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):

BURL IVES "RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER" CARTOON SOUNDTRACK (DECCA RECORDS)

I HAD ALREADY SHARED THIS AT MY CHILDREN'S BLOG, BUT FORGOT TO SHARE IT HERE ALSO:
BURL IVES "RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER" CARTOON SOUNDTRACK:

"Rudolph the Red–Nosed Reindeer is a long-running Christmas television special produced in stop motion animation by Rankin/Bass. It first aired December 6, 1964 on the NBC television network in the USA and was sponsored by General Electric. It is based on the song by Johnny Marks, and in turn taken from the 1939 poem of the same title written by Marks' brother-in-law, Robert L. May. Since 1972, the special has aired over CBS, who unveiled a high-definition, digitally remastered version in 2005.

In the story of Rudolph (voiced by Billie Mae Richards) numerous new characters are introduced for the first time as it was told by Romeo Muller. From the original song lyrics, the show features Santa (voiced by Stan Francis) and Mrs. Claus (who speaks with a vaguely Irish brogue) and the reindeer mentioned in the song. Of them, Donder is identified as Rudolph's father, and Comet is presented as the coach of the reindeer team. (Donder and Comet are voiced identically by Paul Kligman.)" Courtesy Wikipedia

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES AFTER THE CHRISTMAS AND HALLOWEEN CHARLIE BROWN CARTOONS. IT CONTAINS THE ENTIRE SOUNDTRACK WITH A COUPLE OF RADIO INTERVIEWS WITH A COUPLE OF CAST MEMEBRS FROM THE CARTOON:





BURL IVES "RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER" CARTOON SOUNDTRACK PLUS BONUS RADIO INTERVIEWS 320kbps ZIP FILE

TRACK LISTING OF ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK:
01. Overture And A Holly Jolly Christmas = Burl Ives
02. Jingle Jingle Jingle = Stan Francis
03. We Are Santa's Elves = Videocraft Chorus
04. There's Always Tomorrow = Janet Orenstein
05. We're A Couple Of Misfits = Paul Soles
06. Silver And Gold = Burl Ives
07. The Most Wonderful Day Of The Year = Videocraft Chorus
08. A Holly Jolly Christmas = Burl Ives
09. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (Finale) = Burl Ives
10. Christmas Medley: The Night Before Christmas Song /
       A Merry Merry Christmas / When Santa Clause Gets Your
       Letter = Decca Concert Orchestra
11. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer = Decca Concert Orchestra
12. There's Always Tomorrow = Decca Concert Orchestra
13. Jingle Jingle Jingle = Decca Concert Orchestra
14. We're A Couple Of Misfits = Decca Concert Orchestra
15. Silver And Gold = Decca Concert Orchestra
16. We Are Santa's Elves = Decca Concert Orchestra
17. The Most Wonderful Day Of The Year = Decca Concert
       Orchestra
18. A Holly Jolly Christmas = Decca Concert Orchestra
19. I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day = Decca Concert
       Orchestra
SINGING CREDITS COURTESY OF AMAZON.COM/EXCEPT FOR ONE CORRECTION GIVEN BY DAN. "JINGLE, JINGLE, JINGLE" IS ACUTALLY BY STAN FRANCIS (WHO VOICED SANTA CLAUS)

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

"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

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.

SNL "CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE"

SNL GUYS SINGING "CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE":

"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:

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. 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
Senses Working Overtime

A CHRISTMAS LP REQUEST

DOES ANYONE HAVE AN LP RIP OF THIS LP?



ACTUALLY I SEE THE LP COVER I HAVE DOESN'T SAY THE PART ABOUT "ORIGINAL...GENE AUTRY HIT VERSION". EVERYTHING ELSE MATCHES THOUGH. I GOT THIS LP COVER BY MISTAKE OFF EBAY. INSIDE OF IT WAS THIS LP:

Spike Jones "Let's Sing A Song Of Christmas" (Verve Records)

Spike Jones "Let's Sing A Song Of Christmas" WMA Zip File

Spike Jones "Let's Sing A Song Of Christmas" MP3 Zip File

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO US ALL!!!!