Christmas In July 2019-Part 15

What day is this?  I'm not even sure anymore.  The four day weekend flew by so fast I got whiplash.  Back to work is killing me.  At least I can take some solace in a handful of lost Christmas music.  Have a go at these tracks while I go get my morning reports done.

1. Carmen Cavallaro-The Poet Of The Piano-At The Town In The Snow from Cherry Blossom Time-Popular Melodies Of Japan (Decca DL 4545, Mono, 1964).  I don't hear any Asian influence in the piece, as the title of the album would imply.  But it doesn't exactly sound like Christmas either, so I don't have much room to complain.

2. Fred Waring And The Pennsylvanians-Glee Club-Stuart Churchill, Soloist-Ave Maria, the first of two versions from Songs Of Devotion (Decca DL 8670, Mono, 1958).  There's so much Fred Waring Christmas music out there, I'm sure the world doesn't need any more, but I'm giving you more anyway.

3. Richard Gray-The Blessed Virgin Compared To The Air We Breathe from Poems Of Gerard Manley Hopkins As Read By Richard Gray (Spirit 1001 "The Catholic Poetry Society", Mono).  The first bit of poetry I have to share with you this year, and it's not very good, I'm afraid.  Better stuff is coming, I promise.

4. Ray Middleton-Choir & Music Under Direction Of Howard Barlow-Christmas from Ten Catholic Holy Days (Candle Records CAN-110, Mono, 1957).  I told you I had all of these Holy Days records.  Plenty more to come. And if you're curious, or I forget to mention it later, even though some of the religions documented on these discs share certain holidays, the recordings are different on all of them. And yes, they all still sound like he's making it up as he goes along.

5. Skitch Henderson, His Piano And Orchestra-Greensleeves from The Piano Style Of Skitch Henderson (Vocalion VL 3750, Mono).  I do love some Skitch.

6. Children From New York Public School 24 With Guitar Accompaniment-I Believe In Santa Claus from Songs For All Year Long (Folkways/Scholastic SC7626, Mono, 1965).  Pretty good one here, maybe the best of the lot.

7. The Columbus Boychoir-Herbert Huffman, Founder And Director-Donald Bryant, Associate Director-Soloist, John Stewart-I Wonder As I Wander from Festival Of Song (Decca DL 8106, Mono, 1955). A favorite folk song that turns up in a lot of odd places.

8. Paul Mickelson Symphony Orchestra-Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring (From Cantata No. 147) from Great Moments In Religious Music (RCA Victor LPM-1754, Mono, 1958).  I think this is the second share from the LP, and probably the more Christmas-related of the two.

9. Red Prysock-Moonlight In Vermont from Swing Softly Red (Mercury MG 20512, Mono, 1961). Nice little version here.

10. The Somerset Strings-Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year from Dinner Music (Epic (CBS) LN 3149, Mono).  I nice little bonus track that will fit nicely onto the end of their full Christmas album which I believe I've shared with you before.

And that's it.  I forgot to put any demo tracks in here today, so sorry if you were looking forward to one more of those.  There are plenty of them to come, though, so just wait for it.  Here's the download link, I'll see you later today right here.