Here are eight of the ten Line Material titles I featured this Christmas. The other two, kindly provided by Captain OT, were Canadian editions of The Sounds of Christmas and Santa's Factoree, and I thought it might cause confusion (to me, anyway) if I included them in this zip, what with the doubled titles. So, here's a separate link for them: CLM's Sounds of Christmas and Santa's Factoree. That way, you'll have all ten titles. Unless you already have them, in which case you'll have twenty.
Thanks again to Captain OT for contributing to the cause. And Ernie, for providing the oldest title on this zip, The Magic of Christmas, and Stubbysfears, for providing the 1964 CLM holiday not-so-classic, The Story of Santa Claus. You see, what we basically have here are six (eight, counting the two CLM variations) fabulous and immaculately-produced Christmas kiddie records preceded and succeeded by mediocre efforts.
Stubbysfears warned me, by the way. I was the one who insisted he rip the file, so I take full responsibility for whatever damage I may have done to the Line Material holiday-45 reputation. (I trust it will survive a couple of blah titles.)
Yes, the playlist starts and ends on a so-so note, but the titles in between are like nothing you've ever heard or will ever hear, unless you've heard them, in which case please forget what I just said.
Here's the link to Line Material 2007
LINE MATERIAL SLEIGHLIST
The Magic of Christmas, c. 1956
Santa's Northpole Band, 1957
The Sounds of Christmas, 1958
The Kinds of Christmas, 1959
Santa's Factoree, 1960
The Day That Santa Was Sick, 1961
Let's Trim the Christmas Tree, 1962
The Story of Santa Claus, 1964
And Captain OT's two CLM editions: The Sounds of Christmas; Santa's Factoree.
Lee
8 comments:
The narrator on "The Kinds of Christmas" sounds like Ken Nordine to me.
He sure does. So far, though, I haven't been able to confirm or deny his presence.
Even if someone has a Line Material booklet from 1959 (the one that included the record), it probably doesn't credit the narrator.
So much pop history is lost to poor documentation....
Merry Christmas, Lee, from Canada. Thanks for all the music. Santa is on his way!
Merry Christmas Lee.
I must say, this is one of the best blogs period. Wonderful variety of music, heart-warming stories, humour...it has it all.
The first blog I check every day is this one.
I hope you and your family have a great Christmas and a wonderful 2008.
Brian from Canada
Brian,
Thanks! And the same to you and your family. I don't know about you, but I'm in "How can it almost be 2008?" mode.
Thanks for all the great (line) material. (I've always wanted to type that...! ;) )
Anyway, Merry Christmas!
Brad
aka The King of Jingaling
Merry Christmas Lee n Bev and to all of your cats from our house to Yours, I always stop by your blog each and everytime, Thanks for your wonderous recordings, humor and insight into these sights and sounds of the season and all year round !
Byron
Merry Christmas Lee! Hope you get a lot of presents under your tree. I was going to get you a scanner, but I've been a bit busy lately. You know how time flies...
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