2022 At 78 RPM-Part 13

I'm sure I say this every week, but once again, I can't believe how far into the year I've gotten with this little project. Today marks 25% of the year, which means it's three months past Christmas and only nine months to next Christmas. Time flies when you're having fun. So in honor of this little milestone, I'm sharing a giant batch of 25 songs with you today. Lots of interesting stuff from 78 RPM shellac records ripped and archived by The Internet Archive as part of their Great 78 project. I don't think I duplicated any songs this time, though I did inadvertently include both sides of a Will Glahe record. I need to do better quality control on these shares. I hope you enjoy the hour plus of music here today, and if you haven't been playing along, go back to the old posts and grab the twelve earlier pieces of the set. And if you keep going, you'll find years worth of Christmas posts back in the archives, just waiting to be discovered. You never knew there was so much lost Christmas music out there!

MEGA

Edit-4 Jan 2023-Added tracklist for searching.

1. Jimmy Hartley With String Band-Cold Moods
2. Merv Shiner With The Pinetoppers-I Dreamt That I Was Santa Claus
3. Betty Green With Orchestra-I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
4. Cedric Wallace Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Holmes On Tenor Sax-Lonely Christmas
5. Lawrence Welk And His Champagne Music-Vocal By Bob "Tex" Cromer-Merry Xmas Polka
6. Jan August-Piano Solo, With Orchestral Accompaniment-O Little Town Of Bethlehem
7. Stanley Fritts And The Korn Kobblers-Vocal By Stanley Fritts-Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
8. Benny Goodman And His Orchestra-Vocal Refrain By Joe Harris-Santa Claus Came In The Spring (From RKO Film "To Beat The Band") (Santa Claus Vino En La Primavera)
9. Jimmy Jackson And His Orchestra-Snow Plow
10. Pete Ochs' Orchestra-Snow Waltz
11. The Lady In Blue-Victor Herbert's March Of The Toys
12. Gen Adkins With The Tune Toppers-What Christmas Is
13. Will Glahé Und Sein Musette-Orchester-White Christmas
14. Jimmy Durante-Orchestra Conducted By Roy Bargy-(Isn't It A Shame That) Christmas Comes But Once A Year (From The George Pal Film "The Great Rupert")
15. The Voices Of Walter Schumann, Baritone Solo-Jester Hairston-Christmas Gift
16. Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians-Vocal By Richard Geary-I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
17. Orchestra And Chorus Conducted By David Carroll-Vocal By The Jack Halloran Singers-I'll Be Home For Christmas
18. Ernest Tubb-I'm Trimming My Christmas Tree With Teardrops
19. Frann Weigel With Len Cleary At The Piano-Jest 'Fore Xmas
20. Will Glahé Und Sein Musette-Orchester-Jingle Bells
21. Xmas Chimes Of The Homeland-O Faithful Pine
22. Freddy Martin And His Orchestra Featuring Murray Arnold At The Piano-Toy Piano Boogie
23. The Norman Luboff Choir-What Child Is This?
24. Korla Pandit-Ava (SIC) Maria
25. Swing And Sway With Sammy Kaye-Vocal Refrain By The Three Kaydets-Winter Wonderland

2022 At 78 RPM-Part 12

Time to make this an even dozen shares! And because of that, I'm going to share out a dozen tracks instead of the usual ten. Well, both because it's the twelfth share and the fact that I netted over 120 tracks from this months' 78 dump at Internet Archive! Certainly not all of those were new to the archive, but the new records frequently lead me down rabbit holes to find stuff I've missed in the past, so that probably contributed a little under half the total. I even managed to track down a few Chanukah shares which are really hard to find! But none of those in the pile today, just some great sides with some great looking labels, and for some strange reason, two versions of White Christmas. By the time I noticed that, it was too late to spend the time and energy to change it, so that's the way it is. Hope you're all enjoying the shares!

MEGA

No home improvements to report on lately, though I'm happy to report the old fridge is still running like a well-oiled machine, even with it's ugly barn door hinges. The new fridge money is sitting in the bank happily earning half a percent interest every year.

Edit-4 Jan 2023-Added tracklist for searching.

1. Associated Glee Clubs Of America (2500 Male Voices)-Adeste Fideles (Oh Come All Ye Faithful)
2. The Avalons (Mary Beth Skene & Harold Decko)-Merry Christmas Everyone
3. Smiley Burnette, Music By Francis Scott-Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
4. George Hall And His Hotel Taft Orchestra-Vocal Refrain By Dolly Dawn-Santa, Bring My Mommy Back To Me
5. Roye Goodrich With The Holidays-Scrooge
6. David Allyn With Frank Devenport Quintette-Snowbound
7. Al Donahue And His Orchestra-Vocal By Ray Robbins-The Bells Of St. Mary's
8. Richard Tauber, Tenor, With Chorus, Organ And Orchestra Conducted By Henry Geehl-White Christmas
9. Stanley Fritts And The Korn Kobblers-Vocal By Stanley Fritts And The Andrews Brothers-Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
10. Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra-Silent Night, Holy Night (Noche Silenciosa, Nocha Santa)
11. Cedric Wallace Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Holmes On Tenor Sax-White Christmas
12. Jan August-Piano Solo, With Orchestral Accompaniment-The Christmas Song

2022 At 78 RPM-Part 11

For the second week of March, I gathered together a large selection of spoken word pieces and whatnot, all spread out over multiple sides of their respective pieces of shellac. If you're not interested in that sort of thing and you only want songs, this might be a good post for you to skip. But I hope you don't because there's some charming stuff here, going back a little over 100 years! Sharp-eyed visitors will also notice that I've now got the second record that was missing when I shared a couple of these sides back in 2020. I didn't even realize at the time that I only had sides one and two of a four-sided collection. Anyhow, give these a listen and let me know if there's anything you like.

MEGA

When did the header up top change? The moon used to be to the left and a Phil Harris 78 was on the right. Now all I see if the header overlayed onto the moon. Blogger has probably been messing with the code again... 

Edit-4 Jan 2023-Added tracklist for searching.

1. Vaughn De Leath And Frank Harris-Jimmy And Mary's Christmas Eve-Part 1
2. Nila Mack With Sound Effects-Santa Comes A-Visiting-Part One
3. William Sterling Battis-Scrooge-Part 1-Marley's Ghost (Monologue Arranged From "A Christmas Carol")
4. Bret Morrison With Full Cast, Orchestra, & Chorus-The Christmas Carol (Part 1)
5. Alice Remsen With Piano, Organ And Sound Effects-Tinkle-Tonkle Town-Part 1: 1. Jingling Bells; 2. Tinkle-Tonkle; 3. The Toy-Maker Man; 4. Roly-Poly Robert
6. Vaughn De Leath And Frank Harris-Jimmy And Mary's Christmas Eve-Part 2
7. Nila Mack With Sound Effects-Santa Comes A-Visiting-Part Two
8. William Sterling Battis-Scrooge-Part 2-The Ghost Of Christmas Past (Monologue Arranged From "A Christmas Carol")
9. Bret Morrison With Full Cast, Orchestra, & Chorus-The Christmas Carol (Part 2)
10. Alice Remsen With Piano, Organ And Sound Effects-Tinkle-Tonkle Town-Part 2: 1. Tinkle-Tonkle's Residence; 2. The Jumping Jack; 3. The Train
11. William Sterling Battis-Scrooge-Part 3-The Ghost Of Christmas Present (Monologue Arranged From "A Christmas Carol")
12. Alice Remsen With Piano, Organ And Sound Effects-Tinkle-Tonkle Town-Part 3: 1. The Dolls; 2. Arabella Elinor Jane; 3. The Doll's House
13. William Sterling Battis-Scrooge-Part 4-The Ghost Of Christmas To Come (Monologue Arranged From "A Christmas Carol")
14. Alice Remsen With Piano, Organ And Sound Effects-Tinkle-Tonkle Town-Part 4: 1. The Sailing Boat; 2. The Toy Dog; 3. The Bubble Song

2022 At 78 RPM-Part 10

Well, here we are in March! Seems like just yesterday it was Christmas, and now we're three months past and well into 2022. I've kept this series of 78 RPM posts up for a good long while now, and I think it's going pretty well. Hope you're enjoying it as much as I am. Much as I did at the beginning of February, I've got a special share for you today. It's some promo records from the early 50s that went to radio stations to play alongside popular Christmas music of the day. Stuff like this is hard to find and rarely made available to the public. Thankfully, the Internet Archive got their hands on them, digitized them, and shared them with the world. I take no credit for any of that. All I did was download them, clean them up a bit, and share them here for those of you that don't hang out over there and incessantly search for likely keywords to find cool stuff. First up is a Christmas Seal selection from Perry Como, including a specially recorded introduction. The song was released commercially so it's not all that special, but I'm throwing it in anyway. Next up are a couple of things from Spike Jones, one pair of which isn't especially Christmassy but it's for a song they gussied up to make it a Christmas tune, while the other sixteen (!) tracks are for a well known Christmas tune that everyone loves. Though after hearing all the parts of a fifteen day countdown to Christmas, you may be a little sick of Little Georgie Rock.  Have at it, and thanks for continuing to come by!

MEGA

Edit-4 Jan 2023-Added tracklist for searching.

1. Andre Koroshovsky-Andre Koroshovsky
2. Perry Como-Como's Xmas Seal Message
3. Spike Jones & Georgie Rock-Spike Jones Asks Georgie Rock "Did You Really See Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
4. Georgie Rock-Georgie Rock Reminds You 15 Days 'Til Christmas
5. Perry Como With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra And Chorus-One Little Candle (Christmas Seal Campaign Song)
6. Spike Jones-Spike Jones
7. Georgie Rock-Georgie Rock Reminds You 14 Days 'Til Christmas
8. Georgie Rock-Georgie Rock Reminds You 13 Days 'Til Christmas
9. Georgie Rock-Georgie Rock Reminds You 12 Days 'Til Christmas
10. Georgie Rock-Georgie Rock Reminds You 11 Days 'Til Christmas
11. Georgie Rock-Georgie Rock Reminds You 10 Days 'Til Christmas
12. Georgie Rock-Georgie Rock Reminds You 9 Days 'Til Christmas
13. Georgie Rock-Georgie Rock Reminds You 8 Days 'Til Christmas
14. Georgie Rock-Georgie Rock Reminds You 7 Days 'Til Christmas
15. Georgie Rock-Georgie Rock Reminds You 6 Days 'Til Christmas
16. Georgie Rock-Georgie Rock Reminds You 5 Days 'Til Christmas
17. Georgie Rock-Georgie Rock Reminds You 4 Days 'Til Christmas
18. Georgie Rock-Georgie Rock Reminds You 3 Days 'Til Christmas
19. Georgie Rock-Georgie Rock Reminds You 2 Days 'Til Christmas
20. Georgie Rock-Georgie Rock Reminds You 1 Day 'Til Christmas

2022 At 78 RPM-Part 9

Almost through with February and the 78s just keep coming! The haul from The Internet Archive was extra big this month, over 60 new titles, which means I have more songs in my folder to share than I started out the year with. And that means there might be some super-sized shares coming your way, or maybe some extra weeks to bring out total to more than 52. I haven't really decided what to do yet, but I'll figure out something to get all these great songs out to you. In the meantime, why don't you jump in and help yourself to this week's share, a great set of ten tunes, including something written by Dick Leibert, but not recorded by him. You never know what you'll find at The Internet Archive!

MEGA

In other news, I replaced the faucet on the kitchen sink. Turns out that I didn't need to because I found a screen deep inside the mechanism that was almost totally clogged up, but I didn't know it was there. I thought the cartridge was plugged up and I couldn't get it out to replace it. So I just started over again. The process was rather straightforward until I couldn't find the special wrench they used to install it. That necessitated a second trip to the hardware store, but they didn't have what I needed. I got a deep-well socket set instead, but they weren't deep enough. I went hunting through my old toolbox, and found a short stubby wrench that did the trick. Second trip was necessitated when I got close to the end and wound up trying to connect a 3/8" female end to a 1/2" female end. That trip forced me to come home empty handed when I couldn't find a likely adapter and I realized I wasn't sure of the thread types. Next morning, armed with a little more info, I went to a new hardware store and came home with a handful of adapters to do the trick. Sure enough, everything screwed together and worked fine until I turned the water on, and water sprayed everywhere out of my new joints. After a few tries, I discovered a discovered a washer on the old hardware that wasn't on the new hardware. A few more tries and I figured out how the washer was supposed to work. At that point, everything worked after only being screwed together hand-tight. Which matched the way I took it apart, actually. I was poking around and it came apart when I turned it with my fingers. That's why I jumped in thinking the whole thing would take half an hour. Eighteen hours later, we put the kitchen back together and enjoyed the new free-flowing faucet. Next up, the Insinkerator! It's been frozen up and leaking through a cracked casing for years. I gotta attack it while I'm feeling brave. :)

Edit-4 Jan 2023-Added tracklist for searching.

1. Teresa Brewer With Chorus And Orchestra Directed By Jack Pleis-Ebenezer Scrooge
2. Two Ton Baker And Jerry Murad's Harmonicats-Vocal By Two Ton Baker, Little Girl-Joan Alt-Frosty The Snowman
3. Stanley Fritts And The Korn Kobblers-Vocal By Stanley Fritts And Ensemble-Jingle Bells
4. George Beverly Shea With Choir And Orchestra-Sleep Precious Babe
5. Freddy Martin And His Orchestra-Vocal Refrain By Murray Arnold-The Night Before Christmas (In Texas That Is)
6. Merv Shiner With The Pinetoppers-Don't Wait 'Till The Night Before Christmas
7. Roye Goodrich With The Holidays-Home For The Holidays
8. The Unitones-Directed By George Mitchell-The Merry Christmas Polka
9. Frankie Carle And His Orchestra-The Winter Waltz
10. Mrs. Sidney Rauh (Narrator)-Under The Mistletoe