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Slapstick Comedian Soupy Sales Dies At 83

Slapstick Comedian Soupy Sales Dies at 83

I couldn't find a Christmas video clip for him but came across the following Christmas audio clip Santa Claus Is Surfin' To Town from "Christmas A Go Go"

I always loved watching Soupy Sales comedy sketches with the pie in the face

RIP Al Martino

What a Shock!!! I was just listening to "You're All I Want For Christmas" on one of my albums and went online and saw this in one of the news headlines

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He was 82 years old.

I wasn't able to find a Christmas video clip.

Here is a video clip of him singing "Spanish Eyes"

Here is a video clip of him singing "Volare"

Christmas Greetings From Mantovani And His Orchestra

Christmas Greetings From Mantovani And His Orchestra (1963) London Records PS-338
SORRY EVERYONE I Found out that this album is available on CD and had to remove the download link. I don't intentionally post something that has been released on CD. It was released in 2006 in the United Kingdom on Dutton-Vocalion Records and Amazon.com.uk has a couple of vendors selling it. The reason I couldn't find it before I did this posting was that it is under a different title and artwork. The information on this CD can be found at http://www.amazon.co.uk/Song-Christmas-Mantovani/dp/B000KLNQ4G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1255539959&sr=8-1 It is under the title of "A Song For Christmas" the track listing is the same. Again, I apologize and I hope you will continue to follow my blog.

I was going to wait until I moved, but decided to post this beautiful album. Not to detract from the upcoming release on Mantovani's "Christmas Carols" from 1958 that is going to be released on CD by UMG (Universal Music Group) in November. Please visit TheYuleLog.com (Thanks Chip) for more information on this release. I know that other blogs have also mentioned this album being released.

I didn't remove any noise and only manually removed a couple clicks on this album because removing them changed the music too much and I didn't want to ruin this beautiful music. I did however remove the 60hz hum. The main clicks are on Side Two. The clicks are there at the end of Track 3 and go through the beginning of track 4 for about the first minute but it doesn't overpower the music. I noticed them more using headphone than through speakers. Any other clicks are very minor and you probably won't even notice them. Enjoy.

Christmas Isn't Just A Day In December, It's A Way Of Life


Track Listing:
Side One
01 Deck The Halls
02 Once In Royal David's City
03 Jingle Bells
04 Toy waltz
05 The Holly And The Ivy
06 O Thou That Tellest Good Things
Side Two
01 It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
02 The Twelve Days Of Christmas
03 While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
04 Christmas Bells
05 Mary's Boy Child
06 I Saw Three Ships

Updated Artwork for Ed Ames Christmas Is The Warmest Time Of The Year

Updated Artwork for Ed Ames "Christmas Is The Warmest Time Of The Year"

I was at a Thrift Store yesterday and found another copy of Ed Ames Christmas Is The Warmest Time Of The Year. The album was in pretty bad shape, but the jacket was much better than the last one I posted. Rather than re upload the whole zipfile again, or edit my original post, I figured it would be easier just to post the image.
EDITED 7/13/2009 I changed the original post and put this image there too instead of the one that was torn on the back.