[78-L] The Christmas Songs

[Royal Pemberton]

Ah yes, Glen Campbell.  For something truly weird, listen to what happens to
his voice on the very last 'dreams' in 'I'll be home for Christmas' (in
Capitol ST 2978).  I can't fathom why the phrase wasn't re-recorded or an
edit piece made and inserted.

On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 12:18 PM, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>wrote:

> I also missed "The Chipmunk Song" but probably because I don't know of
> anyone
> else who recorded it except the Chipmunks again, with Canned Heat.
>
> I just went out to pick up some cheese and heard Bobby Helms singin' at me.
> How
> many other 50+ year old Christmas records (der Bingle aside) still hold up
> today?
>
> As opposed to most Christmas albums recorded in the 60s, which were dated
> then
> and are ghastly today (Andy Williams, Bob Goulet, Glen Campbell before his
> voice changed etc). Incidentally, the Boston Pops' Christmas album has hit
> that
> half-century mark and still sounds wonderful.
>
>
> dl
>
> David Lennick wrote:
> > Obvious missing titles (presumably BMI or PD):
> >
> > All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)
> >       (original pressings reverse the placing of the parentheses)
> > Auld Lang Syne (Trad.)
> > Marshmallow World
> > Mistletoe and Holly
> >
> > You may see some more faves here:
> > http://www.lyricsvault.net/charts/christmassongsalltime.html
> >
> > dl
> >
> > Kristjan Saag wrote:
> >> I wrote:
> >>
> >>> Found this on the net: ASCAP's most-performed 'holiday' songs
> 2000-2004.
> >>> What's interesting is that about 14 och the 25 songs were launched
> between
> >>> 1934 and 1955, including the entire Top 7.
> >> --
> >> And perhaps even more interesting: 20 of the 25 were issued on 78 rpm.
> >> Kristjan
> >> ----
> >>
> >>
> >> According to the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers,
> the
> >> following are the Top 25 most-performed "Holiday" songs written by ASCAP
> >> members for the first five years of the 21st century. The list does not
> >> include songs out of copyright (like "Jingle Bells") or written by
> members
> >> of Broadcast Music, Incorporated, known as BMI.
> >>
> >> 1 "The Christmas Song" (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) - Mel Tormé,
> >> Robert Wells
> >> 2 "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" - Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
> >> 3 "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" - Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin
> >> 4 "Winter Wonderland" - Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith
> >> 5 "White Christmas" - Irving Berlin
> >> 6 "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" - Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
> >> 7 "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" - Johnny Marks
> >> 8 "Jingle Bell Rock" - Joseph Carleton Beal, James Ross Boothe
> >> 9 "I'll Be Home for Christmas" - Walter Kent, Kim Gannon, Buck Ram
> >> 10 "Little Drummer Boy" - Katherine K. Davis, Henry V. Onorati, Harry
> >> Simeone
> >> 11 "Sleigh Ride" - Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish
> >> 12 "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" - Edward Pola, George Wyle
> >> 13 "Silver Bells" - Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
> >> 14 "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" - Johnny Marks
> >> 15 "Feliz Navidad" - José Feliciano
> >> 16 "Blue Christmas" - Billy Hayes, Jay W. Johnson
> >> 17 "Frosty the Snowman" - Steve Nelson, Walter E. Rollins
> >> 18 "A Holly Jolly Christmas" - Johnny Marks
> >> 19 "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" - Tommie Connor
> >> 20 "Here Comes Santa Claus" (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) - Gene Autry,
> >> Oakley Haldeman
> >> 21 "It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas" - Meredith Willson
> >> 22 "(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays" - Bob Allen, Al
> Stillman
> >> 23 "Carol of the Bells" - Peter J. Wilhousky, Mykola Leontovich
> >> 24 "Santa Baby" - Joan Ellen Javits, Philip Springer, Tony Springer
> >> 25 "Wonderful Christmastime" - Paul McCartney
> >>
> >> More at
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_music#Popular_Christmas_songs
> >>
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