Christmas With Eddy Arnold

Christmas With Eddy Arnold 1962 RCA LSP 2554. There isn't a download for this posting as it has been released on CD. I'm doing this post for educational purposes only. The first two images are from the original release of this album and the third image is from the 1967 reissue. The CD was released in 2005 by Sony BMG Custom Marketing Group. An Internet search brings up several sources for the CD. The CD has the reissue artwork and not the original.
I will list the songs below the images. I hope I haven't disappointed anyone and hope you will understand about not doing a download for this album.



Track listing
Side One
01 Christmas Can't Be Far Away
02 Will Santy Come to Shanty Town
03 Jingle Bell Rock
04 White Christmas
05 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
06 C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S
Side Two
01 I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
02 Winter Wonderland
03 Up on the Housetop
04 It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
05 Jolly Old St. Nicholas
06 O Little Town of Bethlehem

Christmas Music I Taped Off The Radio Two

The music from this cassette doesn't have a lot of station promos and at the time, the radio stations weren't playing all Christmas music so there are some gaps between some songs as I had my finger resting on the pause button while taping so I would only get the Christmas songs. I'm not 100% sure of the year, but am guessing 1984 as at the end of the last song, there is a few seconds of Sheila E.'s The Belle of St. Mark which was released in 1984, maybe 1988 as Faron Young "Candyland" was released in 1988. This tape also may be from a few years combined but I can't remember for sure.

A few songs I can't think of the artist and one song I'm not sure if the title is correct. This particular post is three tracks. If anyone knows the artist or title, please let me know. Thanks.

Side One
Track One
Station Promo WGFB 99.9 FM B-100 from Plattsburg, NY
Perry Como - Frosty The Snowman
Track Two
Elmo and Patsy - Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer
Unknown Artist - White Christmas
Burl Ives - The Twelve Days of Christmas
Johnny Cash - The Little Drummer Boy
Wayne Newton - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Ray Price - God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Andy Williams - O Holy Night
Ray Conniff and The Singers - The Twelve Days of Christmas (Tape ends before song)
Side Two
Brenda Lee - Marshmallow World
Charlie Rich - O Holy Night
Carpenters - Sleigh Ride
Anne Murray - Winter Wonderland
Station Promo WLFE FM 102.3 in St. Albans, VT
The Ventures - Silver Bells
Faron Young - Candyland
John Lennin - Happy Christmas (War is Over)
Station Promo WQCR FM 98.9 in Burlington, VT (current call letters WOKO)
Band-Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas
Staton Promo WQCR
Andy Williams - It's The Most Wonderful Time of The Year
A few seconds of Sheila E. The Belle of St. Mark (1984)

Christmas_Music_Taped_off_the_Radio_Two.zip

Christmas Music I taped off the radio. Number one

I thought this might be interesting to other Christmas Music lovers so I decided to copy some cassettes of Christmas music that I taped from the radio back in the late 1970's and early 1980's. In places, it would be difficult to separate each song so I did each side as one track. Some of the songs I don't know the artist. If anyone might know these, please leave me a comment. I've included a text file of the songs in the zipfile too and will list them here. This particular tape was from CFLG-FM 104.5 in Cornwall Ontario. There is static interference from the flashing lights on our Christmas tree. The station didn't always come in that strong so in some places it fades out a little.
A friend of mine helped identify a few of the songs after I initially made this post. I will change the artist's name from Unknown Artist to the Artist's name and use boldface type to show the change.

Side One
Kenny Rogers - Christmas is My Favorite Time of The Year
Unknown Artist - Leise rieselt der Schnee
Percy Faith, His Orchestra and Chorus - White Christmas
James Last - (Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen) Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming
Waldo de los Rios - Jingle Bells
Frank DeVol and The Rainbow Strings - Medley: Here Comes Santa Claus/March Of The Toys
Station Promo
Ella Fitzgerald - God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Unknown Artist (Possibly Rita Ford) - The Holy City
Ray Conniff and The Singers - The Twelve Days of Christmas
Ed Ames - I Heard The Bells on Christmas Day
Doris Day - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Mormon Tabernacle Choir - O Holy Night (tape ran out before song ends)
Side Two
Station Promo
Mario Lanza - We Three Kings of Orient Are
E. Power Biggs and the Columbia Chamber Orchestra - The Holly and The Ivy
Percy Faith, His Orchestra and Chorus - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Heintje - Alle Jahre Wieder
Pete Fountain - Candy Clarinet
Tony Sandler & Ralph Young - Yea, The Heavenly Child Is Born
Bert Kaempfert - Toy Parade
Connie Francis - Merry Christmas From our House To Your House
Jim Reeves - Blue Christmas
Station Promo
Jim Reeves - Old Christmas Card
Jim Reeves - Merry Christmas Polka
Station Promo
Jim Reeves - White Christmas (station fades in and out/tape ran out before song ends)

Christmas_Music_Taped_off_the_Radio_One.zip

Heintje - When The Christmas-Bells Are Ringing

Heintje - When The Christmas-Bells Are Ringing (1971) Polydor 2310 148. My favorite song on this album is "Little Toy Tin Soldier" This is the other song that I haven't heard on the radio since about 1977.

This was also played on the Canadian radio station CFLG-FM 104.5 in Cornwall, Ontario. Basically, it is the same story as to how I tried to find out what album this song was on. I just received this album yesterday from an eBay auction.

Though a few of the songs on this album are also on the album from my previous post in German, there are differences in the music, but still very enjoyable to listen to.


Track Listing:
Side One:
01 When The Christmas-Bells Are Ringing
02 Silent Night
03 Winter Wonderland
04 O Christmas Tree
05 Jingle Bells
06 Little Toy Tin Soldier
Side Two:
01 White Christmas
02 Little Drummer Boy
03 O Thou Joyful Day
04 Wintertide
05 Cowboy-Carol
06 From Heaven High The Angels Come
When_The_Christmas-Bells_Are_Ringing.zip

Weihnachten mit Heintje

Weihnachten mit Heintje (1968) Ariola 78199 IU. There were a couple different releases of this album in 1968 under the same title with different artwork. This album was available on CD awhile back but has been discontinued by the manufacturer. Also, I think there were only 12 or 13 songs on it instead of 14.

My favorite song on this album is "Alle Jahre Wieder" I haven't heard this song on radio since about 1977 when I was listening to a Canadian station CFLG-FM 104.5 from Cornwall, Ontario. They have since change their format. I happened to tape a lot of Christmas music from the radio and have been looking for this album as well as the album I will be posting after this one, for over 30 years.

I called and wrote the radio station several times back then to no avail. Finally through the internet, I was able to find the album title so I knew what to look for. I found this album on eBay about a year ago.

Though the track listings aren't in English, some are obvious what song they are, I will list the English title translation from what I found using an online German to English translation dictionary to the best of my ability. I am by no means a language expert, so the translatons may not be exact.


Track listing:
Side One:
01 Stille Nacht - Silent Night
02 Süßer Die Glocken Nie Klingen - Sweeter The Bells Never Sound
03 Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen - Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming
04 Leise rieselt der Schnee - Softly Sprinkles The Snow
05 Morgen kommt der Weihnachtsmann - Santa Claus Is Coming Tomorrow
06 Kommet, ihr Hirten - Come, O You Shepherds
07 O Tannenbaum - O Christmas Tree
Side Two:
01 O du fröhliche - O Thou Joyful Day
02 Am Weihnachtsbaum die Lichter brennen - On The Christmas Tree The Lights Are Burning
03 Kling, Glöckchen, kling - Ring Little Bell Ring
04 Alle Jahre Wieder - Every Year Again (Comes The Christ Child)
05 Morgen, Kinder, Wird's was geben - Tomorrow, kids, you're gonna get some
06 Ihr Kinderlein kommet - O Come Little Children
07 Vom Himmel hoch - From Heaven above to earth I come
Weihnachten_mit_Heintje.zip

I changed the way comments are added again.

I decided to change the way comments are able to be left on my blog once again to encourage people to leave comments. Please do not leave any rude or profane comments as they will be deleted as well as spammers. Comments don't have to be approved anymore.

It would be nice to hear from other people who enjoy the music I post as much as I do especially since the music has been out of print for 30 or more years and very difficult to find.

The Jack Jones Christmas Album (Stereo) 1964

The Jack Jones Christmas Album - KAPP KS-3339 Stereo (1964)
This is the STEREO release of a previous post of mine from March of 2008 To make it easier to find, I'm posting the link for the MONO album here.
http://christmas-christmasforever.blogspot.com/2008/03/jack-jones-christmas-album.html
I like this artwork better than the MONO album and was surprised that KAPP didn't use the same artwork for the MONO album.
This album brings back fond memories of Christmas with my family when I was a young child. I hope it brings back fond memories for others too and would love to hear your comments. Please don't let the fact that comments must be approved by me first stop anyone. As I mentioned in my previous post I had to do it this way to prevent SPAMMERS. I am able to delete those comments now and I can hopefully stop them from happening.


Track Listing:
Side A:
Sleigh Ride White Christmas
The Village Of St. Bernadette
My Favorite Things
I'll Be Home For Christmas
Angels We Have Heard On High/Silent Night/O Come All Ye Faithful
Side B:
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Lullaby For Christmas Eve
The Christmas Song
Mistletoe And Holly
The Christmas Waltz
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen-It Came Upon A Midnight Clear (Adeste Fideles)-The First Noel
The Album and Artwork can be downloaded via the following link:
The_Jack_Jones_Christmas_Album_1.zip