Seems like each year I stumble across something I want to share that doesn't really relate to the season at hand. At least this year it's a little more appropriate than
train noises or
random music with Christmas in the title. This is the soundtrack to a film that was made in the Soviet Union, then brought to the US where it was dubbed into English and released onto the market in 1959. this soundtrack is not just the songs and dialog from the movie, it also includes narration to explain what's going on, possibly making it one of the first records to do so. It also features a couple of straight songs from Sandra Dee, at least one of which was released as a single. It's early in the morning as I'm typing this, and I'm a little fuzzy on the details. Anyhow, I was really excited when I found this beautiful gatefold record, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. This is
Hans Christian Anderson's The Snow Queen (Decca DL 78977, Stereo, 1959). In addition to
Sandra Dee, you get the voice talents of
Tommy Kirk,
Patty McCormack&
Paul Frees, with music from
Joseph Gershenson conducting the
Universal-International Studio Orchestra.
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