[78-L] Special Christmas Greetings Gennett Records

[Malcolm Rockwell]

What publication was this taken from? Date?
Malcolm

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bruce78rpm at comcast.net wrote:
> Ok I found it from an old Newsclipping on line: The blurb mentions those 1923 Christmas Greetings were 
> from: 
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> Bebe Daniel, William Jenning Bryan, Wilbur Nesbit, Kin Hubbard, Sid Smith(Andy Gump) 
> Meredith Nicholson, Shirley Mason, and Mitzie Harjos. 
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> GREAT GENNETT SELLER. 
> The Gennett Christmas Greeting records were 
> among the biggest sellers in records in the week be- 
> fore Christmas . The "Ten Gifts That Actually Speak 
> Your Christmas Greetings " as the advertising so 
> aptly announced, offered a choice that was considered 
> a boon by a vast number of holiday shoppers. In 
> them the holiday spirit was voiced by famous authors, 
> humorists and stage folk. The ten greeting records 
> included numbers by Bebe Daniels, William Jen- 
> nings Bryan, Wilbur D. Nesbit, Kin Hubbard, Sid 
> Smith (Andy Gump), Meredith Nicholson, Shirley 
> Mason and Mitzi Hajos 
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: bruce78rpm at comcast.net 
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> Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 6:40:56 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
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> How many different ones were issued, and is there a list of the artists somewhere ? 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steven C. Barr" <stevenc at interlinks.net> 
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> Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 12:46:55 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Craig Ventresco" <craigventresco at gmail.com> 
>   
>> I THINK that they were given away to dealers and good customers, but this 
>> is 
>> just a guess. I've never seen one that has a for sale price on the 
>> label..I'll see what I can find out. 
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> Also, IIRC there was a special sleeve used for the discs...?! 
>
> Steven C. Barr 
> (I have at least two of the records...different artists...) 
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