tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post1838243202268613785..comments2024-03-26T22:40:26.729-04:00Comments on Music You (Possibly) Won't Hear Anyplace Else: An assortment of 19th century Santa illustrations--repost from 2014Lee Hartsfeldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15378950382643333359noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-60890026701221878462021-11-30T13:57:22.505-05:002021-11-30T13:57:22.505-05:00Actually, it was a tiny elf named Silver Spurs. T...Actually, it was a tiny elf named Silver Spurs. The record was tied in with a book by the same name. I put it up last year, I think.Lee Hartsfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15378950382643333359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-44132215493013298742021-11-30T09:47:19.800-05:002021-11-30T09:47:19.800-05:00That's a great article, thanks Lee!
And there...That's a great article, thanks Lee!<br /><br />And there are too many added reindeer for a CD. Throw in other random Christmas characters and you could do a boxed set of unaffordable size. :)<br /><br />And I just listened to the song about the tiny Elf. Little Johnny Jinglebells, maybe? Santa finds him as an orphan and puts him to work. I may be mixing up my songs, but something like that.<br /><br />https://archive.org/details/78_little-johnny-jingle-bells_jill-whitney-tommie-connor-kay-anderson-dick-jacobs_gbia0318562b<br />Erniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589056878160272070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-37420883246514659562021-11-29T13:54:26.990-05:002021-11-29T13:54:26.990-05:00And someone should devote a CD to all the failed R...And someone should devote a CD to all the failed Rudolph replacements/additions, maybe including "Buzzy the Christmas Bee." And the little character who went down chimneys too small for Santa--forgot what he was named. Also, "Randi the Handy Elf," whose name seems not suited for children.Lee Hartsfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15378950382643333359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-61916461155816707492021-11-29T13:50:29.855-05:002021-11-29T13:50:29.855-05:00Ernie,
A cool Wiki entry on the reindeer situatio...Ernie,<br /><br />A cool Wiki entry on the reindeer situation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus%27s_reindeer<br /><br />And, if we accept what many holiday historians believe--that Santa was derived from Thor--the correct count would be two, since Thor had a pair of goats pulling his carriage through the sky. Lee Hartsfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15378950382643333359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-26800754582738264052021-11-29T13:27:41.161-05:002021-11-29T13:27:41.161-05:00re: Reindeer. Was there a set number of reindeer ...re: Reindeer. Was there a set number of reindeer prior to CC Moore's A Visit From Saint Nicholas? And did they have names? I've always thought he made all that up for his story, and it stuck until Johnny Marks added a ninth deer with a signal beacon for a nose. Everybody and their brother has tried to add more since then, but thankfully none have stuck too well.<br /><br />In this day and age, Moore would be suing every artist who included eight reindeer in their artwork, claiming that was his copyright. ;)<br /><br />But yeah, it bugs me a little too, when they don't show the right number. I liked the Silver Bell(s) LP cover because it had the right number, up to and including Rudolph!Erniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589056878160272070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-87264466416942025102021-11-28T13:37:04.562-05:002021-11-28T13:37:04.562-05:00Bryan,
LOL! Yes, I was going to say something ab...Bryan,<br /><br />LOL! Yes, I was going to say something about the reindeer count. I don't image the illustrators for 19th century children's magazines and books were very well paid, so maybe they cut corners whenever possible. Maybe they were getting a flat fee, regardless of the no. of reindeer...Lee Hartsfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15378950382643333359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-84233639696400911042021-11-28T11:06:45.418-05:002021-11-28T11:06:45.418-05:00Hey Lee,
Honestly, I have never understood the fol...Hey Lee,<br />Honestly, I have never understood the following.<br />Santa has 8 reindeer pulling his sleigh. Not two, four, or even six. He has EIGHT. However, you see this all the time. Are they paying the artist per reindeer? <br />Sorry, it is the AD.Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18308264392226573056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13248979.post-33602647026905282462021-11-28T10:50:35.798-05:002021-11-28T10:50:35.798-05:00Hey Lee,
(I am rushing into the emergency area of ...Hey Lee,<br />(I am rushing into the emergency area of a Hospital)<br />Help me, I need help. <br />(The nurse says)<br />Sir, what is wrong. What can I help you with?<br />(Me)<br />I have been hit on the head multiple times from falling pocketwatches. They are raining down from the sky.<br />(Nurse)<br />Doctor, we have another one for the padded room! Falling pocketwatches indeed. Come with me sir, I am Snow White, see my uniform. Doctor...Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18308264392226573056noreply@blogger.com