[78-L] The Christmas Songs

[Martha]

 I knew someone (now deceased) who thought Todd (pronounced "Tawd") was the 
bee's knees, and he must have played All Around The Xmas Tree every time I 
visited...  I think he liked Dick Todd because the "Poor Man's Crosby" was 
on cheaper labels.   I  still think Todd sounds like a bad imitation of Bob 
Crosby, badly imitating his brother's early 30s style.

 Did Todd also record this on another label?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bud Black" <banjobud at cfl.rr.com>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 8:45 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] The Christmas Songs


> In 1947 Dick Todd with Marek Warnow's orchestra and chorus, recorded "All
> Around The Christmas Tree," on the Sonora label  I remember thinking at 
> the
> time that this song would become a Christmas classic heard every year. 
> Boy,
> was I wrong!  The record was played extensively on the radio, but by the
> following year it had almost faded into obscurity.  All in all.....I kinda
> liked it!