A HOLIDAY RECORDS COUNTDOWN! 06 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

‘ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE’

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“Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” is a Christmas song written by Johnny Marks and recorded by Brenda Lee in 1958; it has since been recorded by numerous other music artists. By the song’s 50th anniversary in 2008, Lee’s original version had sold over 25 million copies with the 4th most digital downloads sold of any Christmas single. Because of her mature-sounding voice, Lee recorded this song when she was only thirteen years old. The recording features Hank Garland and Harold Bradley on guitar, Floyd Cramer on piano, Boots Randolph on sax, Bob Moore on bass, and veteran session player Buddy Harman on drums.

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DECEMBER 20 * 06 * BRENDA LEE

THE SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS! A 1968 HOLIDAY ALBUM MEMORY

‘HERB ALPERT & THE TIJUANA BRASS CHRISTMAS ALBUM‘

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‘Christmas Album’ is a late-1968 album by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass. It was the group’s eleventh release. The LP edition of the album was issued twice. The album contains a mixture of popular Christmas-season music, mostly American secular standards. Collaborating with Alpert in the production was his usual cadre of musicians: Nick Ceroli (drums/percussion), Bob Edmondson (trombone), Tonni Kalash (trumpet), Lou Pagani (keyboards), John Pisano (guitars/mandolin) and Pat Senatore (bass). Perennial sideman, Julius Wechter, appears on marimba and percussion. Alpert provides lead vocals on “The Christmas Song” and “The Bell That Couldn’t Jingle,” and there are also appearances by a studio choir and string instruments, arranged by Shorty Rogers.

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HERB ALPERT CHRISTMAS ALBUM (COMPLETE LP) * 1968

A HOLIDAY RECORDS COUNTDOWN! 07 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

‘HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS’

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“Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” was written by Blane Ralph and Martin Hugh for a sad scene in the film ‘Meet Me In St. Louis’ (1944) and first had lines such as “it may be your last [Christmas]” and “[friends] will be near to us no more”. Hugh Martin recalled to Entertainment Weekly in 2007, “They said, ‘It’s so dreadfully sad.’ I said, ‘I thought the girls were supposed to be sad in that scene.’ They said, ‘Well, not *that* sad.'” Frank Sinatra’s version, by 1957, has altered lyrics more suitable for the jolly season as indicated by his album’s title “A Jolly Christmas” this song was included on. Judy Garland performed this song with Frank Sinatra’s modified lyrics on “The Judy Garland Show Christmas Special” in 1963.

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DECEMBER 19 * 07 * FRANK SINATRA

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–ROBIN SEYMOUR REMEMBERS–

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MARCH 19, 2019

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Robin Seymour passed away on April 17, 2020. He was 94.

THE KEENER PODCAST * 03/19/2019 * ROBIN SEYMOUR REMEMBERS

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A HOLIDAY RECORDS COUNTDOWN! 08 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

‘IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR‘

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“It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” is a popular Christmas song written in triple time in 1963 by Edward Pola and George Wyle. It was recorded and released that year by pop singer Andy Williams for his first Christmas album, The Andy Williams Christmas Album. However, the song was not released as a promotional single by Williams’ record label (Columbia Records) that year, as they instead opted to promote his cover of “White Christmas” as the official promo single from the album.

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DECEMBER 18 * 08 * ANDY WILLIAMS

THE SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS! A 1963 HOLIDAY ALBUM MEMORY

‘A CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR YOU‘

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‘A Christmas Gift for You’ from Phil Spector (originally released as A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records) is an album of Christmas songs, produced by Phil Spector, and originally released as Philles 45 in 1963. Spector treated a series of mostly secular Christmas standards to his “Wall of Sound” treatment, and the selections feature the vocal performances of Spector’s regular artists during this period. The album peaked at No. 13 on Billboard magazine’s special, year-end, weekly Christmas Albums sales chart in December 1963. The album, released in the United States on November 22, 1963—the same day that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated—was an immediate relative failure (in reception) at that time.

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PHIL SPECTOR * A CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR YOU (COMPLETE LP)

A HOLIDAY RECORDS COUNTDOWN! 09 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

‘LITTLE SAINT NICK‘

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“Little Saint Nick” is a Christmas-themed hot rod song about Santa Claus and his sleigh, written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love of the American rock band the Beach Boys. The song was first released as a single on December 9, 1963, and peaked at number 3 on Billboard magazine’s special seasonal weekly Christmas Singles chart. Its B-side was an acappella version of “The Lord’s Prayer”. “Little Saint Nick” was recorded on October 20, 1963 at Western Studio in Hollywood. “Little Saint Nick” reappeared on The Beach Boys’ Christmas Album in 1964, with the stereo pressings of the album containing a new mix that removes the overdubbed sleigh bells and tuned percussion.

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DECEMBER 17 * 09 * THE BEACH BOYS

A HOLIDAY RECORDS COUNTDOWN! 10 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

‘MY FAVORITE THINGS‘

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“My Favorite Things” is a show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music. Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass released a version in 1969 as a single from their 1968 album, Christmas Album. It reached No. 45 on the Billboard 100.

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DECEMBER 16 * 10 * HERB ALPERT

A HOLIDAY RECORDS COUNTDOWN! 11 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

‘LITTLE ALTAR BOY‘

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“Little Altar Boy” was written in 1961 and first recorded that year by vocalist Vic Dana for his album This Is Vic Dana. Released as a single, it reached number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In an introspective moment, Dana performs this quiet song in the 1962 musical-comedy film Don’t Knock the Twist.

The song was also recorded by Andy Williams on his 1965 album Merry Christmas, by Glen Campbell on his 1968 album That Christmas Feeling, and by Jack Jones on his 1969 album A Jack Jones Christmas.

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VIC DANA * 11 * DECEMBER 15

A STEVIE WONDER CHRISTMAS ALBUM RECALLED: 1967!

‘SOMEDAY AT CHRISTMAS’

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Someday at Christmas is a Christmas album by Stevie Wonder, released on November 27, 1967 by Motown Records under its Tamla imprint. It was his eighth studio album release. The title song was previously released as a single in 1966 and reached #24 on the Billboard Christmas singles chart that year.

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STEVIE WONDER * SOMEDAY AT CHRISTMAS (COMPLETE LP) * 1967