2022 At 78 RPM-Part 40

October is finally here, and I know you've got Halloween on your mind. But I don't have any Halloween music to share with you, just another big batch of Christmas music. More of the same good stuff you've been getting for the previous 39 weeks, and the same stuff you'll keep right on getting each weekend all the way through to the end of the year. There's enough in the stack to see us through to the end, and I'm still downloading, so it's going to be packed full, I promise. But let's get this week out of the way before I go worrying about any other weeks. Check out some of the label scans and you'll see some of the goodies you can download from the MEGA link below. Enjoy!

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Oh, you might be interested to hear I just survived a near miss from Hurricane Ian. I woke up Wednesday morning to find that not only was I still in the cone, I was right under the dotted line they show on the TV in the center of the cone. I looked out my window between the rapidly moving clouds, and I could see the line! But later in the day the storm pushed a little more to it's right and the eye went ashore a couple hours south of us. That's the second time it's happened to me since I've lived here. Hurricane Charley in 2004 was headed right for me and wound up striking about an hour and a half south. One of these days, I'm not going to be so lucky. Anyhow, this time we lost power at about four in the afternoon, roughly when the storm was making it's closest approach. We were down for about 27 hours, and damage was minimal to the condo. Other folks around weren't so lucky. We were able to go back to work on Friday, though there was some water that needed pushed out of the building. Before the power went out, I was hoping to get a lot of Christmas music recorded, but in the end I wasn't able to do much but sit on the couch and try not to open the fridge.

And now I'm trying to replace the garbage disposal. It's been cracked and leaking for a long time, and it hasn't worked even longer than that. I'm hoping I got a direct replacement and it won't require any actual PVC plumbing work, but we'll see. I keep taking on these home maintenance projects with no idea what I'm doing. Wish me luck!

Update-4 Jan 2023-Added tracklist for searching.

1. Jane Powell (Soprano) (Courtesy Of MGM) With Orchestra Conducted BY Carmen Dragon-Ave Maria
2. Robert Rheims, Organ, Chimes-Away In A Manger; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
3. Choir Of Russian Cathedral In Paris Under The Direction Of Nicolas Afonsky-Hymne De Noël (Christmas Hymn)
4. Suzy Williams With Vocal Chorus & Orchestra-I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
5. Edith Lorand And Her Orchestra-Puppen-Walzer (From "Die Puppenfee") (The Waltz Of The Dolls)
6. George Zack With Danny Alvin At The Drums-Snowball
7. Cousin Fuzzy And The Doughboys-Snowflake Waltz
8. Catholic Children's Record Club-The Story Of Jesus Christ-Part 1 "The Nativity"
9. Eddie Gronet And His Orchestra-The Toyland Circus Polka
10. Midwest Novelty Orchestra-Ting-A-Ling (The Waltz Of The Bells)
11. Andrej Pelak, Bariton-Veselost Velika Sa Zjavila
12. Russell Records-White Christmas (3 Chord 4 Bar Intro-64 Bars)
13. Prince's Orchestra-Christmas Fantasy
14. Jack McLean-Christmas Island
15. John Kiley At The Organ-Christmas Medley
16. National Vespers Mixed Choir-Organ Accompaniment-It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
17. Fenton "Jonesy" Jones-Music By Stan James And The Valley Boys-Jingle Bells
18. Timesteppers Orchestra-Mr. Dancing Santa Claus
19. A. Pelak, Tenor-Organ & Chimes-Narodil Sa Kristus Betleme
20. Comedian Harmonists-Gesandsquintett-Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht
21. Glenn Davis At The Hammond Organ-Winter Wonderland
22. The Westminster Choir-John Finley Williamson, Conductor-Serbian Crib Carol
23. Major Records-The First Noel
24. Major Records-Lo, How A Rose
25. Bibletone-Joy To The World
26. The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Conductor: Dr. William McKie, Organ: Dr. Osborne Peasgood-Lullay My Liking
27. The Choristers-Joy To The World
28. Unknown Artist-Fum Fum Fum
29. Artie Malvin-Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
30. Arthur Godfrey-Orchestra, Chorus And All The Little Godfreys Under The Direction Of Archie Bleyer-Jingle Bells

2022 At 78 RPM-Part 39

 

Here we go, part 39! Doing a little math in my head, that means we've only got 13 more weeks to go, or three months. So Christmas must be getting closer and we can finally bring this series home. But there's still plenty of time to fill, and plenty of 78s to share. Just looking at the labels this week, there's some great artwork in the pile, and I'm sure there's some great music to go along with it. Behind the scenes, I've been really lazy about not tagging any new files lately, so I'm getting down to the nitty-gritty and need to get some work done before next week. That doesn't mean I don't have plenty of music in the queue for you, though. Trust me, there's a ton of good stuff still to come. The IA just this week dumped thousands of more tracks, and I grabbed close to 80 more Christmas songs for you. That's almost three weeks worth right there, and I've got a ton already in the folder. We won't have any trouble getting to the end of the year, I promise you. As usual, click the MEGA link below to start the download process, and soon you'll have thirty shiny new old Christmas tracks in your library, all recorded from 78s in the collection of the fine folks at Archive.org! Enjoy!

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Update-4 Jan 2023-Added tracklist for searching.

1. Ginette Giner-Accompagnement d'Orchestre Sous La Dir De Jacques Metehen-Bonjour Noel
2. Glenn Davis At The Hammond Organ-Christmas Island
3. Koncertsanger Anders Brems, Tenor, Med Harmonium-Glade Jul, Dejlige Jul
4. Charles R. Cronham On Chimes, Marble Church, N.Y.C.-God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
5. Kinderchor Mit Harmonium Und Kirchenglocken-Ihr Kinderlein Kommet
6. The Fontane Sisters, Dick Contino And Hugo Winterhalter's orchestra-Jing-A-Ling, Jing-A-Ling (Based On Theme Melody From Walt Disney's "Beaver Valley")
7. The Mulcays And Their Electric Harmonicas-Jingle Bells
8. John William, Orchestre Dir.: Wal-berg-Le Noël D'Un Enfant Noir
9. King's College Chapel Choir-Conducted By Boris Ord With Organ Accompaniment-Once In Royal David's City
10. Einar Ekberg-Baritone With Orchestra-Silent Night
11. Seidler's Orchester Mit Kirchenglocken-Süsser Die Glocken Nie Klingen
12. Maîtrise De L'Oratoire Du Louvre Sous La Direction d'Horace Hornung Accomp. d'Orchestre-Voici Noël, O Douce Nuit!
13. Henry Burr And Peerless Quartet-Adeste Fidelis
14. Bobby Capo Acompanado De Trio Vegabajeno Y Moncho Usera Y Su Orquesta-Alegre Navidad
15. Mark Andrews-Christmas Fantasy-Part 2 (Joy To The World; God Rest You, Merry Gentlemen; The First Nowell)
16. Les Baxter With His Chorus And Orchestra-Hang Your Wishes On The Tree
17. Stubby And The Buccaneers-Vocal By Tiny Stokes And Male Trio-He's A Chubby Little Fellow
18. Bolshoi Theater Orchestra-Conductor N. Golovanov-Polonaise (End)-From The Opera "Christmas Eve"
19. Kathy March With Lawrence (Piano Roll) Cook-Rudolph, The Red Nose Reindeer
20. St. Olaf Choir-Olaf C. Christiansen, Director-We've Been A While A-Wandering
21. Russell Records-Winter Wonderland (3 Chord 4 Bar Intro-32 Bars Met. 138)
22. Major Records-Hark The Herald Angels Sing
23. Stars Of Radio & Television With Orchestra & Chorus-Frosty, The Snowman
24. Voco Choraleers-The First Noel
25. Bibletone-Away In A Manger
26. The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Conductor: Dr. William McKie, Organ: Dr. Osborne Peasgood-See Amid The Winter's Snow
27. Unknown Artist-Dear Nightingale, Awake
28. The Choristers-Oh Holy Night
29. Earl Rogers, Tenor-Deck The Hall
30. Julius La Rosa-Orchestra And Chorus Under The Direction Of Archie Bleyer-The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)