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Hello, everyone, please don't post any comments with links, especially in a foreign language as they will be deleted. I don't want to go back to having to approve comments before they can be posted. Please be respectful of others.

To be on the safe side for everyone, only click on the links that I have posted for the downloads in the actual post, and not in the comments section. Thank you for your understanding.

True Value Happy Holidays Volume 22

True Value Happy Holidays Volume 22 (1987) RCA Records DPL1-0777

Sorry that I missed this one folks. I thought I had posted it and maybe for some unknown reason it got deleted.

Track Listing:
Side One
01 Perry Como with the Ray Charles Singers - Medley: Here We Come A-Caroling; We Wish You A Merry Christmas; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
02 Yuletide Choristers - That Christmas Feeling
03 Julie Andrews with the Orchestra, Harpsichord and Arrangements of Andre Previn - Away In A Manger
04 Ronnie Milsap - Silver Bells
05 Carpenters - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
06 The Lettermen - O Holy Night
Side Two
01 Dolly Parton - White Christmas
02 Living Voices - Flying Home For Christmas
03 Alabama - Homecoming Christmas
04 Crystal Gayle - Little Drummer Boy
05 Jose Feliciano - Feliz Navidad
06 Ella Fitzgerald - Silent Night

Moving is complete

Hello everyone. Well, the move is complete, but now I can't find anything as people who helped pack stuff put a mixture of everything in the same box and my records are all in different places too so it will take a little time to find them and and I will try to post something soon.

There may be a delay in responding to comments

Hello everyone. Over the next week or so there may be a delay in responding to any comments you may leave me. I don't foresee any problems, but one never knows when the phone company can activate our service for our new address.

I try to respond the same day I receive them.

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

al-martino-dies-johnny-fontane-godfather

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.

RIP Mary Travers (Peter, Paul And Mary)

Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary passed away at the age of 72
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090917/ap_on_en_mu/us_obit_mary_travers
Here is their Christmas Song "A Soalin"

RIP Henry Gibson (Laugh-In)

Henry Gibson of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In passed away at the age of 73
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-henry-gibson17-2009sep17,0,1109640.story

Canadian Brass Trumpeter Fred Mills dies in car crash

Trumpeter of the Canadian Brass Fred Mills died Monday in an automobile accident. He was 70.
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2009/09/08/fred-mills-obit.html

I re ripped Ed Ames Christmas Is the Warmest Time of the Year

I re ripped Ed Ames "Christmas Is the Warmest Time of the Year" without using any noise reduction other than hum and what I could remove of the pips and pops. The tracks don't sound tinny this way. I will edit the original post to reflect this change too.

Rest in Peace Les Paul

Les Paul passed away today. I was going to post this myself, but our friends at Jingle Bell Rocks! doc beat me to it so I will post the link for their blog.
http://jinglebellrocks.blogspot.com/2009/08/rest-in-peace-les-paul-19152009.html

Ed Ames - Christmas Is the Warmest Time of the Year

Ed Ames “Christmas Is the Warmest Time of the Year” – RCA Records LSP-4385 1970
I found this today at a Thrift Store. The artwork isn’t in the best of shape, especially on the upper right hand corner of the back where it has been torn off.
The album has a few scuffs here and there and light scratches but it doesn’t skip. (The vinyl did look better at the Thrift Store but for its age it really isn’t in that bad shape)

I did my best at eliminating pips and pops and background noise but on a couple tracks, to me, they sound a little “tinny” I don’t know if it has something to do with them being a higher bitrate or what, but it only happened on a couple tracks and only after I tried eliminating the background noise. It was fine after the 60Hz hum removal and fine after the removing of the pips and pops. (I save the file after each step)

This album was recorded in RCA’s Music Center of the World, Hollywood, California, and Webster Hall, New York City.

EDITED 8/23/09 I re ripped the album and didn't use any background noise removal so the songs don't sound tinny.

Recording Engineers: Mickey Crofford, Hollywood, and Ed Begley, New York
Photography: Ken Whitmore
Album design: Wall Batterton


Track Listing:
Side One
01 The Prince of Peace (A Child Was Born)
02 See the Light
03 Silent Night
04 The Little Drummer Boy
05 O Holy Night (Cantique de Noël)
Side Two
01 O Bambino (One Cold and Blessed Winter)
02 Little White Donkey (Carrying the Lord to Jerusalem)
03 Some Children See Him
04 The Lord’s Prayer
05 What Child Is This
06 Christmas Is the Warmest Time of the Year

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.