[78-L] Christmas Music

[kil at roadrunner.com]

I just relistened to it, I think I have dl's CD.  It has no American (or Canadian)Christmas songs in the medley.  No surprise as this was a British band.  It did include bits of Christmas carols THE FIRST NOEL, GOOD KING WENCESLAS, and GOD REST YE MERRY, GENTLEMEN, yes in dance tempo.  So Don's estimate of 1935 for the U.S. still seems right.
RayK
---- David Lennick wrote: 
> Debroy Somers recorded a two-sided Savoy Christmas Medley in 1929 (other bands 
> seem to have recorded it as well). Nothing particularly sacred sounding, since 
> these were in dance tempo.
>