[78-L] Christmas Music

Steven C. Barr stevenc at interlinks.net
Sat Dec 27 18:03:17 PST 2008


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> 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.
>
There was also a Whiteman "Christmas Medley" on a 12" "potato head" 
Columbia,
which I was lucky enough to find! It appeared just as the depression was 
takin' hold
(i.e. like NOW...?!) and I suspect didn't sell in huge-ish numbers...?!

...stevenc 




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