Virtual Victrola Show #1: Christmas 2007 edition
Well, here is my first Virtual Victrola Show, an hour-long program of Christmas music from the 1930's and 1940's, both jazzy and sentimental, with a little humor thrown in as well.
The playlist:
Benny Goodman - Jingle Bells
Paul Whiteman-v/ Johnny Mercer and Jack Teagarden - Christmas Night In Harlem
Jack Grose - On A Christmas Tree
Richard Himber-v/ Joey Nash - Winter Wonderland
Tommy Dorsey-v/ Cliff Weston and Edythe Wright - Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
Hoosier Hot Shots - Jingle Bells
Russ Morgan-v/ Russ Morgan - I Want You For Christmas
Hal Kemp-v/ Skinnay Ennis - I'm Going Shopping With You
Sammy Kaye-v/ The Three Kayedetts - Santa Claus Is On His Way
Alvino Rey - Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
Freddy Martin - On The Santa Claus Express
Jesse Rogers - Here Comes Santa Claus
Gene Autry - When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter
Barry Gordon/Hal Mooney Orch. - Nuttin' For Christmas
Spike Jones-v/ 'Little' George Rock - All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
Freddy Martin-v/ Merv Griffin and the Martin Men - Sleigh Ride
Connee Boswell/Russ Morgan Orch. - Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
Hoagy Carmichael-v/ Martha Mears - My Christmas Song For You
Vera Lynn/Robert Farnon Orch. - Christmas Time
Harry James-v/ Marion Morgan - White Christmas
The show is downloadable in two half-hour segments -
Download Virtual Victrola Christmas Show Part 1 (mp3 format, 7.4Mb)
Download Virtual Victrola Christmas Show Part 2 (mp3 format, 7.2 Mb)
I hope everyone enjoys the show. I would like to make an hour-long audio show a regular feature of the Virtual Victrola. Downloadable audio is a great way to share vintage jazz and pop music. So if you have any requests or suggestions, I would like to hear them. Please leave a comment on this post or email me at okgrove -at- yahoo -dot- com.
Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to all my readers. May God bless all of you during this holiday season.
Wow, Mike, this is a great collection! Thanks for all the work preparing this show. I've linked to you and hope you get a lot of well-deserved praise for making this classic music available to us all. Merry Christmas.
Posted by: Charlie | December 21, 2007 at 01:26 PM
This is really great stuff you put together here. Thanks for taking the time and effort to share it with us. Heck - the whole site is wonderful.
One small suggestion for future shows: I'd love to see you include the years the songs were recorded playlist.
Thanks again!
Posted by: GregL | December 25, 2007 at 06:27 PM
I really love this site. I have a new blog myself in which I am offering downloads of old Christmas music. I hope you will allow me to put a few of these songs on it.
Posted by: Sue | May 11, 2008 at 04:54 PM