The Return Of Christmas In July-Day 03
A little late today, as I was busy last night actually recording some tracks to share with you. Hopefully, that means you get better songs today, at least I like to think so.Track one is something I'm...
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Happy Fourth of July to all my visitors in America. To the rest of you, Happy July Fourth! Well, it was funny to me... Let's jump into the music, shall we?The first track is also the first of many...
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What a long, strange Fourth it's been. Not that I did anything at all today, but still. Let's just jump right into some music.First off with some new stuff. Track one is Let It Snow! Let It Snow!...
View ArticleThe Return Of Christmas In July-Day 06
A quickie tonight, I've got other stuff to do...Track one is the new selection, another track from Red Carter and his half-Christmas LP Santa's Musical Grog (Frog Recording, Ltd. RG 001, Stereo)....
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Those of you near a radio tonight, or, more likely, near a computer, can listen to a Christmas In July special by our good buddy CaptOT! He's doing an all-request show, and yours truly made a request....
View ArticleThe Return Of Christmas In July-Day 07
Got some good stuff for you tonight. So when you're done listening to CaptOT's Christmas In July radio special, download my stuff and give it a listen.We begin with a track from The Anita Kerr Singers...
View ArticleThe Return Of Christmas In July-Day 08
After listening to all that Christmas music on CaptOT's radio show last night, I'm more determined than ever to get through the whole month here. So I need to get busy and record a ton more vinyl so I...
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Boy, do I have some goodies for you today! If you don't like some of these tracks, you don't like Christmas!Track one, and clearly the best, is Blossom Dearie and Bob Dorough dueting on Baby It's Cold...
View ArticleThe Return Of Christmas In July-Day 10
Here we are, 33 and 1/3% of the way there. Well, sort of. Anyhow, here're five good tracks for the 10th of July.In the words of Kris Kristofferson, Jesus was a Capricorn, and so I think that makes a...
View ArticleThe Return Of Christmas In July-Day 11
Some really top-shelf stuff tonight, all recorded by me back in 2013, but not shared with you until now.Track one is the great German version of The Little Drummer Boy entitled Der Trommelmann by...
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Another day, another great collection of Christmas music. Here goes...Track one is an interesting little medley I found on a radio station promo that doesn't seem to exist out there on the internet...
View ArticleThe Return Of Christmas In July-Day 13
Lucky number 13!We begin with Bob Wills and Tommy Duncan With The Texas Playboys and their version of a sing that previously showed up here in an instrumental, Snow Deer. This is from the LP Mr. Words...
View ArticleThe Return Of Christmas In July-Day 14
Almost halfway there. Trying to save some good stuff for the second half of the month. What do I have for tonight? Let's take a look...The first is something I was very excited to discover, I had no...
View ArticleThe Return Of Christmas In July-Day 15
Not many of my nights have a theme, but the theme tonight is more shares from albums that you've already seen this month. Lots of the records I pull tracks from have more than one holiday related...
View ArticleThe Return Of Christmas In July-Day 16
Something a little different tonight, just to shake things up. From December of 1967, a radio show for The National Guard featuring Ed Ames doing three Christmas songs, or at least playing three...
View ArticleThe Return Of Christmas In July-Day 17
Uh-oh, missed a day. I was so tired last night, I just had to give it a pass. Oh, well. Something a little special for tonight, though, a handful of Christmas comedy for you folks. Here...
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Another day, another dose of Christmas music, at least for the month of July. Let's jump in, feet first, first time.Track one is another selection from James A. Miller, et. al., and the album Happy...
View ArticleThe Return Of Christmas In July-Day 19
Here's 15 more minutes of Christmas fun for you in the middle of July. It's hot outside, but it's nice and frosty around here.Track one is The Virgin Mary by The Bek Brothers. I recorded this from...
View ArticleThe Return Of Christmas In July-Day 20
How about that? 20 days! We're getting there. Let's jump right in.Track one is Six White Boomers, including the spoken part you've probably never heard and the usual song about the six kangaroos that...
View ArticleThe Return Of Christmas In July-Day 21
Another day, another share. Let's go...Up first is Eddie Higgins With Milt Hinton And Bobby Rosengarden doing Sleigh Ride from the LP By Request (Statiras SLP 8079, Stereo, 1986). Well beyond the...
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