Holy Relic

Sometimes there's an interesting story hidden behind a stock cover like the one on this record. I almost missed it but I did a little bit of Google work here before I threw up this post and now I can tell you a bit more of the history tied to this record. The music here is more organ and chime stuff like you've heard here so many times but it's from a church in Ohio called the Akron Baptist Temple. Wikipedia tells us that this was one of the first US megachurches serving more than 15,000 people on a typical Sunday. The building you see on the labels of this record was built in 1949 and was added onto a few times, including after a fire in 1981 that was deemed suspicious. The whole thing was sold off in 2018 and eventually demolished in 2024. Like I said, none of that really has anything to do with the music here, but history is in details like these. This is Mickey Outland And Billie Floyd-Joy To The World-Christmas Chimes From The Akron Baptist Temple (Akron Baptist Temple, Akron, Ohio, 4112N5, Stereo). Enjoy!

1. Joy To The World
2. Silent Night
3. The First Noel
4. Angels From The Realms Of Glory
5. It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
6. There's A Song In The Air
7. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
8. I Heard The Bells
9. O Come All Ye Faithful
10. The Birthday Of A King
11. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
12. O Holy Night
13. Away In A Manger
14. Star Of The East

MEGA