Jenkins ended up on Vee Jay, which at the time was known for R&B and early Beatles material.
Yeah, that's odd that she's not in big letters on the front cover. Maybe she was at a low point in here career.
DeleteAnd as far as Gordon Jenkins, I wonder if VJ licensed these recordings from somewhere else? I think I've seen these on a different album elsewhere. Once a sleazy so-and-so gets their hands on a recording, it can show up in all sorts of odd places.