Christmas In July 2019-Part 69

Just for the record, there will be no comments about this being part 69.  Just sayin'.

1. Nancy Wickwire-Picture Books In Winter from A Child's Garden Of Verses By Robert Louis Stevenson (Volume II) (Spoken Arts 905, Mono).  I'm starting out the day with a couple of spoken-word pieces.  This is probably the better of the two.

2. Joseph Langland-Rocky Mountain Snowstorm; Sacrifice Of My Dog, Rex from Today's Poets, Their Poems-Their Voices, Volume 1 (Scholastic Records FS 11001, Mono, 1967).  I probably should have chopped this track in half as you don't really care about the second half.  And it's depressing, but not so depressing as the track that came next on the vinyl.  That's just wrong...

3. The Ray Charles Singers-The Things We Did Last Summer from Lovelier Than Ever (Metro (MGM) M-562, Mono, 1965).  Budget reissue goodness.

4. The Payola$-Christmas Is Coming from Hammer On A Drum (A&M SP-6-4958, Stereo, 1983).  I thought it was an odd spot to find a Christmas song, but there it was on a sorta new-wave looking record.  I later discovered I've got it on a weird Christmas collection somewhere, so it's not totally unknown.

5. Tower Singers (Grades 6-8)-William Payn, Conductor-Hey! Hey! Anybody Listening? from O, Clap Your Hands (Dharma GFL 1057 (Morristown, New Jersey), Stereo).  Time for the junior high school kids to get in on the act.

6. Conducted By Michael Sweeney-A Rockin' Christmas from Hal Leonard Concert Band 1989-1990 (Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation 2xLP 85060087, Stereo, 1989).  Maybe I should have had a few entire days devoted to these demo tracks, rather than sharing them out a little at a time.  But then no-one would have downloaded those shares...

7. Bells Of Grace-Robert L. Neumann, Director-Mrs. Fred Wilson, Organist-Silent Night from Bells Of Grace (Lane Recording 25779/25780, Stereo, 1969).  And you thought I was all out of the handbell records!

8. Unknown Artist-This Day Of Celebration from Choral Celebration Vol. VIII (Jensen Publications JP-6400, Stereo, 1985).  The last demo track for this share, I promise.

9. Mojo Nixon-Transylvanian Xmas from Get Out Of My Way! (Promo Edition) (Restless/Enigma Promo 12" RPRO-001 (Generic sleeve, Skid Roper is not mentioned on record label anywhere), Stereo, 1986).  Something a little bit different for you.

10. Strawbs-The Winter And The Summer from Bursting At The Seams (A&M SP-4383, Stereo, 1973).  It's much harder to find rock music than it is easy listening, but it does happen once in a while.

Ten and done!  Here's the download link.  See ya!