I re ripped Jackie Gleason "All I Want For Christmas"

I re ripped Jackie Gleason "All I Want For Christmas" and edited my post from August 25, 2008 including the new compressed file. Enjoy.

Regarding Ferrante & Teicher-We Wish You a Merry Christmas

I recently acquired an original release of Ferrante & Teicher ''We Wish You A Merry Christmas'' UAS 6536 and updated my post from September 16, 2008 with the original artwork of the back of the album jacket which is in color. I didn't re upload the compressed file but added the image for the original artwork to my post.

Enjoy

Shell's Wonderful World Of Music Volume 2

Shell's Wonderful World Of Music Volume II by The Longines Symphonette Society. Beginning with these posts, the MP3 files are done at 320 KB instead of 128 KB so they should sound much better but in doing so the file size increases and therefore the zipfile will take longer to d/l. Some of the songs on this set are from Volume I and are also in Volume III. I am including a link for Volume I here so you don't have to go back through my blog to find it.
http://christmas-christmasforever.blogspot.com/2009/03/shells-wonderful-world-of-music-by.html
The inner artwork is the same for all three volumes so I didn't include it in this post. The only difference is the section for the track listing.



Track Listing
Record One Side One
01 Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
02 Away in a Manger
03 Babes In Toyland
04 What Child Is This?
05 Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Record One Side Two
01 It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas
02 O Little Town of Bethlehem
03 O Holy Night
04 Oh Come All Ye Faithful
05 Silver Bells
Record Two Side One
01 The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
02 Ave Maria (Schubert)
03 God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
04 I'll Be Home for Christmas
05 The First Noel
Record Two Side Two
01 White Christmas
02 It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
03 Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
04 Joy to the World
05 Silent Night
Originally, The Longines Symphonette Society released a 4-record set titled "Christmas at the Fireside" and used this picture for the cover of Volume II. All 3 "Shell" sets include some of the songs from this 4-record set.

Shell's Wonderful World Of Music Volume III

Shell's Wonderful World Of Music Volume III by The Longines Symphonette Society. A few songs on this set are also on Volume I & II. I did my best to eliminate any pips and pops, but on record 2 Side 2 Track 5 there were a couple loud pops that I couldn't get rid of completely and they sound a little like a thud, but the music doesn't skip. The MP3 files are done at 320 KB so they should sound much better but it also increases the file size for each song and therefore it will take longer to d/l the zipfile. The inner artwork is the same for all three volumes so I didn't include it in this post. The only difference is the section for the track listing.


Track listing:
Record One Side One
01 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
02 Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
03 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
04 The Twelve Days Of Christmas
05 Home for the Holidays
Record One Side Two
01 The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
02 It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas
03 I'll Be Home for Christmas
04 Santa Claus is Comin' to Town
05 Silent Night
Record Two Side One
01 Sleigh Ride
02 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
03 Winter Wonderland
04 Scarlet Ribbons
05 One Little Tree
Record Two Side Two
01 March of the Toys
02 The Little Drummer Boy
03 Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
04 Medley: Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly - Jingle Bells
05 White Christmas

'Twas the Night Before Christmas

Rankin/Bass Presents 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1976) Complete Story and Original Soundtrack. Disneyland Records 1367. Narrated by Joel Grey. Starring Joel Grey, George Gobel, Tammy Grimes and John McGiver. This is done in two tracks Side One and Side Two. There were a couple of big pops that I couldn't get rid of but the sound doesn't skip. I still had the Business Reply card inside the jacket so I'm including it in this post. Enjoy.

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 Lennon - 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
Station 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)
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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
Fischer Chöre (Hans Bertram Orchestra) from the album "Die schönsten Weihnachtslieder," Polydor 2371 709. - 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)
Taped off the radio one