Krog 1
I pick up a lot of Christmas records for no good reason other than they are Christmas records. And because they are cheap, I suppose. I'll give anything a try if I can pick it up for a dollar or less, and I'll spend a little more on something that looks interesting, sound unheard. Many times those things sit for a long time in my collection before I throw it on the turntable, so I miss out on a lot of finds that could be interesting right out of the gate. Not sure why I picked this one up and not sure why I decided to record it this year, but I did, and now we all get to listen to it together. And like many of my recording experiences, it ties in with a second share. So download this one and hold onto it until I post the next record, you'll see the connection. This is Bob Krogstad-It's Christmas!-A Sacred/Secular Collection For Christmas (Good Life Publications LGLP-374, Stereo, 1985). And remember kids, we enjoy both kinds of music around here, sacred and secular!
1. Gloria! (A Fanfare For Christmas)
2. What Child Is This
3. A Celebration Of Carols (O Come, O Come Emmanuel; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing; Angels We Have Heard On High; Silent Night; O Come All Ye Faithful)
4. Gesu Bambino (The Infant Jesus)
5. A Christmas Meditation
6. Christmas Lullaby (A Song For Christmas)
7. Silver Bells
8. Christmas Snow
9. Winter Wonderland
10. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
2. What Child Is This
3. A Celebration Of Carols (O Come, O Come Emmanuel; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing; Angels We Have Heard On High; Silent Night; O Come All Ye Faithful)
4. Gesu Bambino (The Infant Jesus)
5. A Christmas Meditation
6. Christmas Lullaby (A Song For Christmas)
7. Silver Bells
8. Christmas Snow
9. Winter Wonderland
10. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas


That's the best reason to pick up a Christmas record!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to Krog 2.
DeleteI wind up with a lot of records that way... :)
DeleteI often wonder who bought all these records that don't seem to have much of an audience.
ReplyDeleteYou mean besides me? Oh, you mean the original purchaser... :) I suspect that many of them were giveaways. That's why you find so many promo records out there. If the stuff doesn't sell, give it away!
DeleteSo this may have been someone trying to sell his arrangements?
DeleteNo, maybe not this one. But that doesn't mean it wasn't given away for some other reason. Maybe someone even bought it, you never know. But I don't think many of them were sold.
DeleteErnie, every time a church has a choir do a Christmas or Easter Canata, they have to or had to purchase the LP, and music books so that the choir could sing to the professional music. My wife and I were in Choirs and Singing Christmas Tree in 1990s, which was like that.
DeleteSo, quite possibly these LPs came about because of that :)
Could be, I guess. I don't remember if there was a lot of info on the backside of this one advertising the books or not.
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