Christmas In July 2026-Part 6
1. Madison Junior And Senior Choir, David Alan Ayers-Director-Ring Those Christmas Bells (The Joy Of Christmas And Greats From America Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow)
More school singers. I think we've heard from these people before and we'll hear from them again.
2. Reginald Foort, F.R.C.O.-Nutcracker Suite: Trepak (Waltz And Ballet, 1956)
This track is from the LP shown above. It's a bit of a weird duck because they reused the reverse side for two different albums. There are two track lists on there and only one of the two listed albums had any Christmas content. I was digging though a huge stack of albums and found the other record that could go in the sleeve earlier. Found this one almost two hours later on the other side of the room, so I was happy that both of them were actually there. I feel like I had a copy of this LP and tried to record it for sharing before but the vinyl was in really poor shape. It was covered in little craters like there was too much of some chemical in the vinyl at the pressing stage and it had outgassed over the years. Hard to describe but completely unplayable. This one didn't present any such issues.
3. Gooding Amusement's German Organ-Frostie, The Snowman (Christmas With The Gooding Band Organ, 1984)
Frostie, like the drink at Wendy's, not the popular snowman of TV fame.
4. Hope Publishing Company, Somerset Press, Agape-Singing Noel (The Very Best Sacred Choral Music, 1979)
Advertising. I said there was less of this sort of thing this year and I stand by that claim. I'm hoping to get it all out of the way early and leave some good stuff for the end of the month. Just be patient.
5. The Mc Nulty Family-Miss Fogarty's Christmas Cake (A Night In Ireland With The Mc Nulty Family-Volume 1, 1958)
I think I've shared this before, but not from this particular LP. I don't know why it was typed as Mc Nulty on the vinyl instead of the expected McNulty, but that's what it said. I wonder if there was ever a vomlume two?
6. St. Cecilia's Men's Choir, Conducted By C. Irving Guyer-O Holy Night (Glory To God In The Highest, 1965)
More music from those guys at St. Cecilia. I wonder if they ever sang the Simon & Garfunkel song in lighter performance moments?
7. The Northern Illinois University Wind Ensemble-Stephen Squires, Conductor-Medley Christmas (Alfred Concert Band Music (1988), 1988)
More, slightly better advertising music.
8. Werner Müller And His Orchestra-Bugler's Holiday (Werner Müller Plays Leroy Anderson, 1964)
Leroy Anderson's less popular Christmas song that's not really a Christmas song at all, but let's pretend it is.
9. Frank Patterson-Ave Maria (Frank Patterson, 1981)
I hope this one sound OK, it was recorded really low on the vinyl. I tried to adjust for it, but it was almost down in the surface noise. I think they were trying to cram too much music onto a single LP side.
10. Jenson Publications-Away In The Manger (Jenson Publications Presents...Warner Bros. Finest For Concert Band, 1983)
Last and likely least, some more arrangement demo music. Enjoy!
Frank "Patty" Patterson. Yes!
ReplyDeleteIt's odd that you mention him. I had his Christmas LP ripped for possible sharing in December, then this track shows up for Christmas in July, but over this past weekend I found his Christmas LP on CD so I likely won't share it out.
DeleteI love "Bugler's Holiday." If it isn't a Christmas song, it ought to be.
DeleteLot's of room in it to show off. :)
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