We're up to 1972 now, back when I has a small toddler wandering around and bumping into furniture. Those were the days. Little did I know how complex life was going to become once I was wearing big boy pants. The guest stars seem to be getting bigger now. Johnny Mathis was pretty huge at the time and our two country artists weren't slouches on the charts. I don't think either Jim Ed Brown or Dottie West recorded Christmas albums on their own, though I think they put out some singles. Everything here by those two was recorded just for this LP. The Johnny Mathis selections I think were pulled straight from his Christmas records, so the interview bits are the real draw here. Just for you, this is
Christmas At Home (The Directorate Of Advertising, HQ USAF Recruiting Service, No Number, Stereo, 1972). I appear to have shared this out back in
2018 though I could swear it was earlier.
1. Jim Ed Brown With Dottie West-Christmas At Home
2. Johnny Mathis With Roger Carroll-Christmas With Johnny Mathis: The First Noel; Silver Bells; I'll Be Home For Christmas; The Christmas Song; Silent Night
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So much for diversity in music programming - most of the songs on Johnny's side are also on the Jim Ed and Dottie side. Of course, you could say that about a great many Christmas records, I suppose.
ReplyDeleteI guess they played the shows on different nights and no one noticed. :)
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