Fröhliche Weihnacht Überall

I believe this is the last of the records I received from a donor in the middle of the year. Well, actually, that's not true. He gave me one more, but try as I might, I could not get a good rip from it. I tried six ways to Sunday to get all the tracks on that thing to play through, but I just could not get it to work. I can usually do any number of tricks to get a scratched or defective record to play, but this one was just beyond me. Shame, too, because it was a really good record that I don't have, which is pretty rare. I didn't have this one, either, I don't think, but I don't know that it's something I would otherwise pay too much attention to. But you never know, I'll record pretty much anything when my pile gets low. So maybe this will be right up your alley. If so, please give a listen to Günter Noris-Fröhliche Weihnacht Überall (Ariola (Germany) 26 178 IT, Stereo, 1978). Don't get me wrong, it's certainly not a bad record, but the German language just sounds, well, non-Christmassy. I guess this one is amostly instrumental so maybe that doesn't apply. It's pretty good versions if you like those syrupy strings.

1. Petersburger Schlittenfahrt
2. Oh Du Fröhliche
3. Eine Muh, Eine Mäh; Morgen Kommt Der Weihnachtsmann; Hei, So Eine Schneeballschlacht
4. Weisser Winterwald
5. Leise Rieselt Der Schnee; Am Weihnachtsbaume Die Lichter Brennen; Süsser Die Glocken Nie Klingen
6. Weihnachten Daheim
7. Jingle Bells; Fröhliche Weihnacht Überall; Oh Tannenbaum
8. Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht
9. Lasst Uns Froh Und Munter Sein; Kling' Glöckchen Klingelingeling; Ihr Kinderlein Kommet
10. White Christmas
11. The Little Drummerboy
12. Silvester-Song (Auld Lang Syne)

MEGA