49-Scoop Number Five

By now you know the drill. A group of songs shared out under the heading 'Scoop' is just a random collection with no rhyme or reason. There's a little bit of everything in here that I just lumped together, and I think there are going to be a lot more collections like this as the season begins to wind down.  Too hard to come up with a theme when I have a limited selection of songs left to share. But there are still great songs in here, don't get me wrong. The collection over at The Internet Archive is amazingly diverse and immensely large, but it's still a finite resource. All things must come to an end, but not just yet. Keep checking back for more, but in the meantime, enjoy this random selection of music from 78!

MEGA

Update-5 Jan 2023-Added a tracklist for searchability.

1. Harry James And His Orchestra-Brazilian Sleigh Bells
2. Johnny Desmond-Chorus And Orchestra Directed By Dick Jacobs-Happy Holidays To You
3. John McCormack, Tenor-Piano Accompaniment By Edwin Schneider-Little Child Of Mary
4. The Lady In Blue June Winters-Orchestra And Chorus Directed By Al Rickey-Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers
5. George Hall And The Hotel Taft Orchestra-Vocal Refrain By Sonny Schuyler-Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
6. Freddy Martin And His Orchestra-Vocal Refrain By Merv Griffin And The Martin Men-Sleigh Ride
7. Piano Duet By Rawicz And Landauer-Snowflakes
8. Miss Frances Of Ding Dong School-'Twas The Night Before Christmas (Part 1)
9. The Fontane Sisters-Winter's Here Again
10. Glen Gray And The Casa Loma Orchestra-Vocal Chorus By Kenny Sargent-I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (From The 20th Century-Fox Production "On The Avenue")
11. Harry Reser And His Orchestra-Vocal Chorus By Tom Stacks And The Gang-Jingle Bells
12. Lionel Barrymore-Buddy Cole, Organist-No Room In The Inn (St. Luke 11:1-16)
13. Robert Rheims, Organ And Chimes-Silent Night
14. Miss Frances Of Ding Dong School-'Twas The Night Before Christmas (Concluded)
15. Lucho Gatica Con Don Roy Y Su Gran Orquesta-Vuelen Las Campanas (Toll The Bells)
16. Rudy Vallée-When Winter Comes (From 20th Century-Fox Production "Second Fiddle")

48-Generic Christmas

As the title says, a somewhat generic collection of songs for you today, tied together only by the word Christmas in the title. I've cycled through all the themes I can think of for the years, and there's only so much left in the pile to share. There are too many versions of some songs that are only borderline Christmas, and I'm starting to wonder how I'm going to share them all out. We'll see how that situation resolves itself, but in the meantime, this is a good selection of Christmas music for you, starting with just one song off the record above, that is not chimes no matter what the label says. I also tracked down the artist name from another release on Waldorf, with a little help from my buddy Lee. (Thanks, Lee!) I'm sure there's a little something here for everyone, and you all need to know that I got the music from the collection over at The Internet Archive. Check 'em out! And enjoy this Christmas music, even though the big day has already passed.

MEGA

Update-5 Jan 2023-Added a tracklist for searchability.

1. Red Buttons-Orchestra Under The Direction Of Elliot Lawrence-Bow-Wow Wants A Boy For Christmas
2. John Charles Thomas, Baritone, With Carroll Hollister At The Piano-Christmas Candle
3. Busy Bee Record Orchestra-Christmas Waltz
4. The Korn Kobblers-Vocal Chorus By Ensemble-Don't Give Me No Goose For Christmas, Grandma
5. William Raymond And His Orchestra, Vocal-Raymond Trio-It's Christmas Time Again
6. Lawrence Welk And His Champagne Music-Merry Christmas Polka
7. Tiny Hill And His Orchestra-Send Me Your Love For Christmas
8. Swing & Sway With Sammy Kaye-Vocal By The Kaye Choir-All Around The Christmas Tree
9. Men About Town With Piano Accompaniment-Christmas Day-Part II: The Bells Of Christmas; It Came Upon The Midnight Clear; We Three Kings Of Orient Are; Away In A Manget; O Come All Ye Faithful
10. Ginger, Jean, And Dolores Dinning With Bob Atcher-Christmas Island
11. Dick Robertson And His Orchestra-I Want You For Christmas
12. Artie Malvin-'Twas The Night Before Christmas
13. Liberace With George Liberace & His Orchestra, Violin Accompaniment By George Liberace-The Spirit Of Christmas
14. Charles Laughton-Music Conducted By Frank Worth-A Christmas Carol-Part 1
15. Charles Laughton-Music Conducted By Frank Worth-A Christmas Carol-Part 2
16. Charles Laughton-Music Conducted By Frank Worth-A Christmas Carol-Part 3
17. Charles Laughton-Music Conducted By Frank Worth-A Christmas Carol-Conclusion

47-Some Favorites

Today features a selection of songs from some point a couple of months ago when I was putting together my themes when I decided I would assemble a group of my favorite found songs. It certainly wasn't the first theme I put together because I can think of plenty of other songs I'd have liked to put in here, but it's a good selection of stuff and I like every song here. I'm sure you'll like them as well, you might even love them. Big thanks to The Internet Archive for finding, ripping and sharing each of these selections! They do good work over there.  Enjoy!

MEGA

Update-5 Jan 2023-Added a tracklist for searchability.

1. Ginny Gibson, Bernie Knee And Chorus-A Good Old New England Christmas
2. Lady Sybil Smythe And Bill Jacoby-Music By Johnny White Trio-Baby, It's Cold Outside
3. Bobby Gregory And His Cactus Cowboys-Bobby's Christmas Song
4. Jack McLean And His Orchestra-Vocal By Wayne Gregg-Christmas Island
5. Eddie Davis-Christmas South Of Dixieland (Demo)
6. Jimmy Wakely With String Orchestra-It's Christmas
7. Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra-Vocal Chorus By Pat O'Connor And Sandy Evans-Jiminy Christmas
8. Jimmy Boyd With Paul Weston & His Orchestra And The Starlighters-Reindeer Rock
9. Frankie Ross & His Orchestra-Santa's Ride
10. Raymond Scott Quintet-Siberian Sleighride
11. Betty Lou-The Voice Of Tommy Riggs-Jingle Bells
12. Frank Signorelli And His Quintet-Jingling The Bells
13. Blue Barron And His Orchestra-Vocal By Betty Clark, Bobby Beers, And The Blue Notes-Jolly Jolly Jingle
14. Bill Tabbert And The "400" Quartet-Joe Lipman Orchestra-Ma! My Toys Are Broken

46-More Santa Songs

Another day, another batch of songs featuring the big guy, Santa Claus.  This follows on from two other collections of songs featuring St. Nick, or Father Christmas, or Papa Noel or whatever name you happen to prefer for the big man with the beard.  He's the most popular secular Christmas character we've got, and there are no shortage of songs that feature him or mention him in some way, so it was easy to put together another collection for him. And if you think the quality of the shares has gone down this late in the season, think again.  There's great stuff here. The very first selection shown, The Story Of Santa's Kewtee Bear, well that one alone features Fred Flintstone and Betty Boop telling the story of Santa's unknown and wisecracking little helper, Kewtee Bear. Who else could tell Santa that the chimneys didn't get smaller, he got fatter! There's even a bit of calypso here just to see if you're still paying attention.  All this goodness comes to us from the vast collection at The Internet Archive, and I thank them profusely for it. I find new goodies over there around every bend in the road. And I'm sure you'll find new goodies to enjoy in today's download!

MEGA

Update-5 Jan 2023-Added a tracklist for searchability.

1. Lionel Barrymore-Buddy Cole, Organist-A Visit From St. Nicholas ('Twas The Night Before Christmas)
2. Mary Carton With Mickey Carton's Orchestra-Did Santa Claus Come From Ireland?
3. Jimmy Dorsey And His Original Dorseyland Jazz Band-Vocal Chorus By Pat O'Conner-Dixieland Band From Santa Claus Land
4. Dick Robertson And His Orchestra-Hello, Mister Kringle
5. "Buttons" Brown With Enoch Light And His Orchestra-I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
6. Alan Reed, Narrator, With Mae Questel, Orchestra Directed By Ray Carter-The Story Of Santa's Kewtee Bear-Side 1
7. Kenny Roberts-Grandfather Kringle
8. Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians-Vocal Chorus By Kenny Gardner And The Lombardo Trio-He'll Be Coming Down The Chimney (Like He Always Did Before)
9. Unknown Artist-Here Comes Santa Claus!
10. Steve Allen And Ricky Vera With Orchestra Directed By George Cates-How Can Santa Come to Puerto Rico?
11. Don Baker At The Organ With Chimes-Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
12. Swing And Sway With Sammy Kaye-Vocal Refrain By The Three Kadets-Santa Claus Is On His Way (Ya Vienen Los Reyes)
13. Alan Reed, Narrator, With Mae Questel, Orchestra Directed By Ray Carter-The Story Of Santa's Kewtee Bear-Side 2
14. Sam Manning With The Melodettes Accompanied By The Felix Krazy Cats-Looking For Me Santa Claus