Christmas In July 2019-Part 72
I just can't get over the fact that I'm up to 72 shares this season. And it's 74 if you include the two Thanksgiving shares in June. It's just amazing to me. I hope it's been a good season for you, too, with lots of surprises and some favorites that will show up on your Christmas playlist this coming holiday season. Now, on to the music!
1. Jiminy Cricket-Kris Kringle from Happy Birthday And Songs For Every Holiday (Disneyland DQ-1214, Mono, 1964). One of the nicest little Christmas songs ever, from the house of mouse. I think this was actually a single release in 1956, but I found it on a record from 1964. And on the label it was credited to Jimmy Cricket. :(
2. The Roger Wagner Chorale-Hallelujah Chorus From The Messiah from Virtuoso! (Capitol (UK) SP 8431, Stereo, 1958). A well-recorded version, not like some of those home-recorded versions that just sound like mud.
3. Redlands High School Concert Choir And Chamber Singers-Wilbur H. Schowalter, Director-Let Thy Holy Presence from 1972-1973 Redlands High School Concert Choir And Chamber Singers (Custom Fidelity CFS-3256, Stereo, 1973). Still got more music from this high school group. They are prolific.
4. Band Of The Grenadier Guards-Conducted By Captain Rodney Bashford, L.R.A.M., A.R.C.M.-March Of The Toys from Marches From The Movies (London FFRR PS 434, Stereo, 1965). I was hoping for a unique take on this song, but it's not that different from any of 100 other versions. But you wanted some initials, there are some initials!
5. Madison Senior Choir-Mr. David Alan Ayers, Director-Ring Those Christmas Bells from The Joy Of Christmas And Greats From America Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow (Mark Custom Records MC 2868 (on Sleeve) UMC 2868 (on Label), Stereo). So glad I found these two albums from this high school group. Really good stuff.
6. Harvi Griffin-Satin Doll from The Voice And Harp Of Harvi Griffin (Rite Record Productions 27039/27040, Stereo, 1970). Voice and harp? Oh, this oughta be good!
7. Unknown Artist-Sing To Him A Song Of Love from Choral Celebration Vol. VIII (Jensen Publications JP-6400, Stereo, 1985). The first of the obligatory two demo tracks tonight.
8. Jim Levesque-Sleighride from 1986 Yamaha Electone Keyboard Festival Finals-The Finalists Perform (Yamaha International 2xLP No Number, Stereo, 1986). A double LP of music by the finalists and past winners of this Yamaha-sponsored keyboard competition. As soon as I saw it I knew there had to be something Christmas-related on there.
9. John Davidson-Arranged And Conducted By Nick Perito-Snowbound from The Young Warm Sound Of John Davidson (Colpix SCP 485, Stereo, 1964). A great song from what I believe is John Davidson's first album.
10. Unknown Artist-We Three Kings from Superior New Works For Concert Band-Vol. XVII Advanced Edition (Jenson Publications 2xLP JP-6500, Stereo, 1985). The last of two demo tracks.
Another pile of music for you. Lemme know what you think down in the comments. Here's your download link. Thanks for comin' round!
Voice and harp? I'm in! Also like the Jimmy Cricket number. John Davidson? Maybe not so much.
ReplyDeletei suppose kris kringle (with a tingle-ingle-ingle) is a disney holiday standard. but it has never crossed over into the mainstream of christmas music as a standard. i think that’s too bad. it deserves more play of both the original and more versions.
ReplyDeleteJiminy Cricket's "Kris Kringle" is one of my favorite Christmas songs ever. We had the Disney Christmas Favorites album (the one with the mice, from 1973, I believe) when I was a kid. I forget if it was credited to Jiminy Cricket or Cliff Edwards on it), and I think it was about the only song on the album we ever listened to. That LP eventually fell out of our regular Christmas rotation and I didn't hear it for probably close to twenty years. It just happened to be playing in Toys 'r Us one Christmas in the early 00's and I started scouring the internet for it. I forget if I finally got it from you or someone else, but I've since seen it shared out a decent number of times, as well as Tommy Edwards' version. I tried my darndest to get it played on our local station back when getting requests played was still a thing, but I never could get it on the air. I've shared it out to family and friends several times and wish that it would get finally get some real mainstream attention.
ReplyDeleteGlad everyone is a big fan of Jiminy & his Kringle. There's more good Disney Christmas music out there, but it's hard to find. Louis Prima springs to mind first.
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