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[David Lennick]

Hmm, thought Frank DeVol conducted the strings on Capitol, but this says 
Charles Randolph Grean (maybe he was moonlighting?).

On 12/25/2014 6:24 PM, David Lennick wrote:
>
> With trio, with Frank DeVol's strings, again in 1952 according to Wiki, and for
> stereo lp. Anyone know of more?
>
> First recording: Recorded at WMCA Radio Studios, New York City, June 14, 1946.
> Label credit: The King Cole Trio (Nat King Cole, vocal-pianist; Oscar Moore,
> guitarist; Johnny Miller, bassist). Not issued until 1989, when it was
> (accidentally) included on the various-artists compilation Billboard Greatest
> Christmas Hits (1935--1954) Rhino R1 70637(LP) / R2 70637(CD).
>
> Second recording: Recorded at WMCA Radio Studios, New York City, August 19,
> 1946. First record issue. Label credit: The King Cole Trio with String Choir
> (Nat King Cole, vocal-pianist, Oscar Moore, guitarist; Johnny Miller, bassist;
> Charlie Grean, conductor of 4 string players, a harpist and a drummer) Lacquer
> disc master #981. Issued November 1946 as Capitol 311(78rpm). This is featured
> on a CD called The Holiday Album, which has 1940s Christmas songs recorded by
> Cole and Bing Crosby. In 2005 Capitol restored and re-released it for the 25
> bit re-mastered Cole album "The Christmas Song," which also contains tracks
> from his 1960 and 1963 holiday albums.
>
> Third recording: Recorded at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, August 24, 1952. This
> was the song's first magnetic tape recording. Label credit: The King Cole Trio
> with String Choir (Actual artists: Nat King Cole, vocal; Nelson Riddle,
> orchestra conductor) Master #11726, take 11. Issued November 1953 as the "new"
> Capitol 90036(78rpm) / F90036(45rpm) (Capitol first issued 90036 in 1950 with
> the second recording). Correct label credit issued on October 18, 1954 as
> Capitol 2955(78rpm) / F2955(45rpm). Label credit: Nat "King" Cole with
> Orchestra Conducted by Nelson Riddle. This recording is available on the 1990
> CD Cole, Christmas and Kids, as well as the various-artists compilation Casey
> Kasem Presents All Time Christmas Favorites. It was also included, along with
> both 1946 recordings, on the 1991 Mosaic Records box set The Complete Capitol
> Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio.
>
> Fourth recording: Recorded at Capitol Studios, New York City, March 30, 1961.
> This rendition, the first recorded in stereo, is widely played on radio
> stations during the Christmas season, and is probably the most famous version
> of this song. Label credit: Nat King Cole (Nat King Cole, vocal; Charles Grean
> &  Pete Rugolo, orchestration; Ralph Carmichael, orchestra conductor). The
> instrumental arrangement is nearly identical with the 1953 version, but the
> vocals are much deeper and more focused. Originally done for The Nat King Cole
> Story (a 1961 LP devoted to stereo re-recordings of Cole's earlier hits), this
> recording was later appended to a reissue of Cole's 1960 holiday album The
> Magic of Christmas. Retitled The Christmas Song, the album was issued in 1963
> as Capitol W-1967(mono) / SW-1967(stereo) and today is in print on compact
> disc. This recording of "The Christmas Song" is also available on numerous
> compilation albums. Some are Capitol pop standards Christmas compilations while
> others are broader-based
>
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> dl
>
> On 12/25/2014 6:19 PM, rjh334578gmail wrote:
>>
>> How many times did Nat Cole record The Christmas Song?
>>
>> Rodger
>>
>> Sent from my iPod - which explainz any bad typjng
>>
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