11-The Animals' Christmas Song
I've got a weird mix of themes for you today, and I still couldn't fill up the share. But it's interesting, that's for sure. First up is a bunch of animal-themed songs. Mice, goats, donkeys, pigs, puppies, even an elephant and the inevitable hippopotamus. In a very-slightly-related shift we then move on to a few songs from the fine folks at Christmas Seals, neither of which have anything to do with seals, but it made sense at the time. The third batch of songs all feature Chipmunk-style vocals, that is sped-up (and in one case slowed-down) vocals. Sometimes it's the whole song, other times it's just a line or two or a certain character in a song. There's even a disco cover of the famous Chipmunk Christmas song! It's an eclectic batch of stuff, but it makes for a bit of fun. Hope you enjoy this latest entry in this year's tribute to the humble 7" 45 RPM Christmas single! Whoops, I screwed up. Two songs in here by Linn Sheldon, one about rabbits and one about puppies. Thought I'd fixed that but I guess not. Oh, Well...
1. Bobby Starr-Jake The Flake
2. Burl Ives-Santa Mouse
3. Clinton Caldwell-Santa's Copter
4. Don Bryant-I Couldn't Wait For Christmas
5. Doug And The Slugs-White Christmas
6. Hank Snow-Nestor, The Long Eared Christmas Donkey-Stereo
7. Hunt Sisters (Anitta (Lead)-Cheryl-Ione)-Christmas Piggy (With The Apple In The Mouth)
8. Javier Solis-Lloraras En Navidad
9. Jimmy Boyd-Orchestra, Chorus Under Direction Of J. Carroll-Silent Night, Holy Night
10. Kenny And Corky-Nuttin' For Christmas
11. Kim Lovering-Ken Masters Band-Herbie (Christmas Rabbit)
12. Kitty Kallen With Orchestra Directed By Jack Pleis-The Spirit Of Christmas (The Official 1954 Christmas Seal Sale Song)
13. Les Futeruzes-Petit Papa Noel
14. Linn Sheldon-Bob Lorence Orchestra-Boofo Goes Where Santa Goes
15. Noogies-The Chipmunk Song (Please Christmas Don't Be Late)
16. Paul Tripp-Music By Ray Carter-I've Got A Date With Santa (At Half Past Xmas Time)
17. Sing Along With Santa's Pixie Helpers-The Animals' Christmas Song
18. The Jingoleers-Vocal By The Three Peggies-Christmas Morn
19. The Keith Richards Orchestra With Doodlebug & The Hampsters-There's a Hole In My Christmas Stocking (Childrens Version)
20. The Little Kids-Santa Claus Is Stuck In The Chimney
21. The Merry Elves (Milton, Ringo & Sleepy With Santa Claus)-I Love Christmas
22. The Shannonaires-Wedding Of The Painted Doll
23. The Whales Featuring Rathbone And His Tuba-The Chipmunk Song
24. The Yeaworths-Arranged & Conducted By Jack Pleis-The Ballad Of The Christmas Donkey
25. Andy Williams-The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) (With Christmas Seals Intro)
26. Bill Lamb-Go To Sleep Little Lamb
27. Billy Eckstine With Bobby Tucker & His Orchestra-If I Can Help Somebody
28. Bob Kames And The Dancing Mice-Dance With Me The Christmas Tree 'Round
29. Bobby Rydell & Chubby Checker-Jingle Bells Imitations
30. Domenico Savino And The Rome Festival Orchestra-The First Noel
31. Dorothy Olsen With Norman Leyden And His Orchestra & Chorus-Little Donkey
32. Hank Thompson-I'd Like To Have An Elephant For Christmas
33. Jo March-I, Said The Donkey
34. Linn Sheldon-Bob Lorence Orchestra-Rabbits Have A Christmas
35. Liz Anderson & The Snowflakes-Arranged & Conducted By Hank Levine-Pony In My Stocking
36. Merle Haggard-Bobby Wants A Puppy Dog For Christmas
37. Michael Flanders With The Michael Sammes Singers-The Storke Carol
38. Miss L.L. And The Three Mice, Blimp, Whimp & Skimp-Arranged & Conducted By Rene' Hall-Wedding Ring For Christmas
39. Red Buttons-Orchestra Under Direction Of Elliot Lawrence-Bow-Wow Wants A Boy For Christmas
40. Red Foley And The Little Foleys Shirley, Julie And Jenny-Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
41. Ricky Zahnd And The Blue Jeaners With Tony Mottola Orchestra-Something Barked On Christmas Morning
42. Ruff-Buff-Elmo-Stuffy (Santa's Gnomes)-I Can Hardly Wait For Christmas
43. The Wilder Brothers-I Wanna Goat For Christmas
44. Sarah Vaughan-Sarah Vaughan Introducing Billy Eckstine
45. The Crafty Ladies-I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas
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I wonder if all these various artists actually got their elephants, goats, hippopotami and so on for Christmas. Not to mention Elvis and Eddie Fisher.
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing no. Puppies, kittens, maybe. Hippos, no. And certainly not Elvis or Eddie.
DeleteI thought I had a large collection of Christmas records, yours makes mine pale into insignificance, Thanks and keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteI miss the Christmas songs on your blog. Lots of stuff that we don't see here in the US. Thanks for stopping by, good to know you're still around. :)
DeleteSuch a cool collection! Very entertaining. Loved the "Christmas Piggy" song- any Christmas songs about Trinidad always get my attention! Also loved the Clinton Caldwell "Santa's Copter": You can never have too many helicopter santa songs.
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That's a weird one, Christmas Piggy. And I can only think of one other helicopter song, but I've got plenty of versions of it. Are there more?
DeleteOnly the one from the 50s, and one from 2010 that I know of. The "Go To Sleep Little Lamb" has to be the most disturbingly fascinating song you've posted this year!
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Far as I know, the Gene Autry version was the original, and Pat Boone covered it on a 60's Christmas album. I'm sure there are more. If you like the Little Lamb song, wait for the A-side. This is the sort of thing that DJ's recorded for fun in the 60's.
DeleteSurprising and VERY eclectic mix of Christmas tunes in this post. I actually have the original 1963 orange label Columbia 45 of Andy's version of "The Christmas Song" in my collection, with "White Christmas" as the flip. "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" did not get released on a 45 until 1968, the same year it led off Goodyear's Great Songs of Christmas Album 8!
ReplyDeleteThe Andy Williams is a little surprise. ;)
DeleteAlso surprised to see you posted the Burl Ives version of "Santa Mouse": i prefer the Jerry Vale version you posted here in 2022. Also, "If I Can Help Somebody" is the only tune on this list of songs that actually charted--in the publication then known as Music Vendor; will post the chart rankings here at a later time.
ReplyDeleteAll three versions of Santa Mouse will appear in due time. And I was surprised to recently discover If I Can Help Somebody was an old song. RCA had a version of it this same 1957, also for Christmas Seals.
DeleteIn all my years, I've never heard The Whales version of the "Chipmunk Song." Thanks for the smile today!
ReplyDeleteThat was a big hit when I first shared the single a couple years ago. Check it out for the picture sleeve. :)
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