Merry Christmas Everyone

I just wanted to wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas. I believe that it may already be Christmas Day in some parts of the world (I'm not an expert on time zones)

If you are in an area where you may get snow, please take extra caution driving to friends and families and have a safe holiday.

CHRISTMAS ISN'T JUST A DAY IN DECEMBER, IT'S A WAY OF LIFE

Neil Diamond "The Chanukah Song"

Though this isn't a Christmas Song, I thought you might enjoy this from Neil Diamond.

When I viewed this on MySpace, there wasn't a commercial at the beginning but apparently, there is one embedded in the code.

Some comments not showing up correctly

Hello everyone,

I just noticed that some of the comments aren't showing up correctly. They are there, but aren't visible as they are the same color as the background for some reason.

The date and user name show up but I have to highlight the text with the cursor in order to see it. I don't see a specific font or anything in my settings to change this.

If anyone has any input, I would appreciate it. This all happened since I noticed that the text from a lot of my post's weren't visible and I had to change the background color. I don't know what happened but can't get it back to the way I originally had this all set up.

I had to use the template settings from my Non-Christmas Records blog to get this somewhat viewable.

Had to change background color

I had to change the background color as the text wasn't showing up unless I chose something other than the default color. Will try and work on it later.

Not sure what is going on with H. H Volume 22

I tried to upload the file again and even tried renaming it to a".TXT" and upload it that way but it isn't working. I don't know if either RS or MU are checking the file size and not letting me because it is the same as what they deleted.

I don't know if someone reported this particular upload or if they check to see what it is before they will allow it or what.

I don't know why they will allow people to post brand new CD's that are currently available but won't allow this particular album that has been long out of print and not available on CD.

Oh well, I tried. Wish I could do more. I'm 99 % sure that I did post this album before I did Volume 23 as I did them in order and guessing that Google deleted the post. I didn't receive any email telling me that something was wrong either.

I've generated money for RS as people decided to sign up for premium accounts for faster downloads.

Part of me want's to delete my blogs, but I spent a lot of time and effort to help bring back cherished memories from Christmas past, and then after all my work the files gets deleted.

Christmas Music Taped off the radio tape three

Hello friends. Well, here it is!!!!

This is the third cassette (no particular order) of Christmas Music I taped off the radio. It was sometime in the 1980's and being the tape is over 20 years old, the audio fades in and out slightly in a couple of spots but not too bad.

This was a transfer from one of my BETA or VHS tapes. It is part of a 36 hour Christmas Music broadcast. I found this tape when I was unpacking stuff after our move.

I didn't have a DOLBY Cassette Deck at the time so the audio is somewhat hissy, but still listenable I did do a light hiss removal, but it took at least 10 minute to do each side because of the file size.

This cassette is a C-90 (45 minutes on each side) but is actually about 47 minutes each side.

On side one, there are three songs the I can't remember who the artists are and on side two, there are five songs that I can't think of the artist.

I know who they are, but just can't think of them right now.

I've tried going through my albums and play them to compare, but who I thought it might be wasn't lol.

I included a text file of the track listing but after I had already uploaded the compressed file, I noticed a couple "typos" and fixed them in this post only, not in the text file that is included in the compressed file (sorry, I didn't notice it before I did the upload)

If anyone can help identify the missing artist, please let me know. Thanks so much.

Enjoy!!!

Side One
Ray Conniff - Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Johnny Mathis/Gladys Knight - When A Child Is Born
The Beach Boys - Auld Lang Syne
WEZF-FM 92.9 Station Promo/Chittenden Bank Promo
Zamfir? - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Anne Murray - O Holy Night
The Supremes - Silver Bells
Mormon Tabernacle Choir (not sure) - It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
Roger Whittaker - The Twelve Days of Christmas
WEZF-FM 92.9 Station Promo/Chittenden Bank Promo
Harry Belafonte - Mary's Boy Child
unsure of artist - The First Noel
Carpenters - Little Altar Boy
Willie Nelson - Jingle Bells
WEZF-FM 92.9 Station Promo/Chittenden Bank Promo
Anne Murray - Joy To The World
Ray Conniff - Frosty The Snowman
Andre Previn - O Little Town of Bethlehem
Amy Grant - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
John Denver - What Child Is This (tape runs out just after song starts)

Side Two
John Denver - What Child Is This
Vienna Boys Choir? - The Little Drummer Boy (not Harry Simeone)
WEZF-FM 92.9 Station Promo/Chittenden Bank Promo
Johnny Mathis - Toyland
unsure of artist - Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming (not James Last)
The Lettermen - White Christmas
Nat King Cole - The First Noel
unsure of artist - Winter Wonderland
WEZF-FM 92.9 Station Promo/Chittenden Bank Promo
Amy Grant - A Mighty Fortress Is Our God/Angels We Have Heard On High
Brenda Lee - Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
Andre Previn - What Child Is This
Anne Murray - Winter Wonderland
Roger Williams - Deck The Halls
WEZF-FM 92.9 Station Promo/Chittenden Bank Promo
Bing Crosby - I'll Be Home For Christmas
Percy Faith - We Need A Little Christmas Now
Julie Andrews with Andre Previn - God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Arthur Feidler - Here We Come A-Caroling/O Christmas Tree/I Saw Three Ships
We Three Kings (tape runs out just after song starts)
Christmas Music Taped off the Radio Three

Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate the Holiday

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate the Holiday. I know that people from all over the world visit blog's and not everyone celebrates Thanksgiving and also want to wish everyone Good Health, Life and Happiness.

Please don't use my blog for Advertising/SPAM

Hello, everyone,

Please don't use my blog for Advertising/SPAM. I have had a few comments posted that Ive deleted because they were not related to anything in my blog.

If you are a fellow Music Blogger, please feel free to mention your blog in the comments section.

I don't want to change comments to be approved before they will be posted.

There are plenty of other places online where one can Advertise for free. Please be respectful of others and remember courtesy for Christmas Forever Favorite Christmas Records

Thank you

Please don't post any comments with links especially in a foreign language

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.