[78-L] The Christmas Songs

[Bud Black]

-------Original Message-------
 
From: David Lennick
Date: 12/11/09 19:31:37
To: 78-L Mail List
Subject: Re: [78-L] The Christmas Songs
 
One of the very few Canadian recordings to be issued in the States in the
30s
(aside from Hank and Wilf) is Charles Dornberger's "Jingle Bells" b/w "I'll
Be
the Meanest Man in Town". Victor 24198, December 1932.
 
dl
 
Royal Pemberton wrote:
> And was the first dance band version, as opposed to such versions as the
> 'American Novelty Orchetra' 1934 recording, the one by Tommy Dorsey (on
> Victor 25145,  with Benny Goodman's 'Jingle bells' on the flip [arranged
by
> Fletcher Henderson])?
>
> On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 5:54 PM, Taylor Bowie <bowiebks at isomedia.com>
wrote:
>
>> Gotta be Santa Claus Is Coming To Town for dance bands,  right?
>>
>> I have heard an Art Landry (?)  Gennett of Jingle Bells which is pretty
>> damn
>> good and there are plenty of dance records of that...so it's one or the
>> other of those two tunes.
>>
>> Taylor
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Kristjan Saag" <saag at telia.com>
>> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 3:43 PM
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] The Christmas Songs
>>
>>
>>> Which were the most recorded (secular) American and English Christmas
>>> songs
>>> before WW II in the jazz and dance band and popular vein?
>>> Kristjan
>>>
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