Looking at this record, I'm struck by how yellow it is. And I can't think of a single other yellow Christmas album. Surely there has to be something. But I'm drawing a complete blank. Hmmm, if you think of one, you'll have to clue me in down there in the comments. In the meantime, I'm happy to share some Swedish Christmas music with you, by way of Chicago. Some days I don't know how I find music like this, I think it must somehow find me. Who else is going to bring you a glee club from Chicago singing Swedish Christmas carols? Who else would give this album a second glance? I was actually excited when I found it! But that's just me, your mileage may vary. I'm not in a very talkative (typative?) mood tonight, so jumping right in, here is
The Chicago Swedish Glee Club-Wayne Spies, Conductor-Sam Hill, Accompanist-
For Your Christmas Collection-Wishing You God Jul-Merry Christmas (AKA
Songs Of Christmas) (Chicago Swedish Glee Club U-63051, Stereo).
And I'm also too lazy to type out all these Swedish song titles with their umlauts and accents and carats and diacriticals and what not. Just download the ZIP file and you'll see what the songs are.
MEGA
Since this is a Swedish Glee Club singing Swedish carols, my guess for their choice in using yellow and blue was to evoke Sweden's national flag. :)
ReplyDeleteYou got a point there, I didn't think about that!
ReplyDeleteLove this! Thanks, Ernie
ReplyDeleteThank Ernie, you have any idea of the date on this album? looks like 1950's?
ReplyDeleteNah, that's too early, and it wouldn't be in Stereo if it were from the mid-fifties. Could be mid-sixties to early seventies, kinda hard to tell. Have to dig through some newspaper archives for a mention, but I don't have a subscription. :)
ReplyDeleteFantastic addition to the collection. Thanks, Ernie!
ReplyDelete"Wayne Spies" and "Sam Hill" sure don't sound Swedish.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I looked on newspapers.com and didn't find any mention of the record.
thanks a bunch.
ReplyDeletebetter than yogi.
One of my favorite Christmas albums is Percy Faith - Music of Christmas. It has a yellow field: https://www.discogs.com/Percy-Faith-And-His-Orchestra-Music-Of-Christmas/release/2176108
ReplyDeleteThank you Santa Ernie,
from an elf in Arizona
Ok, I'll give you credit for that one. :)
ReplyDeleteHi Ernie-
ReplyDeleteThe Joy Strings Well Seasoned is quite yellow. It's also one of the greatest posts you've ever had.
Thank you for everything you do.
Hmmm, didn't think of that one either. Shows what I know. Still love that Joy Strings, but the group put it out on CD a few years ago. I think there was even more Christmas music on there!
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing this group was/is located out of the Andersonville neighborhood on the north side of Chicago. It's a hotbed of Swedes! There's even a museum there. Yeah, I used to live nearby, haha.
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