Saturday, December 14, 2024

Christmas Music in the Archive



The two LP record albums that were around when we were kids, by the Caroleer Singers. We had the Frosty one and Yvie had the Rudolph one, which they kept over at Omi's. We got the Rudolph album years later. The playlists from each can be found on YouTube. We also had one little record that had We Three Kings on one side, also by the Caroleers. I liked playing it at a lower speed, which made it slow and solemn. I forget what was on the other side.




When I joined a CD club in (I guess) the late Eighties or early Nineties, this was a set I had to have, perhaps even as part of my 10-for-a-penny introductory order. They have what you may call a smorgasbord platter of classic favorites.







Classic Children's Christmas, as you might say. Includes a lot of songs I always wanted on their own, separate from their specials.








Lots of goodities, Christmas songs and albums by individual artists and groups. Songs of cheer and traditional tunes.





And these albums cover two of my special interests, Christmas and Medieval Music. I think the interest might have been sparked when Dr. Laird loaned me a LP album back in college. I made a tape out of it, but like a fool did not make a note of its name. I listened to it for years. The songs were only played on traditional instruments.





A few generic albums, bought at Walmart on a venture. Celtic? Could be good. I don't listen to these very often. The one by Chanticleer should probably be in the batch from arists and groups. I can't think of any individual stand-out track from any of them.

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