Tonight is a record that I have looked at for years, but never listened to or recorded. I finally corrected that situation last night, and now here it is for you to listen to as well. I've not got much clue as to who
Dame Edith Evans was, other than being an English actress of a certain age and talent. I guess I had secretly hoped for something more along the lines of
Dame Edna, but I don't think that's the case here. More like
Dame Judi Dench, perhaps, but without the cool Bond connection. Doesn't matter, though, since she only features on the long side A track, anyway, alongside The Chorleywood College Blind Children's Choir. They handle all the singing work, Dame Edith just narrates. A little digging at
Discogs leads me to believe this is a recording from an English kiddie record circa 1959, just licensed and padded out for a 1962 US release. (You can even hear a convenient fade in the middle where they flipped sides on the original 45 release.) The flip side of this one contains six tracks from four choral groups located around Washington DC. Nothing too exciting, I'm afraid, but you never know until you try. This is
The First Christmas Including 19 Favorite Christmas Carols (Wonderland RLP 1469, 1962, Mono).
1. Dame Edith Evans With Chorleywood College Blind Children's Choir-The First Christmas (Once In Royal David's City; Away In A Manger; While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks; From Far Away; Love Came Down At Christmas; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing; Ding Dong, Merrily On High; Unto Us A Boy Is Born; We Three Kings Of Orient Are; O Little Town Of Bethlehem; A Day! A Day Of Glory; Little Child Jesus; O Come All Ye Faithful)
2. Washington National Cathedral-Patapan
3. Washington National Cathedral-Benedicamus Domino
4. First Baptist Church Group-Silent Night
5. Georgetown University's Singers-Veni-Veni Emanuel
6. The Church Of The Reformation Choral Group-Lay Down Your Staffs
7. The Church Of The Reformation Choral Group-Sing Noel
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Dame Edith Mary Evans, DBE was an English actress. She was best known for her work on the stage, but also appeared in films at the beginning and towards the end of her career. Between 1964 and 1968, she was nominated for three Academy Awards. - Wikipedia
ReplyDeleteBorn: 8 February 1888
Died: 14 October 1976
Mainly classical works on stage. Very imperious personality.
well, i had volleyball and ping pong, and even a little advice from tokyo rose. but now i have this. and there ain't nothing like it. thanks, ernie.
ReplyDeleteDame Edith Evans played the ghost of Christmas Past in the musical "Scrooge" with Albert Finney. I wish I had more info for you about her, but at least it's something.
ReplyDeletePlenty about her on IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0262725/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
ReplyDeleteor Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Evans
Yep, The minute I heard her voice I recognized it from the ghost of Christmas Past in the musical "Scrooge" with Albert Finney.
ReplyDeleteThanks Erine, your the best!
Thanks for sharing this. The Album artwork is fascinating.
ReplyDeleteInteresting. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteA new link for 2018:
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LOVE the LP and the new remaster.
ReplyDeleteYou might want to delete the old ZippyShare link; it's a bit confusing because unless one knows to look in the comments, the dead link is the first one you see.
Thanks for the comment. I don't think this is a remaster, just my first stab at recording and sharing it.
ReplyDeleteAnd yeah, I should drop the active link in the post, but this way people get a surprise when they go to leave a comment about it not being available. And hopefully they still leave me a note, as you did. So thanks! :)