BASIL RATHBONE - "A CHRISTMAS CAROL" (COLUMBIA RECORDS SET M-521)

EARLIER THIS MONTH I MENTIONED HERE THAT THERE WAS AN LP OF BASIL RATHBONE DOING "THE CHRISTMAS CAROL". WELL KIDDIE RECORDS WEEKLY WAS KIND ENOUGH TO POST IT FOR US ALL TO SHARE. THE WEBSITE IS NOT SET UP SO I CAN LINK DIRECTLY TO AN INDIVIDUAL RECORD SHARE. YOU CAN GO TO THE 2007 PAGE HERE, AND SCROLL DOWN TO THE END OF THE LEFT HAND COLUMN TO WEEK 51 OF DECEMBER 2007. THERE YOU WILL SEE THE LINK TO GRAB THIS GREAT LP. THANKS KIDDIE RECORDS WEEKLY. HERE'S AN IMAGE OF THE LP FRONT COVER:

ATTEMPTED SLIDE SCAN MY OLDER BROTHER (IN BACK), SISTER AND I AT CHRISTMAS 1968

THIS WAS MY FEEBLE ATTEMPT AT TRYING TO SCAN ONE OF MY DAD'S OLD CHRISTMAS SLIDES. HE HAS A MICROTEK SLIDE SCANNER, AND IT CAME OUT EVEN WORSE. ANWAY THIS IS US GETTING READY FOR CHURCH THE SUNDAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS 1968 (NOTICE AT TOP OF THE PHOTO THE TIP OF THE WING OF ONE OF THOSE COMMENSERATE FLYING DUCKS EVERY GOOD 1960'S HOME HAD TO HAVE):



THESE ARE KIND OF SIMILAR TO THE DUCKS I WAS TALKING ABOUT ALTHOUGH MY PARENTS WERE A LITTLE MORE DETAILED IN BOTH THE BODY AND THE WING DESIGNS:

BILLY VAUGHN AND HIS ORCHESTRA CHRISTMAS CAROLS (DOT RECORDS DLP 1348 1958)

"DLP-3148/25148 - Christmas Carols - Billy Vaughn [1958] (12-62, #145) The album has three different front covers and two different back covers. The first front cover is yellow and red with a black lithograph-type drawing of a sleigh ride in the middle of the cover. The second front cover is shiny, with Billy Vaughn's name in white on a green background, "Christmas Carols" embossed in gold on red, with a gold embossed border. The third front cover is dull, almost all red, with the "Dot" logo in three colors in a green circle at the upper center, Billy Vaughn's name in white on the red background, "Christmas Carols" in yellow on red, with no embossing. The first back cover has five drawings on it and lists albums up to 3140; the second back cover has a ribbon and lists albums up to 3205. The mono version came out originally in 1958 and the stereo in 1959. Adeste Fideles/Deck The Halls/Faith Of Our Fathers/The First Noel/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/Hark The Herald Angels Sing/It Came Upon A Midnight Clear/Jingle Bells/Joy To The World/O Holy Night/O Tannenbaum/Silent Night/White Christmas." Courtesy "Randy Wood: The Dot Records Story
By Mike Callahan and David Edwards" website.





"BILLY VAUGHN AND HIS ORCHESTRA CHRISTMAS CAROLS" ZIP FILE


HERE ARE COPIES OF THE SECOND AND THIRD FRONT COVERS (NO LUCK FINDING THE SECOND BACK COVER):

HAPPY HOLLYDAZE CHRISTMAS NOVELTY SONGS

I STARTED FINDING THESE CHRISTMAS NOVELTY SONGS ALL OVER THE WEB. SO I DECIDED INSTEAD OF SHARING A FEW OF THEM ONE AT A TIME THAT I WOULD PUT THEM ALL TOEGETHER INTO A COLLECTION FOR YOU ALL TO DOWNLOAD. THESE 38 SONGS ARE JUST A DROP IN THE BUCKET COMPARED TO WHAT IS ACTUALLY OUT THERE. I THINK BOB RIVERS ALONE HAS RELEASED ABOUT 100 OF THESE SONGS. THERE'S ONLY ONE SONG THAT I WANTED TO INCLUDE, BUT COULDN'T FIND ANYWHERE, AND THAT IS "THE HAPPY REINDEER" BY DANCER, PRANCER AND NERVOUS. ANYWAY. HAPPY HOLLYDAZE:

HAPPY HOLLYDAZE CHRISTMAS NOVELTY SONGS PART ONE ZIP FILE
HAPPY HOLLYDAZE CHRISTMAS NOVELTY SONGS PART TWO ZIP FILE


I DIDN'T GET THIS ONE IN TIME TO INCLUDE IT IN THE COMPILATION. MORTIUS WAS KIND ENOUGH TO SHARE IT WITH ME TONIGHT SO HERE IT IS FOR YOU ALL. THANKS MORTIUS!!!!



DANCER, PRANCER AND NERVOUS - "THE HAPPY REINDEER" MP3 FILE

A FRIEND OF THE BLOG, GHOSTWRITER, RECENTLY SHARED HIS RIP OF THIS B-SIDE OF THE HAPPY REINDEER 45. HERE IT IS AND THANKS:

DANCER, PRANCER AND NERVOUS - "DANCER'S WALTZ" ZIP FILE

DONDE ESTA SANTA CLAUS? LIP-SYNC VIDEO

I FOUND THIS VERY TOUCHING VIDEO ON YOUTUBE. IT WAS PLACED THERE BY THE FATHER OF THE BOY, JASON, IN THE VIDEO. IT WAS SHARED IN HONOR OF HIS SON WHO DIED IN APRIL 2007. THANK YOU DAD AND MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOUR WHOLE FAMILY!!!

"THAT CHRISTMAS FEELING" J.C.PENNEY (COLUMBIA SPECIAL PRODUCTS P11853 1973)

LIKE W. T. GRANT'S DID, J. C. PENNEY HAD SEVERAL CHRISTMAS LPS THEY PUT OUT WHEN I WAS A KID IN THE 1970's. I'VE ALREADY SHARED "THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS". ANOTHER ONE THEY RELEASED WAS CALLED "THE GOLDEN GLOW OF CHRISTMAS". MY DAD HAS THIS ONE, BUT I HAVEN'T GOT A RIP OF IT ON HAND. HERE'S THE COVER OF THAT ONE:



THE LAST ONE I'VE FOUND REFERENCE TO WAS FROM 1974 CALLED "THE BRIGHTEST STARS OF CHRISTMAS" SHOWN HERE:




"THAT CHRISTMAS FEELING" J.C.PENNEY ZIP FILE

A MERRY MANCINI CHRISTMAS (RCA VICTOR LSP-3612 1966)

"Fans of Henry Mancini will find Merry Mancini Christmas to be an ideal holiday record. Released in 1966, at the height of his popularity, the album is filled with the lush arrangements that are his aural signature, and they sound perfect when matched with these 11 Christmas medleys and carols. It is a warm, appealing record that blends easily into the background, making it a good choice for holiday gatherings of all sorts. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide"

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN THIS LP WITH THIS PARTICULAR COVER. MOST I'VE SEEN ONLINE HAD THIS COVER:




A MERRY MANCINI CHRISTMAS ZIP FILE

EDDIE DUNSTEDTER "THE BELLS OF CHRISTMAS" (CAPITOL ST 1264)

EDDIE DUNSTEDTER "THE BELLS OF CHRISTMAS" ZIP FILE

SEASON'S GREETINGS FROM PERRY COMO (RCA VICTOR LSP-2066 1959)

SEASON'S GREETINGS FROM PERRY COMO ZIP FILE

BARRY GORDON - "NUTTIN' FOR CHRISTMAS"

HERE'S ANOTHER NOVELTY SONG I GOT FROM THE SAME WEBSITE AS THE GAYLA PEEVEY INFO HERE. I REMEMBER BARRY GORDON. I SEEM TO RECALL HE WAS ON AN EPISODE OF "LEAVE IT TO BEAVER" ONCE. ANYWAY HERE IS THE SONG:

BARRY GORDON - "NUTTIN' FOR CHRISTMAS" MP3

GAYLA PEEVEY -- "I WANT A HIPPOPOTAMUS FOR CHRISTMAS" 1958

I FOUND THIS ON YOUTUBE. I'D BEEN HEARING IT ON OUR LOCAL RADIO STATION FOR WEEKS NOW, AND WONDERED WHO TI WAS. HERE'S WHAT WIKIPEDIA HAS TO SAY ABOUT THE SONG AND GAYLA PEEVEY:

"I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" is a Christmas novelty song written by John Coctoasten and performed by Gayla Peevey (11 years old at the time) in 1953. According to legend, she was a regional child star of the Oklahoma City area. This 1953 hit was recorded as a fund-raiser to bring the city zoo a hippo. When released nationally by Columbia Records the song shot to the top of the charts, and the city zoo got a baby hippo named Matilda.

It is a Dr. Demento Christmas staple, and is currently available on Dr. Demento's The Greatest Novelty Records of All Time Vol. 6: Christmas.

The B-side of the original 78 featured the song "Are my Ears on Straight?" Wikipedia

Gayla Peevey now says, "I live in San Diego, Ca. with my husband of 41 years. We have a grown daughter who is a staff songwriter for Disney. Her professional name is Sydney Forest. I graduated from San Diego State University, and got a teaching credential, but didn't like teaching, so I quit and went into advertising. I had my own cottage ad agency for about 15 years. I was a media buyer, wrote and produced a lot of jingles, radio spots, etc. Now, I am having a great time writing songs, painting (watercolor mostly), and reading books." Courtesy "TheTexanSundial.com"

I HAD ALWAYS WONDERED ABOUT THE SINGER. SHE CAN DOES HAVE AN ADULT VOCAL STYLE FOR AN 11 YEAR OLD. I TRIED FINDING THE B-SIDE SONG "ARE MY EARS ON STRAIGHT", BUT I WASN'T ABLE TO FIND IT ANYWHERE. ANYWAY, HERE'S THE SONG:

GAYLA PEEVEY -- "I WANT A HIPPOPOTAMUS FOR CHRISTMAS" MP3

VINTAGE CHRISTMAS WAX MUSIC

I FOUND THIS BLOG ENTRY TODAY THAT HAS SOME REALLY AWESOME VINTAGE WAX CHRISTMAS MUSIC FROM THE 1900'S TO 1930'S. THEY WERE LOCATED AT A BLOG CALLED PAUL'S RAMBLINGS HERE.

101 STRINGS THE GLORY OF CHRISTMAS (SF-7100 SOMERSET 1964)

THIS LP IS THE 12TH IN A SERIES OF STEREO FIDELITY ALBUMS THAT SOMERSET & MILLER INTERNATIONAL CO. RELEASED IN THE 1960'S. I'VE DISCOVERED WHILE CRUISING THE SEARCH ENGINES THAT THERE WERE 3 OR POSSIBLY 4 VERSIONS OF THIS LP RELEASED BY 101 STRINGS. HERE ARE SCANS OF THE LP I HAVE:





101 STRINGS THE GLORY OF CHRISTMAS ZIP FILE

THERE WERE 2 OR 3 OTHER COVERS THAT I FOUND AT A FEW DIFFERENT BLOGS SUCH AS BONGO BELLS 2, ERNIE (NOT BERT), AND ANOTHER ONE THAT I FOUND ON GOOGLE I CAN'T FIND AGAIN NOW. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM BERT'S POST THERE WERE 2 OTHER LP COVERS WITH THE SAME NAME, AND ANOTHER WITH A DIFFERENT NAME BUT SAME LP CONTENT. GO FIGURE. NO MATTER WHAT THOUGH. IT'S A GREAT LP BY ONE OF MY FAVORITE GROUPS FOR DOING RELAXING VERSIONS OF, WHAT MY DAD ALWAYS CALLED "DINNER MUSIC".

"CHRISTMASTIME IN CAROL AND SONG" (RCA PRS-271 1968)

I GOT THIS LP IN THE LARGE ORDER I MENTIONED BELOW THAT I RECEIVED TODAY. I THINK ERNIE AT ERNIE (NOT BERT) WILL LIKE THIS BACK COVER SCAN. IT HAS DOODLES ON IT:





"CHRISTMASTIME IN CAROL AND SONG" 320 KBPS ZIP FILE

"CAPTAIN KANGAROO'S A MERRY, MERRY, MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS" (GOLDEN RECORDS GLP:26 1960)

I GOT THIS LP OFF FROM EBAY THIS YEAR. IT IS FROM GOLDEN RECORDS. BELOW MY LP SCANS ARE SOME SCANS FROM ANOTHER RELEASE OF THE SAME LP BY WONDERLAND RECORDS (WHICH SAYS ON THE BACK IS A PART OF GOLDEN RECORDS. SO, I'M NOT SURE WHICH WAS FIRST). ONE BLOG SAID THE BLUE COVERED LP WAS 1958. ENJOY:





"CAPTAIN KANGAROO'S A MERRY, MERRY, MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS" ZIP FILE

THESE SCANS CAME FROM BRAINWERK AT CHECK THE COOL WAX:







MITCH MILLER RELEASED A 45 RPM RECORD WITH THIS SAME TITLE AS SHOWN HERE. MAKES ONE WONDER HUH? HERE'S A PHOTO OF THAT ONE:

GREAT NEW SOURCE FOR USED LPS - CHEAP!!!

I JUST FOUND THIS WEBSITE LAST WEEKEND HERE. HERE'S A LIST OF WHAT I ORDERED:

Christmas with the Stars Lp:




That Christmas Feeling Lp:




Billy Vaughn Orchestra In Christmas Carols Lp:




Songs of Christmas The Norman Luboff Choir Lp:




A Merry Mancini Christmas by Henry Lp cheap:




The Glory of Christmas 101 Strings Lp:




Organ Chimes christmas music Lp:




A Christmas Festival of Songs Carols Lp:




The Bells of Christmas by Eddie Dunstedter LP:




Christmas The Season of Music Lp:




Organ Chimes by Robert Rheims for Christmas:




Season s greetings from Perry Como Lp:




Lp Valentine Songs that tickle your funny bone:




Firestone #2 present Rise Stevens & Brain Sullivan:




Firestone #3 presents Gordon MacRae/Martha Wright/
    Franco Corelli/Roberta Peters:




Firestone #4 presents Julie Andrews/Vic Damone/
    Dorothy Kirsten/James McCracken:




Firestone #5 present Julie Andrews/Andre Previn In Christmas Carol:



I THINK THE HIGHEST PRICE I PAID WAS $2.00.

SOME BLOGS SHARING AN ABUNDANCE OF CHRISTMAS MUSIC

I ALWAYS HESITATE TO POST LISTS LIKE THIS BECAUSE OF FEAR OF LEAVING SOMEONE OUT. THESE ARE ONLY BLOGS I CHECK OUT EVERY DAY SO I'M SURE THERE ARE MORE. F IF I MISS ANYONE PLEASE LET ME KNOW IN THE COMMENTS AREA. BUT HERE GOES ANYWAY:

Stax Of Wax Christmas Archives
Ernie (Not Bert)
Christmas Yule Blog
Check The Cool Wax
Fa La La La La
Hi-Fi Holiday Blog
Music You Won't Possibly Hear Anywhere Else
The Vintage Place
Way Cool Music
Cool Mo Dee
Dartman's World Of Wonder
Just Good Tunes Christmas Archives
Story Nory Children's Christmas Music
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