Monday, December 15, 2025

Bucky

Here's a little early-morning bit of university choir for you from long before Glee was a thing. I know that was a high school thing, so maybe I should say Pitch Perfect. Were those girls in college? I think so... I'm not really sure if I've ever heard of Bucknell University, so I doubt if they've got a ranked college football or basketball team. I had to read the back of the record to find out that they are located in Pennsylvania. But I love to share stuff like this in hopes that someone affiliated with the school will stop by and be excited to rediscover a little piece of history from their alma mater. If that person is you, please leave me a comment and let me know your connection to this record. I love to hear stories like that. This is Bucknell University Chapel Choir-Candlelight Carol Service 1968 (Bucknell University Book Store BU 68, Stereo, 1968).

1. Instrumental Prelude: Song Of The Bagpipers
2. Instrumental Prelude: Come All Ye Shepherds; The Holly And The Ivy
3. O Come All Ye Faithful
4. Of The Fathers Love Begotten
5. Cantata 140: Zion Hears The Watchmen Singing
6. Arise, Shine
7. Salutation Of The Angel
8. All My Heart
9. Cypress Tree Carol
10. Gloria In Excelsis
11. Shepherds Lowly
12. Silent Night
13. The Kings And The Star
14. Song Of The Crib
15. Untitled Organ Prelude
16. Carol Of The Bells
17. Flemish Carol
18. Masters In This Hall

MEGA

6 comments:

  1. I have no connection to Bucknell University other than I drove by it last month. But I do love a college Christmas choir album!

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  2. All I know about Bucknell is it's in the vast middle of Pennsylvania.

    That cover photo looks like it was taken with a pinhole camera. But I suppose it was the available light from the candles that gives it such an effect.

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    1. I'm guessing the poor image was all they had to work with, so they made it blue so it was a little more interesting. :) I've seen worse.

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  3. Although I'm a Brit I love me some football from the other side of the pond. Even more oddly I'm a fan of lower level College Football and that's where you'll find the Bucknell Bison! They play in the Patriot League in FCS/DII football. I support Lehigh, a rival in the Patriot League (and the winners of it this season!). Lehigh is also more Christmassy in that the University is in Bethlehem, PA - although I don't know if Lehigh has ever put out an Xmas record...

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    1. Boy, you're really into this. I don't follow football to much, so it's no surprise that I've never heard of any of those teams. But I bet if I search really hard I can come up with something from Lehigh. Maybe not anytime soon, but someday. :)

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