Well, that share earlier today was just too short, so here's another even-shorter collection to try and make up for it. This one features the unlikely theme of a patriotic Christmas, something we could use a little more of here in the US in this troubled time. I think all these tracks date from around the time of the Korean War, another troubled time in US history, when people didn't clearly understand a war that was being fought in a far away land. The Christmas songs of WWII aren't so clearly USA-centric, and the Christmas songs that came out of Vietnam can be downright anti-American, so this is a nice little sweet spot for Christmas and America. A short but sweet set, courtesy of the fine folks at
The Internet Archive.
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Update-4 Jan 2023-Added tracklist to allow searching.
1. Kate Smith, Orchestra Under Direction Of Jack Miller-A Merry American Christmas
2. Tony Martin With Henri René's Orchestra And Chorus-Christmas In America
3. Jesse Rogers With The Saddle Buddies-Red, White And Blue Christmas
4. Swing And Sway With Sammy Kaye-Vocal Refrain By Don Cornell And The Three Kaydets-Santa Claus for President
Very interesting - the only number I know is "Christmas in America."
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ReplyDeleteIs it possible to have a patriotic Christmas song collection and not have Kate Smith in there? I certainly hope not!
Thanks for the comments. I really thought this would be a more popular set, but I guess I'm bad at predicting what people will like. I'm going to keep hunting for more tracks though. :)
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