Time for another installment of Christmas Songs That You've Never Heard Before...In July! Actually, I just call it Christmas In July for short.
1. Unknown Artist-Bells Of St Mary's from Organ Melodies From Hobby-Lesson Course For Wurlitzer Organs (Rite Record Productions For The Wurlitzer Company 12183/12184, Mono). A record that showed you all the wonderful songs you could play on your new home Wurlitzer organ!
2. Len Krisson-Greensleeves from Organ Moods With Len Krisson (Hurrah (Pickwick) H-1016, Mono, 1962). More organ music from a budget reissue of a budget label. It doesn't get any more bottom of the barrel than this.
3. Regina Music Box-Hark The Herald Angels Sing from The Charm Of The Old Music Box-Rare Old Music Boxes From The A. Hacker Collection (Yesterday's Amusements/Premier Film & Recording Corporation 13993, Mono). From the organ we move along to the music box. Not the worst possible transition...
4. The Ray Charles Singers-June In January from Lovelier Than Ever (Metro (MGM) M-562, Mono, 1965). The other Ray Charles gets his months seriously mixed up, but it's a nice tune.
5. Wesley Seminary Singers-J. Edward Moyer, Director-O. Alan Lumpkin, Soloist-Mary Had A Baby from Surely The Lord Is In This Place (Capitol Custom PB-832/833 Wesley Theological Seminary-Washinton, D.C., Mono). From our nation's capitol. Well, assuming you're in the USA, as most of my visitors are. But we get visitors occasionally from all over the world!
6. Leonard Pennario, Pianist-Troïka En Traîneaux (Sleigh Ride) Op. 37a, No. 11 from Humoresque (RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2731, Stereo, 1964). How do you take a sleigh ride on a piano? Well, here's your answer right here.
7. The Ringers On-The-Green-Variations On A French Carol from Ring And Sing-A Festival Of Music (Dharma GFL 1077 (Morristown, New Jersey), Stereo). More handbell music from my favorite handbell group!
8. Unknown Artist-We Three Kings from Hal Leonard Presents Choral Spectrum 1990-Senior Edition (Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation 2xLP HLP-60, Stereo, 1990). I can't believe how many of these demo recordings I ripped this year. I should have stopped at less than half. Sorry.
9. Connee Boswell, Orchestra Conducted By Warren Vincent-White Christmas from Miss Connee Boswell Sings Irving Berlin-A Golden Anniversary Tribute (Design Stereo Spectrum Records SS 26, Stereo, 1958). From a budget label before they went seriously off into the budget depths and still had a few scruples left.
10. Gordon Bok-Wind And Snow from Coaster-The Adventure Of The John F. Leavitt (Atlantic Film Group AFG-1-001, Stereo, 1981). Soundtrack for a movie that I've never heard of.
And that's it. Gotta be something in there you'll enjoy. Thanks for stopping by. Here's the link to the download. Enjoy!
1. Unknown Artist-Bells Of St Mary's from Organ Melodies From Hobby-Lesson Course For Wurlitzer Organs (Rite Record Productions For The Wurlitzer Company 12183/12184, Mono). A record that showed you all the wonderful songs you could play on your new home Wurlitzer organ!
2. Len Krisson-Greensleeves from Organ Moods With Len Krisson (Hurrah (Pickwick) H-1016, Mono, 1962). More organ music from a budget reissue of a budget label. It doesn't get any more bottom of the barrel than this.
3. Regina Music Box-Hark The Herald Angels Sing from The Charm Of The Old Music Box-Rare Old Music Boxes From The A. Hacker Collection (Yesterday's Amusements/Premier Film & Recording Corporation 13993, Mono). From the organ we move along to the music box. Not the worst possible transition...
4. The Ray Charles Singers-June In January from Lovelier Than Ever (Metro (MGM) M-562, Mono, 1965). The other Ray Charles gets his months seriously mixed up, but it's a nice tune.
5. Wesley Seminary Singers-J. Edward Moyer, Director-O. Alan Lumpkin, Soloist-Mary Had A Baby from Surely The Lord Is In This Place (Capitol Custom PB-832/833 Wesley Theological Seminary-Washinton, D.C., Mono). From our nation's capitol. Well, assuming you're in the USA, as most of my visitors are. But we get visitors occasionally from all over the world!
6. Leonard Pennario, Pianist-Troïka En Traîneaux (Sleigh Ride) Op. 37a, No. 11 from Humoresque (RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2731, Stereo, 1964). How do you take a sleigh ride on a piano? Well, here's your answer right here.
7. The Ringers On-The-Green-Variations On A French Carol from Ring And Sing-A Festival Of Music (Dharma GFL 1077 (Morristown, New Jersey), Stereo). More handbell music from my favorite handbell group!
8. Unknown Artist-We Three Kings from Hal Leonard Presents Choral Spectrum 1990-Senior Edition (Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation 2xLP HLP-60, Stereo, 1990). I can't believe how many of these demo recordings I ripped this year. I should have stopped at less than half. Sorry.
9. Connee Boswell, Orchestra Conducted By Warren Vincent-White Christmas from Miss Connee Boswell Sings Irving Berlin-A Golden Anniversary Tribute (Design Stereo Spectrum Records SS 26, Stereo, 1958). From a budget label before they went seriously off into the budget depths and still had a few scruples left.
10. Gordon Bok-Wind And Snow from Coaster-The Adventure Of The John F. Leavitt (Atlantic Film Group AFG-1-001, Stereo, 1981). Soundtrack for a movie that I've never heard of.
And that's it. Gotta be something in there you'll enjoy. Thanks for stopping by. Here's the link to the download. Enjoy!