From The Woodman

Here's a remaster from another really old share 'round these parts. This was first shared here-abouts in 2006, our second year of Christmas fun. I remember enjoying some bits of this record, and wondering where the 'Latin Lilt' got off to. To my ears, it doesn't sound much like what you envision as Latin music, I guess they were more referring to the Latin American location of the recording of the missionaries who produced this record. And is that cover image a pic of Rockefeller Center at Christmas? Pretty sure it is something we've seen time and again on Christmas album covers. I feel like I saw those same angels used as decoration during a trip to NYC a few years ago (I even used it as the cover of a Christmas in July comp!). Odd that this would grace a 'Latin' Christmas album cover. Anyhow, give a listen to this new remaster of Bruce Woodman Presents Christmas Carols With A Latin Lilt (No Label SAC-1002, Stereo). Enjoy!

1. Luis Palau-Introduction
2. Bruce Woodman-Come, Oh Ye Shepherds
3. Bruce Woodman-Silent Night
4. Luis Palau-Introduction
5. Bruce Woodman-En La Noche Los Pastores Velan (The Night Watch Of The Shepherds)
6. Lois Hat Vasconez-There's A Song In The Air
7. Luis Palau-Introduction
8. Bruce Woodman-Salvador Admirable (Wonderful Savior)
9. Luis Palau-Introduction
10. Bruce Woodman-Blessed Palestine
11. Bill Fasig-What Child Is This
12. Bruce Woodman-It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
13. Luis Palau-Introduction
14. Delores Baklenko-It's Christmas Time
15. Bill Fasig-The First Noel

MEGA

Like Honey To A Bee

Here's yest another Christmas album from an artist I've never heard of but which seems to have some following out there. When I first spotted this record in the stacks (no idea how or when it got there, I don't remember buying this) I thought it was Cissy Spacek playing Loretta Lynn. I guess that's not at all the case, but that is certainly the vide and look I got when I first laid eyes upon it. Not sure the music is in that vein at all, but I can't help but expect it to be. This is Honeytree-Merry Christmas-Love, Honeytree (Birdwing BWR 2029, Stereo, 1981).

1. Christmas Suite: Joy To The World; Silent Night; God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen; What Child Is This?  
2. Coventry Carol  
3. Il Est Né Le Divin Enfant  
4. Children's Song Of The Nativity  
5. The World's Desire  
6. Some Children See Him  
7. Christmas, Joy Of Children

MEGA

Bank On It

Four o'clock in the morning, less than two weeks until Christmas. Time to drop some more of these religious LPs that I have so many of. If you listen to enough of these, eventually you'll find something to love on them. I'm not saying this is the one, but it could be. Is that a leisure suit on Roger? Look at those lapels! And that is a lot of kids. This is Roger Bankson-Home For Christmas (Benson Sound LPS-553, Stereo).

1. Earth's Tiny King
2. Away In A Manger
3. O Come, All Ye Faithful
4. It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
5. Silver Bells
6. O Holy Night
7. Silent Night
8. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
9. Jingle Bells

MEGA