[78-L] Christmas Music

[Jack Palmer]

OK Mike,
    You show the records but how would I ever hear them.  We got a radio 
when I was about 6 years old but never had a record player.  I am sure some 
Christmas songs appeared on the radio but not from records.  They would have 
been live in those days.  Were any recordings played on the radio at all in 
1920 or 1930?  I realize I am changing my statement but I still feel 
deprived.    Jack

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Biel" <mbiel at mbiel.com>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2008 9:16 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Christmas Music


> From: Jack Palmer <vdalhart at earthlink.net>
>>     So far I stand by my statement.  No one has listed any true Christmas
>> Songs like we hear at Christmas today that came out before I was 9 or 10
>> years old.  Nothing for my early years even if we had a record player.  I
>> was denied a traditional Christmas raising.    Jack
>>
>>
> I don't know what you are talking about.  The 1916 Victor catalog lists
> over 30 Christmas sides in a special section.  Four versions of Adeste
> Fideles, two each of Hark the Herald Angels Sing, It Came Upon A
> Midnight Clear, Silent Night,  Star of Bethleham, and other titles
> include the First Nowell, Birthday of a King, Joy to the World, While
> Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night, Behold Christmas Lights,
> several Christmas medleys, one of which includes God Rest Ye Merry
> Gentlemen and Little Town of Bethleham, and, of course there's Christmas
> Morning at Clancy's.  Two versions of Der Tannenbaum (Oh Christmas Tree)
> are listed under German Records.  There are a couple of readings of
> Scrooge.  Harry Humphrey read from Luke 2 with the Victor Orch playing
> It Came Upon A Midnight Clear on the other side.  Jingle Bells is listed
> under Oh You Silv'ry Bells by the Peerless Quar.  Hayden Quar does a
> song Winter backed with Silver Bell.   Oh Holy Night was mentioned in
> another post as Cantique de Noel and even Caruso recorded it.  Santa
> Claus Hides in the Phonograph was from 1922 or 23.  There must be
> recordings of A Visit From St. Nick from this era as well.
>
> WHAT MUCH MORE DO YOU WANT?????????????????????
>
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>
>
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