Today's LP rip comes without a jacket (and, hence, no jacket scan), so I swiped this image from eBay--it's one of the Childcraft releases reissued for this various-artists collection. My copy of the LP has been played a lot, but I got a very clean rip, thanks to the de-clicking expertise of (This is not a plug) MAGIX's Audio Cleaning Lab 14.
At one point, I misplaced this rip and thought I'd accidentally deleted it. I was going crazy trying to figure out how I could have done so, but then I discovered that I hadn't. Which answered my question, I guess. Nothing solves a mystery like discovering it isn't one.
Too much time at the PC? You think? Anyway, to the extremely enjoyable sounds on today's zip. Oh, and, regarding the first four tracks, "Raines" is a typo. Only one e in his name ("Rains"): Christmas Songs and Stories
SLEIGHLIST FOR CHRISTMAS SONGS & STORIES (Childcraft/Wing CLP-1213)
A CHRISTMAS CAROL, PART 1--Probably Claude Raines, w. Hugo Peretti O., Cho.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL, PART 2--Same.
THE CHRISTMAS TREE, Part 1--Claude Raines, w. Hugo Peretti O. and Cho.
THE CHRISTMAS TREE, Part 2--Same
ADESTE FIDELIS--O, LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM--Hugo Peretti O., w. The Caroleers
HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING--SILENT NIGHT--Same.
JINGLE BELLS--WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS--Same.
CAROL OF THE BELLS--THE FIRST NOEL--Same.
GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN--GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO--Same.
JOLLY OLD ST. NICHOLAS--DECK THE HALLS--Same.
TWINKLETOES--The Crew-Cuts, 1954.
DANCE MR. SNOWMAN DANCE--The Crew-Cuts, 1954.
UNCLE MISTLETOE--Eddy Howard and His Orch., 1949
RUDOLPH THE RED NOSE (sic) REINDEER--Eddy Howard and His Orch., 1950.
Lee
8 comments:
It is Claude Rains. Here's an article about the record from 1960: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1298&dat=19601130&id=uaoRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=becDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4710,4108679
I was referring to "Raines" vs. "Rains." I misspelled his name on the file.
I have a copy of this record somewhere that was part of a 3-record set from Mercury. It was the only record of the three that I thought was any good. Nice to have some of those old tracks from 78 on vinyl. Vinyl I can work with, shellac is a little harder...
Here's the cover: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_75ptQuFbEv0/SzBoDS7hZYI/AAAAAAAADqo/-bkd-PXR0PQ/s400/childcraftxmas.jpg
Lee,
Thanks for your time and effort on this great bit of Christmas sounds. Below are two very large links to Billboard magazine articles mentioning the record that I found while trying to date the album. The first is from the Oct 17, 1960 stating that this release would be the only Mercury Christmas album for 1960:
http://books.google.com/books?id=MiAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=%22christmas+songs+and+stories%22+mercury+childcraft&source=bl&ots=ZzelhLpzU5&sig=eVa5cbn0YYedNE5ItlxBtcBYciA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kEnrTuSQM5KltweuuKjwCg&ved=0CFgQ6AEwBQ
The second is from November 7, 1960 with a small review:
http://books.google.com/books?id=eR0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA54&lpg=PA54&dq=%22christmas+songs+and+stories%22+mercury&source=bl&ots=5XTyUBH3Sp&sig=ApCdrPI0GvWBbjd28sNuTH3wtbY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sErrTq-JBonftgfVguDtCQ&ved=0CFMQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=%22christmas%20songs%20and%20stories%22%20mercury&f=false
Merry Christmas
Ron
Thanks, Ron. And thanks, Anon. #1, for clarifying that the artist is Claude Rains. I forgot that I'd put "Prob. Claude Raines" on the file. D'oh!
My five brothers and sisters and I listened to this record with great joy in the early 1960's. The album got lost at some point over the years, and I've been searching for it, but couldn't remember the name of it -- just that it came from Childcraft. Childcraft was the key word in my search tonight that brought me to your website. I'm so happy to be able to hear these songs and the story of the Christmas tree again! Thank you so much for posting this record album!
Rachel in Tennessee
Rachel,
My pleasure! Thanks for stopping by.
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