Jackie Gleason - All I Want For Christmas

Jackie Gleason - All I Want For Christmas - Capitol Records STBB-346 2-Record set released in 1969. Edited 7/28/09 I re ripped this album at 320kb bitrate. I also figured out how to remove the background noise/turntable rumble so this album should sound much better. Because the bitrate is higher, the zipfile is much larger and will take longer to d/l. I do not have any immediate plans to re do any of my previous posts as it is very time consuming. (This is truly a labor of love and I want to concentrate on music I still want to post) Most people have indicated that the music sounds great at 128kb.

At some point, I may decide to go through the music I have already posted and remove the background noise/turntable rumble. If I do so, I will re upload the file and edit the posts stating that I did. I will also start a new post and indicate which ones I redid. This particular re rip took over three hours to complete including the time it to to upload the new file.

Included in this posting is the full front and back cover and the full inside cover. To do the full images, I had to scan 6 sections and paste them together. On the left side of the inside cover, something got mixed up and I wasn't able to correct it with out having to rescan each section. Basically, the track listing are misaligned. I'm including them for show as the letters for the track listings are blurry. They aren't posted here but included in the compressed file. I tried to clean up the jacket, but it didn't work so well as one can see on the back of the album jacket.


Track Listing Is As Follows:
Record 1 Side 1
01 Christmas Moon
02 Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
03 Blue Christmas
04 Snowbound For Christmas
05 It's Christmas Time All Over The World
Record 1 Side 2
06 That's What I Want For Christmas
07 December
08 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
09 Christmas Island
10 You're All I Want For Christmas
Record 2 Side 1
11 I'll Be Home For Christmas (If Only In My Dreams)
12 Jingle Bells
13 White Christmas
14 Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
15 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Record 2 Side 2
16 The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)
17 I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
18 Happy Holiday
19 Winter Wonderland
20 The Story Of A Starry Night

Vinyl Records are coming back!!!

I just watched the CBS Evening news and they did a report about Vinyl Records. They showed someone who has an extensive record collection and he goes to stores that sell used records. Then they showed some recording artists starting to release their music on the traditional 12" vinyl. On the downside of this, they will cost about $20.00

I just went to CBS.com and there was a story on How Vinyl Got It's Groove Back

Here is the link:

http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/eveningnews/main3420.shtml

Apparently, the link remains the same, but it brings up different news stories and not the one about Vinyl Records Making A Comeback.

The David Rose Christmas Album Capital ST-2853

The David Rose Christmas Album Capital ST 2853 Released in 1968. I noticed on the Ernie (Not Bert) blog that he had never seen this album. Since I have it in my collection I figured I would post it here and hopefully will see it. I also hope to come across the two other David Rose Christmas albums and add them to my Vinyl Collection.

I want to apologize that I haven't been posting much lately. It's just that it takes a bit of time to copy the album to the computer, edit out 60Hz hum, clicks and hiss. Then listen to each track to be sure that it sounds ok and then scan the album jacket it 4 sections and stitch them together to form the full cover. and on top of this, I have other things to do too. I enjoy bringing the joyful music of Christmas to other's so they can enjoy it as much as I do.


Track Listing Is As Follows:
Side One
01 Carol Of The Bells
02 Little Drummer Boy
03 The Christmas Waltz
04 The Christmas Tree
05 The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)
06 I Saw Three Ships
Side Two
01 MEDLEY:
Deck The Hall
The First Noel
Joy To The World
02 MEDLEY:
Silent Night
O Come All Ye Faithful
03 The Twelve Days Of Christmas
04 Toyland
05 MEDLEY:
Christmas Is Coming
Angels We Have Heard On High

The Christmas Voices Of Walter Schumann

The Christmas Voices Of Walter Schumann Pickwick Records SPCX-1003 I haven't a clue what year this album was released. I looked on both sides of the record and the album cover and can't find any date. I would guess this is from the early 1970's. On the back of the album jacket, it indicates that this a a Pickwick/33 Re-release.

There is a CD on Amazon.com under the same title, but none of the songs from this album are on that CD and the Artwork is different.

There are 13 songs on this album, but they are on two tracks, one on each side. I tried to separate them, but the gap between the songs is very small. The songs basically overlap the end of one song and the beginning of the next one.

I love the assorted ornaments on the cover. I remember some of them from my childhood and still have some of my Grandmother's ornaments.


The songs are in the following order:
Side One
Christmas In The Air
Jingle Bells
Silent Night
Carol Of The Bells
White Christmas
Patapan
Ave Maria
Side Two
Wonderful Counselor
Wolcum Yole
Mary, Mary
Winter Wonderland
The Lord's Prayer
Adeste Fideles

The Winston Singers - Christmas Carols

The Winston Singers - Christmas Carols Wyncote Records W 9115 Released in 1964.




I did my best to eliminate any pips and pops but the last song on side 2 has a flaw in the vinyl but it doesn't skip.

This is a nice record and I think it might be rare as the track listing on the back of the album jacket lists a couple songs that aren't on the record. I love the artwork on this particular album.
The actual track listing is as follows:
Side 1.
01 Deck The Halls
02 The First Noel
03 Jingle Bells
04 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
05 Go Tell It On The Mountain
06 Joy To The World
07 Hail To Christmas

Side 2.
01 Hark The Herald Angels Sing
02 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
03 O Come All Ye Faithful
04 Good King Wenceslas
05 Christmas Tree
06 I Saw Three Ships
07 Christmas Hymn

Updated-Currently working Download Links

I re-uploaded some files that the download link had expired and I will repost the new links here. The artwork is included also. Please enjoy.

I want to thank everyone for their comments

I thank everyone for your comments. I will be reposting links for the ones that have expired. Rather then edit earlier posts, I will create a new post and put current links for them. Unfortunately with Rapidshare, if a file hasn't been downloaded in 90 days, the link expires.

I will do my best to repost the links tomorrow, July 13.

Thanks again for all your comments.

Christmas in July will be here in 13 days.

Bing Crosby - I Wish You A Merry Christmas

Bing Crosby - "I Wish You A Merry Christmas" Warner Brothers Records WS 1484 Released in 1962. Bing Crosby and Christmas go together. This album has some of my favorite Christmas song on it. I am sure other people will enjoy listening to this album.


Track listing is as follows:
Side One
01 Winter Wonderland
02 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
03 What Child Is This
....The Holly And The Ivy
04 The Little Drummer Boy
05 O Holy Night
Side Two
01 The Littlest Angel
02 Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
03 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
....It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
04 Frosty The Snowman
05 Pat-A-Pan
.... While Shepherds Watched Their Sheep
06 I Wish You A Merry Christmas

Robert Rheims - For The Whole Family At Christmas

Robert Rheims - For The Whole Family At Christmas - Rheims Records LP-6010 Released in 1961. I did my best to remove the pips and pops and on 1 or 2 tracks they can be heard but it really doesn't interfere with the music. I can't decide if I like this album or Robert Rheims "Merry Christmas Carols Carols" better. I love all three Christmas Albums that Robert Rheims released. I hope others enjoy these as much as I do.


Track Listing:
Side One
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Winter Wonderland
The Christmas Song
White Christmas
Medley:
I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
Silver Bells
Medley:
Carol Of The Drum
Jingle Bells
Side Two
Medley:
The Night Before Christmas
Up On The House Top
Too Fat For The Chimney
Medley:
I'll Be Home For Christmas
(There's No Place Like) Home For The Holidays
Medley:
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
Jolly Old St. Nicholas
When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter
Medley:
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Frosty The Snowman
Close:
We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Rheims Choraliers We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Rheims Choraliers We Wish You A Merry Christmas Rheims Records LP-6008 Released in 1959
This is my second Robert Rheims post and I have a third one to post shortly. Though I really love organ music, I like the vocals on this album.


Track listing:
Side One
01 We Wish You A Merry Christmas
....Deck The Hall
....It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
02 Angels We Have Heard On High
....God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
03 Away In A Manger
....Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
04 Shepherds Shake Off Your Drowsy Sleep
....Silent Night
05 While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
....I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
06 The Christmas Chimes Are Pealing
....Here We Come A-Caroling
Side Two
01 Joy To The World
....O Little Town Of Bethlehem
02 The First Noel
....I Saw Three Ships
03 What Child Is This
....O Come All Ye Faithful
04 We Three Kings Of Orient Are
....Coventry Carol
05 Bring A Torch, Jeannette Isabella
....Bells Of Christmas
06 O Holy Night
....We Wish You A Merry Christmas

We Wish You A Merry Christmas EP RCA LSP-277

We Wish You A Merry Christmas EP RCA LSP-277 Radio Shack Special Collector's Edition Released in 1968. I actually have 3 of these EP's 2 are in very bad shape (I didn't take very good care of some of my records when I was younger) The 3rd one I was fortunate to find at an online used vinyl record dealer and it had the paper sleeve.

I can remember going to Radio Shack when, I believe, they were giving these away. (I don't remember if I had to purchase something or not to get the record.) I was only 10 at the time. I played this record every day until Christmas that year. The 2 records that are in bad shape are still playable, but very scratchy and I wrote all over the labels. I wish I would've known the value that these records would become, but alas, it wasn't until my later teens that I started taking better care of my records.

Track Listing:
Side 1:
Julie Andrews - Jingle Bells
Vic Damone - It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
Side 2:
Jack Jones - Joy To The World
Marian Anderson - We Wish You A Merry Christmas

The Jack Jones Christmas Album

The Jack Jones Christmas Album - KAPP KL-1399 Released in 1964. Jack Jones is one of my favorite recording artists. I love his rendition of "Sleigh Ride" He sang this on The Judy Garland Christmas Show which aired on CBS on 12/22/63.


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

Johnny Cole and His Chorus - Wishing You A Merry Christmas

Johnny Cole and His Chorus - "Wishing You A Merry Christmas" Crown Records CLP 5132 Released in 1959. I love the album jacket. Though it doesn't look like it in the picture, it reminds me of shiny foil wrapping paper. I did my best to eliminate pips and pops, but there is a defect in the vinyl (air bubble) and though the music doesn't skip, where the defect is, it sounds like a scratch.


Track listing is as follows:
Side One
Twas The Night Before Christmas
Shepherds
I Wonder As I Wander
Ring Out Wild Bells
Here We Go Awassailing
The Shepherds Carol
Bring A Torch Jeanette Isabella
Santa Claus Get Your Letter
Side Two
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
Jingle Bells
Auld Lang Syne
Oh Tannenbaum
12 Days Of Christmas
Silent Night
The First Noel

Seasons Greetings - The Fantastic String Of Felix Slatkin

Seasons Greetings - The Fantastic String Of Felix Slatkin
Liberty Premier Series LSS 14013 released in 1961
One of my Thrift Store finds in fairly good condition.
Updated 11/12/08 On side 2, track4 the album shows the song as "I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day" but in actuality it is "Ihr Kinderlein Komett- Come Little Children." This isn't the first album that I've seen misprints on the labels or the wrong song on the album. I apologize for not realizing this sooner.




Track listing is as follows:
Side One
White Christmas
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Joy To The World
O Holy Night
Adeste Fideles
(O Come All Ye Faithful)
Side Two
Deck The Halls
It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
The First Noel
I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
Away In A Manger
Silent Night

Ken Griffin - Christmas Organ

Ken Griffin - Christmas Organ
Rondo-lette Records # A 38 released in 1959
I did my best to eliminate pips and pops before uploading but wasn't able to remove all of them on certain songs without it physically changing the way the music sounds.


Track listing is as follows:
Side A
Jingle Bells
Oh Tannenbaum
Hark The Herald Angels Sing
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
Up On The House Top
Winter Wonderland
Side B
Silent Night
Adeste Fidelis
First Noel
Little Town Of Bethlehem
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Away In A Manger

Christmas With Ed Ames RCA LSP-3838

Christmas With Ed Ames Released in 1967 is one of my "All-Time" Favorite Christmas Albums

Track listing is as follows:

Side One:
Deck The Halls
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
O Come, All Ye Faitjful (Adeste Fideles)
Away In A Manger
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Joy To The World
Side Two:
The Ballad Of The Christmas Donkey
Sweet Little Jesus Boy
I Wonder As I Wander
I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
The First Noel

Robert Rheims - Merry Christmas in Carols

In my opinion, "Merry Christmas in Carols" by Robert Rheims has to be one of the most beautiful Christmas Record Albums ever released. I am posting 2 different album jacket fronts. the first image is from a re-release of the same album as it is more Christmasy than the original. Probably from sometime in the early 1960's I haven't been able to find an exact year.
The second and third image are from the original 1958 release. LP 6006.



Robert Rheims "Merry Christmas In Carols" Rheims Records LP 6006 (1958)
Track Listing
Side One
Adeste Fideles - O Come All Ye Faithful
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen - From Every Spire On Christmas Eve
The First Noel - Joy To The World
Deck The Halls - The Christmas Chimes Are Pealing
Away In A Manger - I Saw Three Ships
Side Two
Silent Night
O Little Town Of Bethlehem
Good King Wenceslas - Angles We Have Heard On High
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - O Christmas Tree
We Three Kings Of Orient Are - I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
O Holy Night

Bing Crosby A Time To be Jolly

This is one of my favorite Christmas albums by Bing Crosby
A Time To Be Jolly Daybreak Records DR2006 released in 1971
JACK HALLORAN and the Voices of Christmas with Orchestra conducted by LES BROWN
I'm only posting the artwork for this album as it has been released on CD under the title "Bing Cosby Christmas Album" on PSM/Polygram. All the songs are there, just not in the same order as they are on the record album.
I love the picture on the back of the album jacket of Bing and his family. It brings back memories of watching his Christmas Specials on television.


The track listing for this album is as follows:
Side One
A Time To Be Jolly
Intro. "Some Children See Him" I Sing Noel
Intro. "Come Dear Children" 'Round and 'Round The Christmas Tree
Intro. "All On A Christmas Morning" The First Family Of Christmas
The Song Of Christmas
Side Two
A Christmas Toast
Intro. "Caroling, Caroling" And The Bells Rang
Intro. "Bright, Bright The Holly Berries" Christmas Is
Intro. "We'll Dress The House" When You Trim Your Christmas Tree
Christmas Is Here To Stay!

The Glorious Organ And Chimes Of London Cathedral

I have always loved organ music and chimes. This album is just one of my favorites that has an organ and carillon. I've searched online, but can not find a year for this album being released, but would guess sometime during the 1960's .
The Glorious Organ and Chimes Of London Cathedral - Norman Ward, Organ & John Lloyd, Carillon. Buckingham Records X-960


Track listing is as follows:
Side One
O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fidelis)
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
O Little Town Of Bethlehem - Joy to The World
Silent Night
The Christmas Chimes Are Pealing - I Saw Three Ships
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - While Shepherds Watched
Side Two
Deck The Halls - We Three Kings Of Orient Are
The First Noel - O Christmas Tree (Tannenbaum)
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - From Every Spire On Xmas Eve
Away n A Manger - What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)
Good King Wenceslas - Angels We Have Heard On High
O Holy Night

Christmas Greetings

Christmas Greetings was another of my Thrift Store finds in Mint condition. Once again, I scanned the album jacket with the shrink wrap still on before I opened the album to copy it to my computer.
Christmas Greetings Columbia Records CSS 1433 (1970)



Track listing is as follows:
Side One
Robert Goulet - O Come All Ye Faithful
Eddie Layton - Hark The Herald Angels Sing
The New Christy Minstrels - Here We Come A-Caroling
Ken Griffin - Away In A Manger (Luther's Carol)
The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble - Medley: Good Christian Men Rejoice. O Holy Night
Side Two
Andre Kostelanetz - Medley: March Of The Toys, Toyland
Burl Ives - Jingle Bells
Charlie Byrd - Good King Wenceslas
Ray Conniff - Joy To The World
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir - Hallelujah Chorus from "Messiah"
Richard P. Condie, Director
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, Conductor