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!!!
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"LORETTA YOUNG - THE LITTLEST ANGEL & GREGORY PECK - "LULLABY FOR CHRISTMAS" (DECCA RECORDS DL-8009 1950)
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:
"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)
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:
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:
W.T. GRANT'S "A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS' VOLUMES 1 - 8
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!!!
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"
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
"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
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".
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".
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