The Return Of Christmas In July-Day 22
I'm back! Did you miss me? Two days ago, I accidentally cut the fiber optic cable that supplies our TV and internet with the lawnmower, and they just came out today to fix it. And now the cable is...
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Time for another great installment of Christmas In July! Are you ready?Track one is Winternacht (Sleigh-Ride), a long organ piece that was recorded very quietly on the vinyl, so I had a little bit of...
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I told you I'd be back tonight, and here I am! And I brought a slew of Christmas songs with me, so let's get going.My favorite track of the past few weeks, and I've listened to quite a few, is this...
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Here's the first post of the day. It's still early so I hope to be able to get a second post in today to be all caught up with the calendar. Wish me luck. Now, here's the music.We start with one of...
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And with this post, I should be back to current. Hooray!Track one is Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring by Igor Gorin With Carmen Dragon Conducting The Symphony from Your Requests (Allied Record Sales 10" 33...
View ArticleThe Return Of Christmas In July-Day 27
Wow, has it really been 27 days already? Time flies when you're busy trying to rip a hundred or so albums. Here's tonight's shares.An odd little folkish song starts things out tonight, Taurian...
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Not far to go now... Hope I have enough stuff left to make it through.Track one, and easily the best one tonight, is Christmas Time In Nassau by Johnathan (Johnny) Kemp With John Chapman's...
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Really, really getting down to the nitty gritty tonight. But I think you'll enjoy it anyway. Here goes...Track the first is Lilacs In Winter, a country weeper from The Wilburn Brothers. I ripped...
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In previous years, I've saved all of my New Year's themed tracks for the last day of the month, but I had so many of them this year, I'm splitting them up over two days, today and tomorrow. And I've...
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Here we are, the very last day of Christmas in July. What a long, strange trip it's been. Tonight is pretty much the same as last night, more songs for New Year's. Here goes...Auld Lang Syne starts...
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If you've hung out around here in the past, you might remember that Christmas In July is always followed up by Chanukah in August. You might also remember that Chanukah songs are much fewer and...
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Christmas, 2015
I know, I know, you want me to share such-and-such with you from 8 years ago because you grew up with it or your mom liked it or whatever. OK, I get it, I appreciate it, but I can't reshare everything...
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That Other Ray
I was surprised to discover recently that Ray Charles has passed away this year at the ripe old age of 96. To be honest, I wasn't aware that he was still alive, but it's my own fault for not checking....
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Kimball, Not Gum Ball
I got an odd request for something that I didn't think anybody liked, so here it is. From 2005, one of my least popular shares ever. I've never remastered this one, so it's low, low, low bitrate, and...
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Music In A Box
Continuing on with a loose theme of resharing things out of the ordinary, here's an album recorded from music boxes that has nothing to do with Rita Ford or some old museum! A track from this one...
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Half Speed
I was reminded of this record twice recently, so I figure that must mean it's due for a reshare. The first thing that reminded me of it was when I saw it shared out on another blog. I'm 99.9% sure it...
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Lopez Here
Another request, one of those great lost albums that will hopefully come back to life soon through the hard work of Real Gone Music. But until then, you can download Vincent Lopez And His...
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Speaking Of Christmas
Here's another request from a while back that I'm just now getting to. Lots of cool Christmas wishes here from a whole lot of different artists, some popular, some not. This was first shared out...
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Three On A Match
Here is a trifecta of re-shares from the request lines. We begin with a great LP from the great Warner Bros. label that's almost completely forgotten today. And that's a shame because it's one of the...
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The Soundtrack
Here's another oldie that someone asked about. Let's see, 2007 was when I first shared this one out, so you can go back there to read all about it. I should take a look around the internet and see if...
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