Christmas In July 2022-Part 20
To make up for the shorter collection I gave you yesterday, here's a slightly longer set of tracks for your Saturday. Unfortunately, I've had to double up on a couple of the artists, so I'm not really sure if you're gaining anything or not. You'll have to be the judge of that. In the meantime, here's your track listing.
1. Ave Maria (Spanish) by Little Joe & The Majestics from The Best Of Acappella Vol. 4 (Relic 104, Stereo). Not something you hear every day.
2, 3 and 4. Silent Night and Veni Redemptor Gentium by The Columbus Boychoir-Donald Hanson, Director and Cathedral Bells Of Spoleto from The Columbus Boychoir Sings At Spoleto's Festival Of Two Worlds (The Columbus Boychoir DB-63073 (Side 1-Sounds Of Christmas), Stereo). The bell track isn't really anything special, and it's not really an artist, but I thought you might need it for something someday.
5. Christmas Carol by Mac Davis from I Believe In Music (Columbia C 30926, Stereo, 1971). Yep, it's the Hard To Be Humble guy!
6. Hallelujah (From "The Messiah") by Gordon MacRae-Orchestra Conducted By Van Alexander from Hallowed Be Thy Name (Capitol ST1466, Stereo, 1961). Not the best version of this song, in my opinion.
7. Let's Put The 'X' Back In Christmas by Pinkard & Bowden from PG-13 (Warner Bros 25299, Stereo, 1985). I had high hopes for this one, but it's kind of a let down.
8. March Of The Toys (From "Babes In Toyland") by Hal Mooney And His Orchestra from Ballet With A Beat (Mercury Perfect Presence Sound Series PPS 6017, Stereo, 1961). This one will put the pep back in your step.
9. My Favorite Things by Marilyn King from Our Favorite Things (Harmony (Columbia) HS 11367, Stereo). A solo track from one of The King Sisters.
10 and 11. Sanctus and Wake, Awake For Night Is Flying by St. Olaf Choir-Kenneth Jennings, Director from Sing For Joy (St. Olaf Records E-269, Stereo). Been working on sharing out the tracks from this album all month, and I still had to double up to get them all out. I gotta plan these things out better in advance.
12. Who Killed Santa Claus? by Dear Mr. President from Dear Mr. President (Atlantic 81880-1, Stereo, 1988). Now this is the kind of weirdness we need more of.
And that's it, the last twelve Christmas tracks of the season. Still not the end though. Come back tomorrow for more goodies.
There are some real oddities in this bunch, for sure.
ReplyDeleteI wish that a Hal Mooney record was all I needed to put some pep back in my step.
Hey, is that Ken Jennings of the St. Olaf Choir the same one who's on Jeopardy?