Friday, November 25, 2022

The Mighty Carillon

Longtime fans of the blog know that I love a good carillon record. I don't think I have any of those for you this year, unfortunately, but I do have this single that sings the praises of the carillon. That'll have to do. It's not really a Christmas track, but since the instrument is so closely tied to the season in my mind, I figured it would be OK. And the B side is a Santa song, so that counts. This is The Merrill Staton Choir-The Carillon b/w Sidewalk Santa (Epic 7" 45 RPM 5-9429 Radio Station Copy, Mono, 1960). I don't think The Merrill Staton Choir ever recorded a Christmas album, but I'm starting to think I could piece one together from stray tracks. I should work on that...

MEGA

Posted by Ernie at 11/25/2022 02:00:00 PM

3 comments:

  1. musicman1979Friday, November 25, 2022 2:46:00 PM

    Sidewalk Santa is a great tune that could have easily have slid on one of Ray Conniff's Christmas albums. '

    To help you in your search, Merrill's recording of the Winter Song is on 1966's Happy Holidays, Album Two from True Value and Columbia Special Products.

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  2. StubbyFriday, November 25, 2022 3:02:00 PM

    Boy, I take a couple of days off and now I need a week to catch up. I may skip the mice. But Sidewalk Santa and Christmas Boogie are winners. Onward to the rest of your late November shares.

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  3. ErnieMonday, November 28, 2022 7:20:00 AM

    Thanks for stopping by!

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