[78-L] The Christmas Songs

[Tom]

If I remember correctly, one of the very first popular secular Christmas songs was the recording of "Winter Wonderland" by Ted Weems and his Orchestra which, I believe, was released in the early 30's. I think it made it to number two or three on the charts of that era.
 
Great recording, too. I have it on my Xmas music playlist right now.
 
Otherwise, I'd think Jingle Bells was probably the most popular secular Christmas songs prior to WW II -- again, if I remember correctly, it was written toward the end of the 19th century.
 
Tom


--- On Fri, 12/11/09, Royal Pemberton <ampex354 at gmail.com> wrote:


From: Royal Pemberton <ampex354 at gmail.com>
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Date: Friday, December 11, 2009, 6:59 PM


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
>
>
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> > Which were the most recorded (secular) American and English Christmas
> > songs
> > before WW II in the jazz and dance band and popular vein?
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