Christmas Shareo Music Blog

MY 10 TEN CHRISTMAS MUSIC RECORDINGS

2012-01-09T01:30:00.005-05:00

HERE'S A LIST OF THE TOP 10 CHRISTMAS RECORDINGS THAT I LISTENED TO AS A KID GROWING UP IN THE 1960'S AND 1970S. MY DAD OR I HAD ALL OF THESE LPS, AND I PRETTY MUCH WORE THEM ALL OUT BY THE LATE 1980'S:

1) JACK JONES "THE JACK JONES CHRISTMAS ALBUM"
2) "W. T. GRANT'S VOLUME IV"
3) "W. T. GRANT'S VOLUME V"
4) TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD "A CHRISTMAS SPECIAL" DOUBLE LP
5) THE BLACKWOOD BROTHERS & THE STATESMEN QUARTET "O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL"
6) J. C. PENNEY "SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS"
7) THE CARPENTERS "CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT"
8) THE KING FAMILY "CHRISTMAS WITH THE KING FAMILY"
9) ROGER WHITTAKER "THE ROGER WHITTAKER CHRISTMAS ALBUM"
10) BIG N "THE GIFT OF CHRISTMAS"

OF COURSE THERE ARE MANY, MANY MORE GREAT CHRISTMAS LPS THAT I GREW UP WITH, BUT THESE ARE THE TOP 10

LET US KNOW WHAT YOUR TOP 10 FAVORITE'S ARE!!!

A NEW AND IMPROVED LOCATION!!

2012-01-01T01:06:00.000-05:00

I'VE CHANGED MY MIND ABOUT MOVING MY SHARES TO ANOTHER INVITATION ONLY BLOGGER LOCATION. UNFORTUNATELY IT IS RESTRICTED TO ONLY 100 MEMBERS. FROM NOW ON I WILL BE DOING MY MUSIC SHARING HERE. PLEASE DO COME AND JOIN US THERE. MEMBERSHIP IS FREE, BUT IS BY APPROVAL ONLY. SO YOU'LL HAVE TO APPLY TO THE ADMIN THERE, AND ASK TO JOIN. TELL THEM YOU CAME FROM HERE! WE EVEN HAVE A CHAT ROOM THERE, AND IMAGE UPLOADING ABILITY IN EACH POST FROM YOUR OWN YUKU GALLERY, OR FROM YOUR OWN PHOTOBUCKET GALLERY. I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE SOON!!!

AND PLEASE COME JOIN US HERE AT THE NEW YUKU FORUM THAT I SET UP FOR FORD FROM OVER AT KIDDIE RECORDS WEEKLY!!!

Some Tracks Of Me Singing!

2011-07-29T00:48:00.004-04:00

This is a bunch of love songs that I recorded for an audtition tape about 16 years ago when I was trying out for the very first Wal-Mart Associates Choir in 1995, and I made it. I just came across the file the other day so I thought I'd share them with you all:

Dave's Love Songs

MERRY CHRISTMAS IN JULY!!!

2011-07-25T12:43:00.004-04:00

Today is July 25th. Only 6 months until Christmas Day!!!

Christmas 1958

2011-03-19T09:39:00.011-04:00

I was recently scanning a bunch of our family slides that I inherited from my Dad. I came across this photo of the Christmas tree at his parent's house on Christmas Eve 1958. I was barely 2 years old that Christmas. I don't recall them ever having a Putz Style Village like you can see under the tree. The two handsome babies in the photo to the right of the tree are my Older Brother and I. Jim sadly just passed away last month. I rememeber in later years playing with that orange road grader you can see at the bottom of the photo. I also rememeber that little drum and the teddy bear. I don't recall that fire engine though. All of these toys stayed there at my Grandparent's house so we would have them to play with when we came to visit later on.

The furthest back I can remember is around the time I was 5 years old which would have been December 1961. They didn't have the Village then so they must have gotten rid of it. One thing I do always remember being on their trees are the Spinner Ornaments you can see on this tree. I was fortunate enough to have been given those ornaments by my Grandmother around 1996. They can be found for sale quite often on ebay, but usually go for as much as $30.00 per ornament.

HERE'S A CLOSE UP OF THE SAME TREE THAT SHOWS THE SPINNER ORNAMENTS BETTER. I THINK WHY MY GRANDPARENTS MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN RID OF THE VILLAGE WAS AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER THEIR CHRISTMAS TREE WAS ALWAYS A SHORT ONE THAT THEY HAD ON A TABLE IN THEIR DINING ROOM. SO PERHAPS THERE WAS NO LONGER ROOM FOR THE VILLAGE. MY GRANDPARENTS AND BOTH OF MY PARENTS ARE GONE NOW SO I HAVE NO ONE TO ASK ABOUT WHERE THE VILLAGE WENT TO. MY OLDER BROTHER DIDN'T KNOW EITHER. I ALSO REMEMBER IN LATER YEARS THAT THEY ALWAYS HAD A STRING OF BUBBLE LIGHTS ON THEIR TREE EVERY YEAR. GREAT MEMORIES THAT I WISH MY DAD HAD TAKEN MORE PHOTOS OF. I HOPE THE PHOTO BRINGS BACK SOME FOND NOSTALGIC MEMORIES FOR YOU:

Here's a photo of how my Grandparent's table top Christmas tree would look in the corner of the dining room. Not sure what year they got the bubble lights, but they aren't on the tree in this photo. My Dad had it dated as 1960 which was the first year they moved their tree to this corner:

My Older Brother Passed Away

2011-02-18T23:45:00.002-05:00

My older Brother JIm passed away this past Tuesday of heart failure. He had been ill for a long while with only 4% kidney function for around 2 years now. The past couple of months he had been so sick, and not able to keep food down that he missed several dialysis treatments. I think it was the last straw for his body to take. He was finally admitted to the hospital in Rochester, NY last weekend. His heart stopped around 5 AM EST on Tuesday, and they never were able to get it restarted.

Please keep his wife Luann in your thoughts and prayers as Jim's death was totally unexpected so soon. She is now left holding the bag trying to straighten out her life on her own from now on. Needless to say I haven't much been in the mood for any kind of music ripping lately. Jim was cremated yesterday, and his wife will take his ashes with her back to PA where she's from. Thanks all!

The Glory Of Christmas (Columbia Musical Treasury D2T 5358)

2011-01-27T19:49:00.005-05:00

THIS RECORDING IS OOP AND PUBLIC DOMAIN, AND NO ONE HAS A RIGHT TO FILE A DMCA CLAIM FOR IT!!!

I recently discovered factory released Reel To Reel tapes, and that's what this recording comes from. It was still sealed as well. It only contained 36 of the original 3 LP set of 48 songs. However thanks to Der Bingle from the FaLaLaLaLa.com Forum I was able to include his mp3 files for the 12 missing songs. It's amazing how crystal clear reel to reel recordings are. Every bit as good as CD sound I feel.

Here's a list of the song that are missing from the reel to reel version I have:

I SAW THREE SHIPS
HERE WE COME A-CAROLING
WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS
PATAPAN
PETER AND THE WOLF (EXCERPT)
IN DULCI JUBLIO
GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST
GESU BAMBINO
PRAYER FROM "HANSEL & GRETEL"
JOSEPH DEAREST, JOSEPH MINE
THE HOLY CITY
O COME, O COME EMMANUEL

You may come across an mp3 file now and then. That is because those 12 songs are missing from the R2R copy of this recording. So I spliced in Der Bingle's mp3 files (from the FaLaLaLaLa.com Forum) for those 12 songs. I hope that is ok Der Bingle?

Here is the link for the Zip Files of all 48 Songs:

LINK TEMPORARILY REMOVED UNTIL COUNTER CLAIM IS FILED The Glory Of Christmas Mostly Reel To Reel Rip 1411 Wav Files

Ok. All of the zip files for this recording are now uploaded to the MediaFire link that I provided earlier. Enjoy!

Next I will be working on the "Merry Christmas" Columbia Musical Treasuries Set. My R2R is short 6 songs, but I've found someone with the Cassette copy of the original recording which contains 36 songs. They are going to rip the missing 6 songs from their tape for me. It will be coming soon!!! Here's some scans of the LP that I found online:

"LORETTA YOUNG - THE LITTLEST ANGEL & GREGORY PECK - "LULLABY FOR CHRISTMAS" (DECCA RECORDS DL-8009 1950)

2011-01-12T23:00:00.000-05:00

HERES ANOTHER LP SHARE FROM BROOKLYN MOUSE:

"LORETTA YOUNG - THE LITTLEST ANGEL" MP3
"GREGORY PECK - "LULLABY FOR CHRISTMAS" MP3

HERE'S THE 1949 BOX SET FRONT COVER IMAGE:

JACK JONES "THE JACK JONES CHRISTMAS ALBUM" (KAPP RECORDS 1964 KL 1399)

2011-01-11T03:29:00.003-05:00

THIS RECORDING IS OOP AND PUBLIC DOMAIN, AND NO ONE HAS A RIGHT TO FILE A DMCA CLAIM FOR IT!!!

THIS WAS THE ALBUM THAT INTRODUCED ME TO CHRISTMAS MUSIC. MY DAD GOT THIS LP SOMEWHERE IN 1964 WHEN I WAS 8 YEARS OLD. I USED TO LISTEN TO IT A COUPLE OF TIMES EVERY WEEK FOR THE WHOLE MONTH OF DECEMBER BACK THEN. EVEN NOW 44 YEARS LATER I LISTEN TO IT ON MANY OCCASSIONS AT CHRISTMAS TIME. I'D HAVE TO SAY THAT IT REMAINS MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE CHRISTMAS LP IF FOR NO OTHER REASON THAN THE MEMORY RUSH I GET OF THOSE CHILDHOOD CHRISTMAS' EVERY TIME THE FIRST NOTES OF "SLEIGH RIDE" COME THROUGH MY SPEAKERS. TIME MOVES ON WAY TOO QUICKLY. JUST FOR A MOMENT THOUGH WHEN THIS LP STARTS TO PLAY IT IS 1964 ALL OVER AGAIN.

LINK TEMPORARILY REMOVED UNTIL COUNTER CLAIM IS FILED JACK JONES "THE JACK JONES CHRISTMAS ALBUM" REEL TO REEL VERSION ZIP FILE

UPDATE: IT'S BEEN POINTED OUT TO ME THAT THIS WAS NOT THE 1964 LP COVER OF THIS RECORDING. I'M GOING TO BE AT MY DAD'S ON THE 20TH, AND I'LL HAVE TO CHECK. I'M HOPING HE'LL LET ME BRING HOME ALL OF HIS CHRISTMAS LPs BECAUSE I'M MISSING SCANS OF ABOUT 95% OF THEM. HERE IS THE 1964 LP COVER OF THIS SAME RECORDING. NOW THAT I SEE IT I AM ALMOST CERTAIN THIS WAS THE COVER ON MY DAD'S LP. HOWEVER, I'M NOT 100% POSITIVE. I KNOW HIS LP IS MONO, AND THIS ONE SAYS STEREO:

HERE'S SOME SHARES FROM LAST YEAR!!!

2011-01-11T02:05:00.000-05:00

HERE'S JUST A FEW OF THE CHRISTMAS LPS I AM WORKING ON GETTING RIPPED TO MY PC TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL HERE. KEEP A WATCH OUT FOR THE DOWNLOAD LINKS TO SHOW UP UNDER THE PHOTOS:

GUIDEPOSTS "TREASURY OF CHRISTMAS":

GUIDEPOSTS "TREASURY OF CHRISTMAS" ZIP FILE

"THE ROGER WHITTAKER CHRISTMAS ALBUM" (AKA "A TIME FOR PEACE"):

"THE ROGER WHITTAKER CHRISTMAS ALBUM" ZIP FILE

ROGER WHITTAKER - "THE CHRISTMAS SONG":

ROGER WHITTAKER - "THE CHRISTMAS SONG" ZIP FILE

SUPER HEROES CHRISTMAS LP POWER RECORDS/PETER PAN #8199:

SUPER HEROES CHRISTMAS LP ZIP FILE

"BLACKWOOD BROTHERS/STATESMEN QUARTET CHRISTMAS LP":
EDIT: AS YOU CAN SEE I HAD THE WRONG LP COVER POSTED. THIS IS THE ONE I HAVE. I ONLY CURRENTLY HAVE ACCESS TO THE CASSETTE I MADE OF THIS LP YEARS AGO. AS I WAS RIPPING IT I REALIZED SONG #4 CUT OFF EARLY BECAUSE THE TAPE ENDED, AND I DIDN'T REALIZE IT. I'LL SHARE IT AS IS FOR NOW. THIS LP, AND ABOUT 10 OTHER CHRISTMAS LPS I OWN ARE AT MY DAD'S HOUSE. I'LL HAVE TO GET IT AND THE OTHERS TO SHARE LATER BEFORE CHRISTMAS GETS HERE.

"BLACKWOOD BROTHERS/STATESMEN QUARTET CHRISTMAS LP" ZIP FILE

THE CARPENTERS CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT" LP:

THE CARPENTERS CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT" ZIP FILE

"CHRISTMAS WITH THE KING FAMILY":
THIS IS ANOTHER OF THE MANY LPs MY DAD OWNS THAT I GREW UP LISTEING TO. I REMEMBER WATCHING THE KING FAMILY SHOWS EVERY YEAR WHILE I WAS KID. YOU CAN FIND THIS LP SHARED BY ERNIE AT HIS GREAT BLOG HERE.

"SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS":
I GOT THIS LP ABOUT A YEAR AGO OFF EBAY. YOU CAN FIND THE LP SHARED BY ERNIE HERE.

"THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS PAST" NIMBUS RECORDS:

"THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS PAST" ZIP FILE

SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN CHRISTMAS LP:

SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN CHRISTMAS ZIP FILE

MICKEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL READ ALONG:

MICKEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL ZIP FILE

DISNEY'S "THE SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS" LP:

DISNEY'S "THE SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS" ZIP FILE

"CHRISTMAS WITH THE CHIPMUNKS":

"THE CHIPMUNKS - CHRISTMAS WITH THE CHIPMUNKS" ZIP FILE

HANNA BARBERA CHRISTMAS MUSIC:

HANNA BARBERA CHRISTMAS MUSIC ZIP FILE

"SCOOBY-DOO CHRISTMAS STORIES"

"SCOOBY-DOO CHRISTMAS STORIES" ZIP FILE

PAC-MAN CHRISTMAS ALBUM:

PAC-MAN CHRISTMAS ALBUM ZIP FILE

CAPTAIN KANGAROO - "NUTCRACKER SUITE":

CAPTAIN KANGAROO - "NUTCRACKER SUITE" ZIP FILE

"FROSTY'S WINTER WONDERLAND":

"FROSTY'S WINTER WONDERLAND" ZIP FILE

"MONSTER CHRISTMAS MASH":

"MONSTER CHRISTMAS MASH" ZIP FILE

"DARK SIDE OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE":

"DARK SIDE OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE" ZIP FILE

"THE GIFT OF CHRISTMAS" FROM BIG N (LATER THEY SOLD OUT TO K-MART):

"THE GIFT OF CHRISTMAS" FROM BIG N (LATER THEY SOLD OUT TO K-MART) ZIP FILE

"MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS SONG":

"MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS SONG" ZIP FILE

"MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS LIVE":

"MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS LIVE" ZIP FILE

"A WALTON'S CHRISTMAS":

"A WALTON'S CHRISTMAS" ZIP FILE

"TIS THE SEASON" FROM HALLMARK WITH VINCE GILL & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN:

"TIS THE SEASON" FROM HALLMARK WITH VINCE GILL & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN ZIP FILE

"A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS SOUNDTRACK" LP:

"A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS SOUNDTRACK" LP ZIP FILE

JOHNNY CASH "CLASSIC CHRISTMAS":

JOHNNY CASH "CLASSIC CHRISTMAS" ZIP FILE

JOHNNY CASH "PERSONAL CHRISTMAS COLLECTION":

JOHNNY CASH "PERSONAL CHRISTMAS COLLECTION" ZIP FILE

"MITCH MILLER TREASURY OF CHRISTMAS SONGS AND CAROLS":
ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO I BOUGHT WHAT I THOUGHT TO BE THE DISNEY "IT'S A SMALL WORLD - 18 FAVORITE FOLKS SONGS" #1239 WITH A LOT SET OF A BUNCH OF CHILDREN'S LPs. WELL A COUPLE WEEKS WENT BY, AND I FINALLY WENT TO LISTEN TO THE LP. WELL THE RECORD INSIDE WAS THIS MITCH MILLER CHRISTMAS LP. I WAS GOING TO UPLOAD IT, AND SHARE IT HERE. HOWEVER WHEN I WENT LOOKING FOR THE LP COVER FOR THE MITCH MILLER LP I FOUND THAT ERNIE (NOT BERT) HAD SHARED IT AT HIS BLOG HERE. THE POST WAS FROM LAST YEAR, BUT THE RAPIDSHARE LINK IS STILL ACTIVE. SO PLEASE DO GO DOWNLOAD THE LP, AND ENJOY THE VAST NUMBER OF OTHER CHRISTMAS LPs ERNIE HAS SHARED ALREADY THIS YEAR!!!

"TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD "A CHRISTMAS SPECIAL":
LINK HAS BEEN CORRECTED!!!

"TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD "A CHRISTMAS SPECIAL" ZIP FILE

"TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD "A STAR CAROL":

"TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD "A STAR CAROL" ZIP FILE

"MR. MAGOO's - A CHRISTMAS CAROL"
FOLLOW THE READ ALONG PAGES BY GOING HERE:

"MR. MAGOO's - A CHRISTMAS CAROL" ZIP FILE

"THE DRIFTERS CHRISTMAS ALBUM":

"THE DRIFTERS CHRISTMAS ALBUM" ZIP FILE

WE'RE BACK!!!

2011-01-05T19:42:00.002-05:00

I'm going to start doing my sharing here again. I'm going to try and be a good boy and share only OOP stuff. So there won't be as many shares as in the past. I'm not going to go back and re-share anything that isn't OOP either. I liked the Forum setup a lot, but it just got too much to keep track of, and I'm not able to sit at my PC as much any more now that my DJD in my left knee has worsened. I hope I can share a lot of music that others don't have, and remember from their years gone by. Thanks!

"CHRISTMAS WITH BUGS BUNNY AND FRIENDS" ((PETER PAN RECORDS 8207)

2011-01-04T18:57:00.000-05:00

I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO FIND A DECENT COPY OF THIS LP TO SHARE:

"CHRISTMAS WITH BUGS BUNNY AND FRIENDS" ZIP FILE

W.T. GRANT'S "A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS' VOLUMES 1 - 8

2011-01-04T01:51:00.000-05:00

THIS NOW MAKES THE SHARES FOR ALL 8 VOLUMES COMPLETE THANKS TO A FEW OF MY BLOG READERS. THANKS ALL!!!

A BLOG READER OF MINE NAMED SALLY SENT ME SEVERAL OF HER CHRISTMAS LPS TO BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH YOU HERE. FOLLOWING ARE THE 4 W. T. GRANT'S LPS SHE SENT ME (Volumes 1 -3 & Volume 6):

VOLUME 1:

W. T. GRANT'S "A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS VOLUME 1" ZIP FILE

VOLUME 2:

W. T. GRANT'S "A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS VOLUME 2" ZIP FILE

VOLUME 3:

W. T. GRANT'S "A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS VOLUME 3" ZIP FILE

I ALSO HAVE ALREADY SHARED MY DAD'S COPIES OF W.T. GRANT'S VOLUMES 4 & 5:
W. T. GRANT'S "A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS VOLUME 4":

W. T. GRANT'S "A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS VOLUME 4" ZIP FILENOW WITH PROPER GARY PUCKETT TRACK & PROPER PETER NERO MEDLEY 12/8/08

W. T. GRANT'S "A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS VOLUME 5":

W. T. GRANT'S "A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS VOLUME 5" ZIP FILE

W. T. GRANT'S "A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS VOLUME 6":

W. T. GRANT'S "A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS VOLUME 6" ZIP FILE

W. T. GRANT'S "A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS VOLUME 7" (THANKS TO ERICK AT MONSTERAMA FOR SELLING ME HIS COPY OF VOLUME 7 & THANKS TO BROOKLYN MOUSE FOR SENDING ME SOUND AND IMAGE LINKS FOR BOTH VOLUMES 7 & 8):

W. T. GRANT'S "A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS VOLUME 7 ZIP FILE

W. T. GRANT'S "A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS VOLUME 8":

W. T. GRANT'S "A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS VOLUME 8
GREAT NEWS!! I FINALLY FOUND A COPY OF VOLUME 8!!! THE ACTIVE DL FILE IS NOW POSTED HERE!!!

SALLY ALSO SENT ME "THE SINATRA CHRISTMAS ALBUM", AND "THE KINGSTON TRIO" SELF-TITLED NON-CHRISTMAS LP. THANKS SALLY!!!

"FIRESTONE PRESENTS YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MUSIC VOLUMES 1 - 7"

2011-01-04T01:24:00.000-05:00

I FINALLY HAVE ALL 7 VOLUMES OF THIS FIRESTONE CHRISTMAS LP SERIES:

"FIRESTONE PRESENTS YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MUSIC VOLUME 1":

"FIRESTONE PRESENTS YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MUSIC VOLUME 1"ZIP
FILE

"FIRESTONE PRESENTS YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MUSIC VOLUME 2":

"FIRESTONE PRESENTS YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MUSIC VOLUME 2" ZIP
FILE

"FIRESTONE PRESENTS YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MUSIC VOLUME 3":

"FIRESTONE PRESENTS YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MUSIC VOLUME 3" ZIP
FILE

"FIRESTONE PRESENTS YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MUSIC VOLUME 4":

"FIRESTONE PRESENTS YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MUSIC VOLUME 4" ZIP
FILE

"FIRESTONE PRESENTS YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MUSIC VOLUME 5":

"FIRESTONE PRESENTS YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MUSIC VOLUME 5" ZIP
FILE

"FIRESTONE PRESENTS YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MUSIC VOLUME 6":

"FIRESTONE PRESENTS YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MUSIC VOLUME 6" ZIP FILE

"FIRESTONE PRESENTS YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MUSIC VOLUME 7":

"FIRESTONE PRESENTS YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MUSIC VOLUME 7" ZIP
FILE

GOODYEAR TIRE CHRISTMAS COMPLETE 17 RECORD SERIES

2011-01-04T01:23:00.000-05:00

VOLUMES 1-9 & #14 ARE NOT MY ALBUM RIPS, SO ALL THE CREDIT GOES TO THE VARIOUS DIFFERENT LOCATIONS I FOUND THEM ALL. I JUST THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE ALL I COULD FIND IN ONE LOCATION FOR YOU ALL TO DOWNLOAD. I'M WORKING ON A COUPLE OTHER VOLUMES, BUT SO FAR THE LINKS ARE DEAD. VOLUMES 1-3 CAME FROM SALLIE AND VOLUMES 5 & 7 CAME TO ME FROM JON. VOLUME 14 CAME FROM JOHNNYDOLLAR. THANKS TO THE ORIGINAL SHARERS OF THE OTHERS!!
BTW - http://www.geocities.com/goodyearchristmas/CONTAINS A LOT OF BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THESE GOODYEAR RELEASES.
VOLUMES 10-13, 15, 16 & 17 ARE NOW ALL READY FOR DOWNLOAD!!! THAT MEANS I NOW HAVE ALL 17 VOLUMES OF GOODYEAR CHRISTMAS LPS HERE FOR YOU TO DOWNLOAD!!!

GOODYEAR TIRE CHRISTMAS RECORD SERIES VOLUME 1:

GOODYEAR TIRE CHRISTMAS RECORD SERIES VOLUME 1 ZIP FILE

GOODYEAR TIRE CHRISTMAS RECORD SERIES VOLUME 2:

GOODYEAR TIRE CHRISTMAS RECORD SERIES VOLUME 2 ZIP FILE

GOODYEAR TIRE CHRISTMAS RECORD SERIES VOLUME 3:

GOODYEAR TIRE CHRISTMAS RECORD SERIES VOLUME 3 ZIP FILE

GOODYEAR TIRE CHRISTMAS RECORD SERIES VOLUME 4:

GOODYEAR TIRE CHRISTMAS RECORD SERIES VOLUME 4 ZIP FILE

GOODYEAR TIRE CHRISTMAS RECORD SERIES VOLUME 5:

GOODYEAR TIRE CHRISTMAS RECORD SERIES VOLUME 5 ZIP FILE

GOODYEAR TIRE CHRISTMAS RECORD SERIES VOLUME 6

GOODYEAR TIRE CHRISTMAS RECORD SERIES VOLUME 6 ZIP FILE

GOODYEAR TIRE CHRISTMAS RECORD SERIES VOLUME 7:

GOODYEAR TIRE CHRISTMAS RECORD SERIES VOLUME 7 ZIP FILE

GOODYEAR TIRE CHRISTMAS RECORD SERIES VOLUME 8

GOODYEAR TIRE CHRISTMAS RECORD SERIES VOLUME 8 ZIP FILE

GOODYEAR TIRE CHRISTMAS RECORD SERIES VOLUME 9

GOODYEAR TIRE CHRISTMAS RECORD SERIES VOLUME 9 ZIP FILE

GOODYEAR BEST OF THE GREAT SONGS OF CHRISTMAS ALBUM TEN (1970). "Although the GSC series often repeated performances from album to album, this was the only edition marketed as such."

GOODYEAR TIRE CHRISTMAS RECORD SERIES VOLUME 10 "THE BEST OF" ZIP FILE

"THE JOYOUS SONGS OF CHRISTMAS"(1971) AKA GOODYEAR VOLUME 11. Since this was the first album in the series to not bear the name 'The Great Songs of Christmas', it was thought that 'Joyous' would be the new name for the series in the Seventies. Instead, this was the only release with the 'Joyous' name:

"THE JOYOUS SONGS OF CHRISTMAS" GOODYEAR VOLUME 11 ZIP FILE

"CHRISTMAS IS..." (1972) AKA GOODYEAR VOLUME 12:

"CHRISTMAS IS..." ZIP FILE

"THE MANY MOODS OF CHRISTMAS" (1973) AKA GOODYEAR VOLUME 13:

"THE MANY MOODS OF CHRISTMAS" ZIP FILE

GOODYEAR TIRE CHRISTMAS RECORD SERIES VOLUME 14:

GOODYEAR TIRE CHRISTMAS RECORD SERIES VOLUME 14 ZIP FILE

"HENRY MANCINI SELECTS GREAT SONGS OF CHRISTMAS" (1975) AKA GOODYEAR VOLUME 15. The first Christmas LP released on RCA instead of Columbia. May also have been available in tape form as well as LP

"HENRY MANCINI SELECTS GREAT SONGS OF CHRISTMAS" GOODYEAR VOLUME 15 ZIP FILE

AS A READER OF MY BLOG HERE, PDMAN, JUST POINTED OUT TO ME THERE WAS ACTUALLY 17 OF THESE GOODYEAR LPS. VOLUME #16 WAS ACTUALLY AN LP THAT WAS A REMAKE OF MANCINI'S 1966 CHRISTMAS LP. IT WAS TITLED GOODYEAR - "MANCINI MOODS AT CHRISTMASTIME". I NOW HAVE THIS LP EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T REMEMBER I ALREADY HAD MANCINI 1966 LP WHICH IS IDENTICAL TO THIS GOODYEAR LP. I'VE EVEN INCLUDED SCANS OF THE TWO VERSIONS OF MANCINI'S 1966 CHRISTMAS LP:

GOODYEAR VOLUME 16 - "MANCINI MOODS AT CHRISTMASTIME" ZIP FILE

"GREAT SONGS OF CHRISTMAS" PERRY COMO & EUGENE ORMANDY (1977) AKA GOODYEAR VOLUME 17. "This may have been a very limited release as it is not commonly found and was not marketed in all areas." I was able to finally find a copy of this one at an online LP seller. As usual since then several copies have shown up on ebay. oh well...lol."
THIS ONE I GOT STILL SEALED SO IT OUGHT TO SOUND PRETTY GOOD:

GOODYEAR VOLUME 17 - "GREAT SONGS OF CHRISTMAS" PERRY COMO & EUGENE ORMANDY ZIP FILE

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

2011-01-04T01:05:00.000-05:00

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".

MITCH MILLER "CHRISTMAS SING-ALONG WITH MITCH" (COLUMBIA RECORDS CL 1205)

2011-01-03T19:00:00.000-05:00

THIS LP RIP WAS SENT TO ME BY ONE OF MY BLOG READERS NAMED JUDAH. THANKS FOR LETTING ME SHARE IT WITH OTHERS JUDAH:

MITCH MILLER "CHRISTMAS SING-ALONG WITH MITCH" ZIP FILE

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

2011-01-02T01:19:00.000-05:00

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:

METACOM'S "HOLIDAY SUPERSTARS" OTR SET

2011-01-01T23:38:00.000-05:00

METACOM'S "HOLIDAY SUPERSTARS" SET:

TAPE 1 SIDE A: LIFE OF RILEY "THE CHRISTMAS PRESENT" MP3/ SIDE B: ABBOTT & COSTELLO "THANKSGIVING DAY" MP3
TAPE 2 SIDE A: BURNS & ALLEN "SANTA'S WORKSHOP" MP3/SIDE B: JACK BENNY "CHRISTMAS HEADACHE" MP3
TAPE 3 SIDE A: FIBBER MCGEE & MOLLY "CHRISTMAS SPIRIT" MP3/SIDE B: GREAT GILDERSLEEVE "CHRISTMAS CHEER"
TAPE 4 SIDE A: "BING CROSBY CHRISTMAS" MP3/SIDE B: JIMMY STEWART "IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE" MP3
TAPE 5 SIDE A: SCREEN DIRECTOR'S PLAYHOUSE "MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET" MP3 Part 1 & B: SCREEN DIRECTOR'S PLAYHOUSE "MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET" MP3 Part 2NEW 1/27/2008
TAPE 6 SIDE A "STARS SALUTE TO THE HOLIDAYS" WITH JACK BENNY, BAY SNOOKS & SHERLOCK HOLMES PART 1 MP3 & B: "STARS SALUTE TO THE HOLIDAYS" WITH JACK BENNY, BAY SNOOKS & SHERLOCK HOLMES PART 2 MP3NEW 1/27/2008

LISTENER'S CHOICE VOLUME 4 "HERE WE COME A-CAROLING" (METACOM 1992)

2011-01-01T01:42:00.000-05:00

LISTENER'S CHOICE VOLUME 4 "HERE WE COME A-CAROLING" ZIP FILE

"A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER" (RCA BT 13845 1978)

2011-01-01T01:22:00.000-05:00

I FOUND THIS CHRISTMAS RECORDING THIS PAST WEEK WHILE SEARCHING THROUGH A STORAGE TOTE. IT DIDN'T HAVE A CASE SO I FOUND THIS IMAGE ONLINE. NO CLUE IF IT WAS MY WIFE'S FROM BEFORE WE GOT MARRIED OR WHERE IT CAME FROM, BUT HERE IT IS FOR YOU:

"A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER" ZIP FILE

GREAT NEW SOURCE FOR USED LPS - CHEAP!!!

2011-01-01T00:56:00.000-05:00

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.

SEARS WISH BOOK 1979

2011-01-01T00:49:00.000-05:00

I WAS JUST GOING THROUGH THE ARCHIVES AT FALALALA.COM AND CAME ACROSS THIS SEARS WISH BOOK 1979 THAT THE KING HAS LINKED TO. SOMEONE HAS GRACIOUSLY SCANNED EVERY PAGE FOR US ALL TO ONCE AGAIN DROOL OVER. MAN THOSE TOY PAGES SURE DO BRING BACK A FLOOD OF MEMORIES. i ALWAYS WANTED ONE OF THOSE ELECTRIC FOOTBALL GAMES. THE TABLETOP PINBALL GAMES WERE PRETTY COOL TOO.

Christmas 2010 Apline Putz Village

2010-12-31T01:58:00.002-05:00

Here's a link to some photos of my 2010 Christmas Village along with osme photos of our tree. The village is displayed on a Vintage Carboard Fireplace that I bought on ebay this year.

Christmas 2010 Apline Putz Village

MY PUTZ STYLE ALPINE VILLAGE DISPLAY

2010-12-30T23:54:00.000-05:00

I finally got my Alpine Village set up in a display. Here's some photos:

ARTHUR FIEDLER AND THE BOSTON POPS "HOLIDAY HAPPINESS" (RCA RECORDS DPLI-0499 1981)

2010-12-30T19:01:00.000-05:00

I GREW UP IN THE 1960'S LISTENING TO ARTHUR FIEDLER MUSIC OF ONE STYLE OR ANOTHER. MY DAD'S MANY COMPILATION LPS CONTAINED MANY OF ARTHUR FIEDLER'S CHRISTMAS SONGS. MY FAVORITE OF WHICH WERE HIS "NUTCRACKER" SONGS. ENJOY!!

ARHTUR FIEDLER AND THE BOSTON POPS "HOLIDAY HAPPINESS" ZIP FILE

PUTZ STYLE CHRISTMAS VILLAGE

2010-12-30T02:58:00.000-05:00

OUR FAMILY GOT ONE OF THESE PUTZ-STYLE CARDBOARD CHRISTMAS VILLAGES AROUND 1969. WE DISPLAYED IT UNDER OUR TREES THAT YEAR AND THE NEXT. FOR SOME REASON AFTER THAT IT WAS RELAGATED TO MY SISTER'S BEDROOM. WELL IN 1993 I MOVED BACK HOME FROM TENNESSEE. I ASKED MY MOTHER IF I COULD HAVE THAT VILLAGE SINCE IT JUST SAT IN A BOX FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS. SHE SAID YES. I'VE DISPLAYED IT, OR PARTS OF IT EVERY YEAR SINCE. HOWEVER LONG AGO THE ORIGINAL BOX IT CAME IN, AND THE ELECTRICAL LIGHT STRING DISAPPEARED. SO I'D ALWAYS KEPT IT IN AN OLD COWBOY BOOT BOX, AND USED A MINI-LIGHT STRING TO LIGHT THE BUILDINGS WITH.

THIS PAST SUMMER I HAPPENED ACROSS AN IDENTICAL SET STILL IN THE ORIGINAL BOX, AND ONE SMALL FORTUNE LATER IT IS NOW MINE. IT IS GOING TO HAVE A PLACE IN A NICE SMALL VILLAGE ON OUR HUTCH THIS YEAR. HERE ARE THE PHOTOS OF THE SET (INCLUDING THE FIRST PHOTO OF THE LAST YEAR IN 1972 THAT IT WAS EVER PUT ON DISPLAY IN OUR HOME):

AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE PHOTOS THE SET FROM THIS YEAR IS IDENTICAL TO THE SET WE GOT IN 1969. MY DAD COULDN'T REMEMBER WHERE IT CAME FROM, BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD PROBABLY EITHER SEARS OR WOOLWORTH'S. I'M NOT SURE WHO PRODUCED THIS SET. ALL IT SAYS ON THE BOX IS "MADE IN JAPAN", AND NO. 1041.

THIS WILL BE OUR FIRST CHRISTMAS WITHOUT EITHER ONE OF OUR PARENTS BEING ALIVE. SO THIS VILLAGE WILL BE LIT IN THEIR MEMORIES! I LOVE YOU BOTH MOM AND DAD!!!

MICKEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL READ ALONG

2010-12-26T20:55:00.000-05:00

MICKEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL READ ALONG:

MICKEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL ZIP FILE

MERRY CHRISTMAS

2010-12-25T01:22:00.000-05:00

CHRISTMAS SLIDE SCANS FROM OUR HOUSE 1968

2010-12-25T00:11:00.000-05:00

I FINALLY FIGURED OUT HOW TO USE MY SLIDE SCANNER SO HERE IS A PHOTO OF MY OLDER BROTHER, YOUNGER SISTER AND MYSELF GETTING READY TO GO TO CHURCH THE SUNDAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS DAY 1968:

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HERE'S A NIGHT SHOT OF OUR CHRISTMAS TREE FROM THAT SAME YEAR. THIS WAS OUR LAST REAL CHRISTMAS TREE. MY DAD FELL INTO THAT TRAP OF BUYING ONE OF THOSE AWFUL SILVER, ALUMINUM FAKE CHRISTMAS TREES. THAT IS WHAT WE USED FOR THE NEXT 2 YEARS UNTIL FINALLY THE FALL OF 1972 W. T. GRANT'S WENT OUT OF BUSINESS, AND MY DAD GOT A 7 1/2 FOOT ARTIFICIAL TREE ON CLEARANCE FOR $10.00 THAT IS STILL ONE OF THE BEST ARITIFICIAL TREES I'VE EVER SEEN. I PURPOSELY DIDN'T CROP THIS PHOTO BECUASE I WANTED TO SHOW THE WING ON THE WALL JUST ABOVE OUR HEADS. IT'S A SET OF THOSE FLYING DUCK/GEESE THAT WERE POPULAR BACK IN THE 60'S AND 70'S. BTW - YOU CAN JUST BARELY SEE THE LITTLE CHRISTMAS VILLAGE LIT UP UNDER THE FRONT OF THE TREE. IT IS ONE OF THOSE CARBOARD VILLAGES THAT LOOK LIKE THE GERMAN "PUTZ" BRAND VILLAGES. I STILL HAVE IT, AND PUT IT OUT EVERY CHRISTMAS NOW:

HERE'S A PHOTO OF THAT AWFUL SILVER CHRISTMAS TREE. FOR SOME REASON MY DAD DIDN'T THINK IT WAS EMBARRASSING ENOUGH THAT THE FAMILY HAD TO SEE THE SILVER TREE. THAT YEAR HE DECIDED TO SET THE TREE UP IN THE FRONT LIVING ROOM WINDOW. I GOT REVENGE ON IT THOUGH. I SOLD IT ABOUT 6 YEARS AGO ON EBAY FOR ALMOST $200.00....LOL:

I SOLD THE COLOR WHEEL WHEN I SOLD THE SILVER TREE A FEW YEARS AGO. ALL I COULD FIND WAS A PHOTO OF THE BOX IT CAME IN (BELOW IT IS A PHOTO OF THE BOX THE TREE WAS IN. THE PRICE TAG OF $5.95 WAS STILL ON THE BOX. IT CAME FROM A STORE CALLED "GRANDWAY" THAT WAS THEN IN THE BUILDING WHERE OUR K-MART HAS BEEN THE LAST 33 YEARS):

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:

"THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS" SEE, HEAR, READ #251

2010-12-24T00:04:00.000-05:00

"THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS" SEE, HEAR, READ #251::

THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS ZIP FILE

VINTAGE CHRISTMAS - SPINNER ORNAMENTS & PUTZ STYLE HOUSES

2010-12-21T01:20:00.000-05:00

HERE'S A COUPLE OF PHOTOS OF THE VINTAGE CHRISTMAS SPINNER ORNAMENTS MY LATE PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER GAVE ME. THESE WERE ALWAYS ON HER AND MY GRANDFATHER'S TREE EVERY YEAR THROUGH THE 1960'S AND 1970'S. ALONG WITH A COUPLE STRINGS OF 1960'S BUBBLE LIGHTS THAT DIDN'T SURVIVE THE 1980'S. BACK WHEN EVERYONE STILL USED EITHER C-7 OR C-9 CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS, THESE WOULD HANG ABOVE THE BULB. THE BULBS GOT SO HOT THAT THE HEAT WOULD MAKE THE LITTLE PROPELLER INSIDE SPIN LIKE CRAZY. I'VE TRIED BUYING SOME MORE OF THESE RECENTLY. THEY NORMALLY GO ANYWHERE FROM $20.00 EACH TO AS MUCH AS $200.00 FOR A SET OF 12 STILL IN THEIR ORIGINAL BOX. THEY BRING BACK FOND MEMORIES, BUT NOT ENOUGH SO TO PAY THAT KIND OF MONEY FOR THEM....LOL.

HERE'S A PHOTO OF THE PUTZ STYLE HOUSES I INHERITED FROM MY PARENTS. THESE CAME TO OUR HOUSE SOMETIME IN THE EARLY 1960'S. MY DAD CAN'T REMEMBER FROM WHERE OR WHEN EXACTLY THEY WERE PURCHASED. BELOW IS A PHOTO OF THE 5 I HAD OUT IN MY HOME THIS YEAR. IT IS A SET OF 8, BUT THE OTHER 3 ARE PACKED AWAY SOMEWHERE IN STORAGE.

ELVES FARTING "12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS"

2010-12-14T19:09:00.000-05:00

Farting Elves: 12 Days of Christmas | Funny Jokes at JibJab

Some Family Christmas Slide Scans

2010-04-01T03:03:00.009-04:00

I often talked about the great Christmas' when my Brother got the Marx Battleground Playset, and I got the Marx Fort Apache Playset. Also the year before when my Brother got a Dicky Tracy Gun Set, and I got a Western Gun Set. Well I recently inherited my Dad's ten boxes of slide trays, and I've been scanning them into my PC. Ah the great memories. Here's the scans of those two great Christmas':

CHRISTMAS 1963:

CHRISTMAS 1964. MY SISTER, MY BROTHER AND ME SPORTING MY DANIEL BOONE PAJAMAS. OH YEAH. THIS IS THE YEAR WE GOT OUR RACETRACK TOO:

HERE'S CHRISTMAS 1962 MYSELF, MY SISTER AND MY OLDER BROTHER WITH HIS BIG SHOT GUN HE BROKE THE FIRST DAY...LOL. DIG THE FAKE SEARS CARDBOARD FIREPLACE:

THIS IS CHRISTMAS 1967 WHEN MY DAD BOUGHT ONE OF THOSE UGLY ALUMINUM CHRISTMAS TREES. THE ONLY GOOD THING ABOUT IT IS THAT BACK IN 2003 I WAS ABLE TO SELL IT ON EBAY FOR $105.00. WE USED THIS UGLY THING FOR TWO CHRISTMAS' UNTIL OUR LOCAL W. T. GRANT'S WENT OUT OF BUSINESS, AND MY DAD GOT A 7 1/2 FOOT, GREEN ARTIFICIAL TREE FOR $10.00. HE USED THAT TREE EVERY YEAR UNTIL HIS LAST CHRISTMAS IN 2008.

THIS IS A CLOSE-UP PHOTO OF MY DAD'S PARENTS CHRISTMAS TREE FROM 1962 IN WHICH YOU CAN SEE A COUPLE OF THE VINTAGE SPINNER ORNAMENTS THAT I INHERITED BACK IN 1997:

HAPPY HOLLYDAZE CHRISTMAS NOVELTY SONGS

2010-01-26T01:16:00.000-05:00

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

Harry Simeone Chorale "Sing We Now Of Christmas" (20th Century Fox Records FOX 1007 1959)

2010-01-18T03:11:00.013-05:00

I thought I'd share the cover scans of this LP that I just found on ebay. I read on Amazon, at the page for the re-release of this recording on CD, that the new CD does not include the lyrics as they appear on the back of this LP cover. So I thought I'd do some high res scans of the lyrics for you, and try to set them up in pages containing the lyrics of 4 songs each. Here are front and back cover scans of the LP I bought. After that are the 8 Lyric Pages, and a 9th page that would be the last page of a CD Insert Booklet:

Christmas Through The Years 5 LP Box Set (1984 Reader's Digest RDA-143A)

2010-01-17T13:46:00.004-05:00

Here's a set I'm working on now. I have the songs all ripped to my PC, but none of the files are tagged yet. Once I get that done I'll be sure to share the links in my YUKU Forum. Here's what the box cover looks like:

A CHRISTMAS RE-SHARE (I Thought I'd Bump This Up)

2010-01-01T00:54:00.002-05:00

ON DECEMBER 23, 1954 CBS AIRED A LIVE SHOWING OF CHARLES DICKENS' "A CHRISTMAS CAROL" STARRING FREDRIC MARCH AS SCROOGE/BASIL RATHBONE AS MARLEY'S GHOST/MUSIC BY BERNARD HERRMANN/SINGING BY ROGER WAGNER CHORALE. THIS RECORDING WAS TAKEN FROM THE DVD OF THE KINEOSCOPE OF THAT AIRING. THE SOUND QUALITY IS NOT THE BEST, BUT YOU WILL NEVER HEAR THIS PERFORMANCE ANYWHERE ELSE AGAIN I'M SURE. ENJOY!!!

"A Christmas Carol" Starring Fredric March As Scrooge Zip File

"A CHRISTMAS CAROL" STARRING BASIL RATHBONE AS SCROOGE & FREDRIC MARCH AS THE NARRATOR. SHOWN IN DECEMBER OF 1959:

"A Christmas Carol" Starring Basil Rathbone As Scrooge Zip File

There is also an LP Of "A Christmas Carol" with Basil Rathbone as Scrooge, and the Lyn Murray Singers that I have not been able to acquire. Here's are examples of the front covers from 2 different releases of the LP:

I've heard these LPs are desireable because of the Christmas Carols the Lyn Murray Singers perform that are included at the end of side #2 of the LPs.

Kiddie Records Weekly has shared the older 78rpm version of this record HERE. It is basically the same recording as the 33rpm 12 Inch LP Version without the Christmas carols that are on the LP B-Side.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVE!!!

2009-12-24T23:54:00.000-05:00

Well here it is Christmas Eve 2009. As we approach the big Day I just want to say how much this time of year makes me realize how much I miss my parents. They're spending Christmas together this year in Eternity. My Dad just died last September, and my Mom died Thanksgiving weekend of 2004. They'll have plenty of company with all 4 of their Parents, my Aunt Ila and her husband Bob Lees, and as of 2 days ago my Aunt Carol who was my Mom's Brother David's wife. Oh yes and also my oldest cousin Steve who died in 1998 from his lifelong struggle with CF, and his youngest nephew Donnie who was killed 2 years ago in Iraq.

We don't have our big 60 person Christmas Day gatherings any longer. However as time goes by those who have passed will start up the tradition all over again up there. We miss you all, but we know you are all in a much better place now! Love you Mom and Dad and everyone!!! Happy Christmas Eve!!!

Bing Crosby "The Small One/Orson Welles "The Happy Prince"

2009-12-24T01:33:00.002-05:00

You can find this great recording shared at my YUKU Forum linked above!!!

I ALSO HAVE FOUND A COUPLE OF COPIES OF THIS RECORDING THAT WERE RELEASED IN NEW ZEALAND. HERE ARE THOSE COVER SCANS:

THIS ONE IS A 12 INCH 33 RPM LP FROM MCA (THE BACK COVER IS INDENTICAL TO THE LP I SHARED SCANS OF ABOVE EXCEPT FOR THE RECORD STOCK NUMBERS):

THIS ONE IS A 10 INCH 33 RPM RECORD FROM COLUMBIA RECORDS IN NEW ZEALAND (THIS ONE IS JUST THE STORIES WITHOUT ANY SONGS BY BING):

I GUESS THESE TWO STORIES ARE VERY POPULAR IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND. THE MAN I BOUGHT THE NZ RECORDS FROM SAID THAT THESE TWO STORIES ARE STILL PLAYED EVERY CHRISTMAS DOWN THERE! I'VE SEEN COPIES OF THE LP GO FOR OVER $50.00 ON EBAY.

YOU CAN ALSO FIND THIS AND MANY OTHER RECORDINGS FOR SALE IN CD FORM AT MY BLUJAY PAGE LINKED IN THE RIGHT HAND COLUMN OF THIS BLOG!!! ALL OF MY CHRISTMAS CDS ARE NOW ON SALE FOR ONLY $5.50!!!

I Just Got A New Batch Of Sealed Christmas LPs!

2009-12-20T16:19:00.007-05:00

Here's some scans of this years batch of sealed Christmas LPs I just found on ebay (like I need more LPs I don't have time to rip....lol). It's just hard to pass up a sealed LP that's priced under $6.00:

Ronald Colman "The Christmas Carol"/Charles Laughton "Mr. Pickwick's Christmas"

2009-12-17T01:30:00.001-05:00

YOU WILL ALSO FIND THIS GREAT CHRISTMAS TIME RECORDING SHARED AT MY YUKU FORUM LINKED ABOVE!!!

Basil Rathbone "The Christmas Carol"

2009-12-17T01:21:00.000-05:00

YOU CAN FIND THIS RECORDING SHARED AT MY YUKU FORUM LINKED ABOVE!!!

TWINKLER BRAND SPINNER ORNAMENTS

2009-12-07T16:05:00.003-05:00

I think I had posted earlier that I had inherited 5 Spinner Ornaments from my Paternal Grandmother. I recently found an entire box full of 12 of the red spinner ornaments, and I paid a small fortune to win it. I wanted them mainly for the box since I'd never seen one in person before. So now I have an original box to store 12 of the 17 spinners in after Christmas. I'm doing well this year in the way of original Christmas Decoration boxes. I already posted a couple months ago about the Alpine Village Box set THAT I found online.

As for the spinners I am keeping 12 in the box, and the other 5 I have already sold on ebay. I made enough from those 5 to pay for half the price of the box of 12. Here's a couple of photos of the Spinners:

Vinnie Rattolle's Records... & More: Elvira's Haunted Holidays!

2008-12-23T18:08:00.000-05:00

Vinnie Rattolle's Records... & More: Elvira's Haunted Holidays!

CHRISTMAS CD SALE

2008-11-29T02:07:00.000-05:00

FROM NOW UNTIL NEW YEAR'S DAY ALL OF MY CHRISTMAS CD'S WILL BE ON SALE FOR $5.50 PLUS SHIPPING!!! CONTACT ME AT DAVESWORLD56 AT MSN DOT COM IF INTERESTED.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

2008-11-27T02:10:00.002-05:00

LOTS OF MISSING/DELETED FILES!

2008-10-31T23:57:00.002-04:00

I'VE HAD TO SHUT DOWN COMMENTS ON THIS BLOG FOR NOW BECAUSE THE TROLL'S MOMMY TAUGHT HIM HOW TO CUT AND PASTE COMMENTS.

I'VE DISCOVERED THIS WEEK THAT MEGAUPLOAD HAS DELETED DOZENS OF MY MUSIC FILES IN ALL OF MY BLOGS. I GUESS THEY ARE TIRED OF COLLECTING MY PREMIUM ACCOUNT FEES ANY LONGER, AND WOULD LIKE ME TO MOVE ON. I HOPE TO HAVE THEM RE-SHARED AGAIN SOON, BUT RIGHT NOW MY TIME IS BEING TAKEN UP TRYING TO RECOVER FILES FROM THE PC VIRUS SENDING IDIOT THAT WIPED OUT MY OPERATING SYSTEM A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO RE-INSTALL WINDOWS XP. WE WEREN'T ABLE TO EVEN GET BACK IN UNDER "SAFE MODE" SO I LOST ABOUT 72GB WORTH OF MUSIC, IMAGE AND SOFTWARE FILES MUCH OF WHICH ARE IRREPLACEABLE. BEAR WITH ME AS I TRY TO GET THE DEAD LINKS FIXED.
BTW - I GOT THE REALLY BAD VIRUS A FEW WEEKS AGO FROM TRYING TO DO AN UPDATE TO REALPLAYER 9. I JUST I'D LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT.

SELLING SOME LPS FOR MY DAD - MAINLY CHRISTMAS FOR NOW!!!

2008-10-29T01:23:00.003-04:00

HERE'S A LIST OF JUST A FEW UP I HAVE UP FOR SALE ON THE BLUJAY WEBSITE (CLICK THE ABOVE BANNER TO GO THERE):

Dave Boyer Christmas With Dave Boyer LP
Ralph Carmichael Christmas Joys LP
Don Hustad and Tedd Smith Christmastime LP
Lawrence Welk Merry Christmas Reader's Digest 4 LP Box Set
Andre Previn - Misty LP
Living Strings: Twilight Time (with Bob Ralston)
101 Strings "Fiddler On The Roof"
101 Strings "On A Summer Night"
101 Strings "Plus Trumpet"
101 Strings "Hits By Ellington & Carmichael"
101 Strings "Songs Of Irving Berlin"

HERE'S THE TITLES OF A FEW MORE YET TO BE POSTED ON THE SALE SITE:

"CHRISTMAS WITH THE KING FAMILY"
THE SUNDAY SERIES "A TRIBUTE TO CHRISTMAS"
CHRISTY LANE "CHRISTMAS IS THE MAN FROM GALILEE"
THE WHITE SISTERS "THE CHRISTMAS STORY"
MANTOVANI "CHRISTMAS MAGIC"
101 STRINGS "THE GLORY OF CHRISTMAS"
LIVING STRINGS "THE SOUND OF CHRISTMAS"
"THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS" 4 LP BOX SET COLUMBIA RECORDS
"THE ROGER WHITTAKER CHRISTMAS ALBUM"
"A CHRISTMAS SING WITH BING AROUND THE WORLD"
THE MILLS BROTHERS "MERRY CHRISTMAS"
"I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS - VARIOUS ARTISTS PCIKWICK RECORDS"
NAT KING COLE "THE CHRISTMAS SONG" (2 COPIES OF THIS ONE)
"HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS VARIOUS ARTISTS" MCA RECORDS
ENGLEBERT HUMPERDINCK "CHRISTMAS TYME"
BIG N "THE GIFT OF CHRISTMAS - VARIOUS ARTISTS" 1977
MARTY ROBBINS "CHRISTMAS WITH..."
JIM REEVES "TWELVE SONGS OF CHRISTMAS"
CHARLEY PRIDE "CHRISTMAS IN MY HOME TOWN"
THE CARPENTERS "A CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT"
JOHNNY MATHIS - "GIVE ME YOUR LOVE FOR CHRISTMAS"
ANITA BRYANT "THE MIRACLE OF CHRISTMAS"
FERRANTE & TEICHER "WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS"
"CHRISTMAS GREETINGS FROM NASHVILLE - VARIOUS ARTISTS" RCA 1973
JC PENNEY "THE GOLDEN GLOW OF CHRISTMAS - VARIOUS ARTISTS" 1972
JACK JONES "CHRISTMAS ALBUM" KL-139 (NO COVER UNFORTUNATELY)
JOHN DENVER "ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHRISMTAS"
ROSEMARY CLOONEY "CHRISTMAS WITH..."
TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD "THE STAR CAROL"
TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD "CHRISTMAS SPECIAL 2 LP SET"
COLUMBIA HOUSE "THE BEST OF CHRISTMAS" 2 LP SET
EDDY ARNOLD "CHRISTMAS WITH..."
THE STATLER BROTHERS "CHRISTMAS CARD"
BURL IVES "TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS"
THE BEACH BOYS "CHRISTMAS ALBUM"
"GUIDEPOSTS TRESURY OF CHRISTMAS HYMNS" 1977 WORD RECORDS

"A HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS" & "A BROADWAY CHRISTMAS"

2008-10-13T00:10:00.001-04:00

HERE ARE A COUPLE MORE SHARES FORM TONY D:

A HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS

A BROADWAY CHRISTMAS

HERE'S SOME MOTOWN CHRISTMAS MUSIC LINKS

2008-10-03T01:56:00.007-04:00

BROOKLYN MOUSE SENT ME THESE LINKS TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL HERE:

"SMOKEY ROBINSON SEASON FOR MIRACLES" ZIP FILE

"STEVIE WONDER - SOMEDAY AT CHRISTMAS" ZIP FILE

"THE JACKSON 5 - CHRISTMAS ALBUM" ZIP FILE

"THE SUPREMES - MERRY CHRISTMAS" ZIP FILE

"THE FOUR TOPS - CHRISTMAS HERE WITH YOU" ZIP FILE

"THE TEMPTATIONS - CHRISTMAS CARD" ZIP FILE

"THE TEMPTATIONS - GIVE LOVE AT CHRISTMAS" ZIP FILE

FILE I NEED REALLY URGENTLY PLEASE!!!

2008-09-08T20:23:00.001-04:00

I GOT THIS FILE NOW, AND I THINK YOU ALL FOR SENDING IT TO ME.

RONALD COLMAN - "A CHRISTMAS CAROL" / CHARLES LAUGHTON - "MR. PICKWICK'S CHRISTMAS" (MCA DL 734684)

2008-07-03T19:04:00.004-04:00

RONALD COLMAN - "A CHRISTMAS CAROL" ZIP FILE
CHARLES LAUGHTON - "MR. PICKWICK'S CHRISTMAS" ZIP FILE

END OF THE ROAD FOLKS?? OR MAYBE NOT!!!

2008-06-03T19:51:00.000-04:00

IT'S BEEN SUGGESTED I TRY A DONATION BUTTON TO PAY FOR MUSIC FILE HOSTING FEES. I HAVE DONE SO AT TOP OF THE RIGHT HAND COLUMN. WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES. I THANK ALL OF THOSE VERY GENEROUS DONATIONS THAT HAVE COME IN SO FAR.

I ALSO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO DOWNLOAD AS MANY OF MY MEGAUPLOAD SHARES AS THEY CAN. I GET REWARD POINTS FOR EVERY "UNIQUE" (NOT SURE WHAT THAT MEANS) DOWNLOAD. I CAN CASH IN 20,000 POINTS EACH MONTH, AND GET 1 MORE MONTH OF FREE PREMIUM MEGAUPLOAD (WHICH GIVES ME 25OGB OF FILE STORAGE). AT PRESENT I HAVE ABOUT 32,000 POINTS LEFT FROM PAST DOWNLOADS. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OUTPOURING OF KIND WORDS, ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT.

NOT SURE HOW MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE THAT MY WIFE AND I ARE BOTH DISABLED AND ON SSI DISABILITY. WELL WHAT WITH THE RISING COST OF FUEL, GROCERIES, RENT, ETC.., ETC.. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO CLOSE DOWN EVERY WEBSITE I OWN THAT IS PAID FOR IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM. SO SADLY ANYMORE MUSIC SHARES WILL NOT BE TAKING PLACE AT THIS, OR MY OTHER 2 SHARING BLOGS, OR MY 250FREE.COM WEBSITES. AS A MATTER OF FACT I WILL PROBABLY BE PUTTING MY ENTIRE MUSIC COLLECTION UP FOR SALE AT MY BLUE-JAY WEBSITE. THIS BLOG IS FREE SO IT SHALL REMAIN HERE. HOWEVER, COME THE END OF JUNE, I WOULD SAY, I WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO PAY FOR THE SITES WHERE I PAY TO HAVE MY MANY MUSIC FILES HOSTED. I POST THIS NOTICE NOT FOR SYMPATHY, BUT TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT YOU SHOULD GRAB EVERY MUSIC FILE I HAVE AT MY 3 BLOGS & MY 25OFREE.COM WEBSITES WHILE YOU CAN. COME THE END OF JUNE THEY WILL NO LONGER HAVE VALID DOWNLOAD LINKS. SORRY TO HAVE TO TAKE THINGS TO THIS EXTREME, BUT THAT IS HOW THINGS ARE GOING NOW WITH OUR ECONOMY. IT'S BEEN FUN, AND I HATE TO DO ALL OF THIS, BUT SHORT OF LOSING MY MARRIAGE OVER THE FIGHTS WE'VE HAD LATELY OVER FINANCES, I HAVE NO CHOICE. THANK YOU TO ALL OF MY MANY READERS AND FANS OVER THESE PAST 4 OR 5 YEARS. DO KEEP IN TOUCH SOME HOW. THANKS!!!
DAVE

SESAME STREET CHRISTMAS RECORDINGS

2008-05-18T22:09:00.005-04:00

HERE ARE SEVERAL RECORDINGS THAT HAVE FEATURED THE GANG AT SESAME STREET DURING CHRISTMAS TIME. ONE COMES FROM JUSTGOODTUNES, ONE COMES FROM VIV AT ZOUNDS_GROUP YAHOO FORUM, AND THE OTHER FEW COME FROM A SESAME STREET BLOG THAT IS NO LONGER WITH US:

"CHRISTMAS EVE ON SESAME STREET" ZIP FILE

"MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM SESAME STREET" ZIP FILE

"SESAME STREET SING ALONG" ZIP FILE

"SESAME STREET MUPPET FAMILY CHRISTMAS DVD RIP" ZIP FILE

"A SESAME STREET CHRISTMAS" ZIP FILE

"A SESAME STREET CHRISTMAS SPECIAL" VHS AUDIO RIP ZIP FILE

"DISNEY'S 13 ALL-TIME CHRISTMAS FAVORITES"

2008-05-04T17:30:00.003-04:00

HERE'S A SHARE FROM BOB AT WAY COOL MUSIC BLOG:

"DISNEY'S 13 ALL-TIME CHRISTMAS FAVORITES"

"MICKEY'S CHRISTMAS CAROL"

2008-05-03T00:38:00.001-04:00

THIS ONE ABOVE WAS SEALED AND STEVE COULDN'T BEAR TO OPEN IT. SO HE SHARED THIS ONE BELOW INSTEAD:

"DICKENS' CHRISTMAS CAROL ADAPATATION"

LIMITED TIME FREE DOWNLOAD FOR THE SOUNDTRACK TO THE MOVIE "SNOWBALL"

2008-04-22T00:55:00.004-04:00

I SAW THIS LISTED ON THE FA LA LA LA LA FORUM, AND I THOUGHT I'D SHARE IT HERE. FOR A LIMITED TIME YOU CAN GET A FREE DOWNLOAD TO THE "SNOWBALL" MOVIE SOUNDTRACK FROM ERIC HESTER HERE.

"A CHRISTMAS ADVENTURE IN DISNEYLAND" (DISNEYLAND 1355 MONO 1973)

2008-04-04T19:32:00.006-04:00

"A CHRISTMAS ADVENTURE IN DISNEYLAND" ZIP FILE - THANKS TO CHRIS FROM BROOKLYN FOR SHARING THIS WITH US!!!

HERE'S A SHAREBEE.COM LINK:
"A CHRISTMAS ADVENTURE IN DISNEYLAND" ZIP FILE

1973 PETER PAN RECORDS CHRISTMAS CATALOG

2008-04-04T19:16:00.007-04:00

I GOT THIS FROM MY FRIEND BRIAN:

BING CROSBY "WHITE CHRISTMAS" (DECCA RECORDS DL 8128 MONO 1955)

2008-03-26T18:05:00.005-04:00

BING CROSBY "WHITE CHRISTMAS" ZIP FILE

CONNIE FRANCIS "CHRISTMAS IN MY HEART" (MGM RECORDS 1959 E-3792)

2008-03-18T01:00:00.003-04:00

CONNIE FRANCIS "CHRISTMAS IN MY HEART" ZIP FILE

THE CARPENTERS "AN OLD-FASHIONED CHRISTMAS" ( A&M Records SP 1907 1984)

2008-03-16T23:39:00.003-04:00

THE CARPENTERS "AN OLD-FASHIONED CHRISTMAS" ZIP FILE

STARVATION ARMY STORE NICE FINDS

2008-02-11T22:18:00.000-05:00

I JUST MADE THE FIRST TRIP TO OUR LOCAL STARVATION ARMY THRIFT STORE (AS I CALL IT...LOL) TODAY. FOUND A BUNCH OF LPS, MOST STILL SEALED FOR $1.00 EACH:

"ON THE FIRST DAY OF CHRISTMAS" - ASSORTED SINGERS (STILL SEALED)::

"THE WORST OF MONTY PYTHON" (NOT SEALED BUT NM):

THE MEMORIES "THE WHITE CHRISTMAS ALBUM" (STILL SEALED):

LIVING VOICES "CHRISTMAS MUSIC" (NOT SEALED BUT VG+):

HALLMARK PRESENTS "SONGS FOR THE HOLIDAYS" - PETER HOFFMAN/DEBORAH SASSON/LONDON SYMPHONE ORCHESTRA (STILL SEALED):

DRAMBUIE "CHRISTMAS CLASSICS" (STILL SEALED):

BOB RALSTON "CHRISTMAS HYMNS AND CAROLS" (STILL IN SHRINK WRAP NM):

RAC SPECIAL PROJECTS "MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM OUR HOUSE TO YOURS" ASSORTED (STILL SEALED):

"HOWDY DOODY CHRISTMAS SHOW" (1950'S)

2008-01-27T00:58:00.000-05:00

J. C. PENNY "A CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL OF SONGS & CAROLS"/THE HEARTHSIDE CAROLEERS "IT'S CHRISTMAS ALL OVER TOWN"

2008-01-17T18:41:00.000-05:00

J. C. PENNY "A CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL OF SONGS & CAROLS" (RCA VICTOR SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION 1964):
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS ONE TURNED OUT TO BE PRETTY SCRATCHY SOUNDING. I CLEANED UP AS BEST I COULD WITH GOLDWAVE. SOME OF THE SONGS ALSO SOUNDED LIKE THEY HAD BEEN RECORDED WAY BACK IN THE 1930'S. THEY REMINDED ME OF THAT BASIL RATHBONE RECORDING OF HIS NARRATION OF "THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS". MONO AND TINNY SOUNDING. I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT ANYWAY:

J. C. PENNY "A CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL OF SONGS & CAROLS" ZIP FILE

THE HEARTHSIDE CAROLEERS "IT'S CHRISTMAS ALL OVER TOWN" (WINGED FOOT RECORDS III):
THIS LP WAS SEALED WHEN I GOT IT. IT WASN'T BAD, BUT STILL HAD SOME BAD CLICKS I HAD TO REMOVE. I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE HEARTHSIDE CAROLEER ORCHESTRA PLAYED A LOT OF SOUR NOTES...LOL. NOT BAD FOR $1.00 I GUESS:

THE HEARTHSIDE CAROLEERS "IT'S CHRISTMAS ALL OVER TOWN" ZIP FILE

JUST GOT MY LATEST SHIPMENT OF CHRISTMAS LPS TODAY

2008-01-10T16:06:00.000-05:00

HERE'S SOME COVER SCANS I FOUND ONLINE OF THE LPS I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL TODAY, AND WILL BE SHARING WITH YOU ALL HERE THIS YEAR:

HOME FOR CHRISTMAS T BENNETT, J VALE, R CONNIFF, T WYNETTE, J MATHIS, G AUTRY, P PAGE, CONNIFF, D DAY, J DAVIDSON, J NABORS, GOULET, ETC--REALM 8101 GATEFOLD COVER WITH FOLD OUT POP-UP OF A CHRISTMAS DECORATED HOME (IT'S FUNNY I HAVE ANOTHER 3-LP BOX SET WITH THE SAME TITLE AND COVER PHOTO AS THIS LP THAT WAS PUT OUT BY COLUMBIA HOUSE):

A CHRISTMAS GIFT GATEFOLD COVER WITH POP-UP NATIVITY SCENE INSIDE--STREISAND, T BENNETT, T TUCKER, M JACKSON, A WMS, CROSBY, MATHIS, CONNIFF, J CASH, S DAVIS, ETC--RONCO 12430:

THE BEST OF THE GREAT SONGS OF CHRISTMAS GOODYEAR VOLUME 10 COLUMBIA 1970:

THE JOYOUS SONGS OF CHRISTMAS GOODYEAR VOLUME 11 COLUMBIA 1971:

CHRISTMAS IS... GOODYEAR VOLUME 12 COLUMBIA 1972:

THE MANY MOODS OF CHRISTMAS GOODYEAR VOLUME 13 COLUMBIA 1973:

HENRY MANCINI SELECTS GREAT SONGS OF CHRISTMAS GOODYEAR VOLUME 15 1975 RCA:

GREAT SONGS OF CHRISTMAS GOODYEAR VOLUME 16 1976 RCA (THIS WILL COMPLETE THE WHOLE SERIES OF GOODYEAR LPS FOR ME TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL - DO YOU BELIEVE THAT I FOUND THIS ONE STILL SEALED? WELL I DID):

THE HAPPY CHRICKETS - CHRISTMAS WITH THE HAPPY CRICKETS:

CHRISTMAS CAROUSEL 2 LP SET CAPITOL RECORDS 1972:

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS VOLUME 2 A&P PROMO COLUMBIA:

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS VOLUME 3 A&P PROMO COLUMBIA:

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS VOLUME 4 A&P PROMO COLUMBIA:

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS VOLUME 5 A&P PROMO COLUMBIA:

CHRISTMAS CAROLS FROM FIRESTONE VOL 1 MLP 7005:

CHRISTMAS CAROLS FROM FIRESTONE VOL 7 SLP 7015 (THIS GIVES ME THE COMPLETE COLLECTION OF VOLUMES 1 - 7 OF THE 1960'S FIRESTONE CHRISTMAS LP SERIES):

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF CHRISTMAS #2 (FIRESTONE) CAPITOL 8025

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

2007-12-19T01:18:00.000-05:00

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)

2007-12-18T01:18:00.000-05:00

"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)

2007-12-16T01:14:00.000-05:00

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)

2007-12-16T01:13:00.002-05:00

"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)

2007-12-16T01:13:00.001-05:00

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)

2007-12-16T01:11:00.000-05:00

EDDIE DUNSTEDTER "THE BELLS OF CHRISTMAS" ZIP FILE

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

2007-12-15T01:10:00.001-05:00

SEASON'S GREETINGS FROM PERRY COMO ZIP FILE

BARRY GORDON - "NUTTIN' FOR CHRISTMAS"

2007-12-14T01:09:00.000-05:00

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

2007-12-14T01:08:00.000-05:00

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

2007-12-14T01:07:00.000-05:00

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"

2007-12-13T01:04:00.000-05:00

SNL GUYS SINGING "CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE":

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

2007-12-13T01:03:00.000-05:00

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)

2007-12-12T00:57:00.000-05:00

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

2007-12-10T00:54:00.000-05:00

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

2007-12-08T00:50:00.000-05:00

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)

2007-11-23T00:48:00.000-05:00

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!!!!

2007-11-22T00:46:00.000-05:00