Friday, January 02, 2026

How Much Wood

Time and again this season I've told you about serendipitous finds and discoveries that I couldn't possibly have planned. Well, here's another minor one. I had this woodchuck record all recorded and ready to share via a mono copy (the same mono copy I recorded and shared back in 2005, actually), then I happened across a really clean stereo copy at Goodwill. So I brought it home and recorded it real quick for sharing here. For twenty years now I've had the one copy of this LP, and then right when I really wanted a stereo copy, there is was. I wish every record hunt could be that easy. That doesn't make the music here any better, I'm afraid, but at least you can listen to it with both ears. Unless you would prefer to listen with just one ear. Tell you what, I'll share out both down below, then you can grab which ever terrible version you want. I don't think it's going to matter too much. This is Woody The Woodchuck-Christmas Sing Song (AKA Christmas With Woody The Woodchuck) (Premier XS-6 (AKA XMS 6), Stereo, 1960). Don't expect much here, but if you had this as a good, I'm sure you'll want to listen again. I hope it's just as good as you remember it.

1. Jingle Bells
2. Chipmunk Song
3. Good King Wenceslas
4. On A Sleigh Ride With You
5. Deck The Halls
6. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
7. Twelve Days Of Christmas
8. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
9. O Tannenbaum
10. Frosty The Snowman

MEGA (Stereo)

MEGA (Mono)

6 comments:

  1. Good for a listen. I could do without that version of the Chipmunk Song though. They don't even sound like they want to be there. Love the off rhythm start to Jingle Bells.

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    1. Things sound funny when you change the speed. :)

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  2. How many of these Rodent Christmas records do you have? I've misspent a great deal of my life in record and thrift stores and I've never seen them.

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    1. You've probably ignored them for all those years. :)

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  3. I HAVE THIS ALBUM!! My parents got it in 1962 during the whole "Chipmunk Craze" when Ross sent everyone into half-speed overkill. Brings back lots of great memories. Their versions of "Jingle Bells" and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" are worth the price of admission.

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