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October 14, 2022 # 21 Jimmy McGriff Christmas With Jimmy McGriff 1996 (Originally released 1963 on Sue Records Inc.) (P) © 1996 All Rights Reserved Distributed by Collectables Records Collectables ® is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. # 15 – 1964 – Billboard Christmas Genre : Jazz You may not be familiar with Jimmy McGriff.  I certainly wasn’t until I purchased this reissue of his 1963 Christmas album some years ago.  Jimmy McGriff was born in a suburb of Philadelphia in 1936.  He learned piano at age 5 and learned many other instruments by the time he was in his late teens. ...

October 13, 2022 # 20 VA – A Fabulous Fifties Christmas – Fun For The HolidaysVA – A Fabulous Fifties Christmas – Great Holiday Hits VA – A Fabulous Fifties Christmas – Holiday Memories 2000 (P) 2000 EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets Product of EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets © 2000 Time Life Inc. Genre : Classic Christmas This is a fantastic way to start a small Christmas CD collection that will get you through almost 2 hours of Classic Christmas songs, all from the 1950’s.  The 1950’s was just after the Classic Christmas Music Era started to take off, (1946...

October 12, 2022 # 19 Andy Griffith The Christmas Guest – Stories And Songs Of Christmas 2003 (P) & © 2003 Sparrow Records® Manufactured by Sparrow Label Group. Distributed in USA by Chordant Distribution Group®. Distributed in Canada by C.M.C. Distribution.  “SPARROW” and “CHORDANT” Reg. U.S. Pat. And TM Off. # 27 – 2003 – Billboard Christmas Genre : Sacred Andy Griffith is well known to most everybody.  Having been born in Mount Airy, North Carolina in 1926, he was able to take his home spun accent and mannerisms to the highest level.  Easily regarded as one of the best sitcoms ever produced,...

October 12, 2022 # 18 VA – Christmas Carousel 1998 ©1998 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. / (P) 1972, 1974, 1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Manufactured By Sony Music Special Products. / “Sony” Reg. U.S. Patent & TM Office Marca Registrada Genre : Pop Vocals The artwork on this CD is very typical of budget Christmas compilations.  The front cover is pleasing with yellow Christmas trees all aglow on a dark blue background.  A list of the songs included wrap around the edge of the CD in a clockwise order.   The back cover artwork features a numerical track listing, performing artists and the...

October 12, 2022 # 17 Loretta Lynn The Best Of Loretta Lynn – 20th Century Masters – The Christmas Collection 2005 (Originally released 1966 as Country Christmas on Decca) (P) © MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc., Distributed by Universal Music & Video Distribution, Corp. # 103 – 1967 – Billboard Country Genre : Classic Country Loretta Lynn, the Queen of Country Music of the 1960’s.  That should tell you everything you need to know about Loretta Lynn, if you’re not already familiar with her.  Loretta Lynn was born in Butcher Hollow in eastern Kentucky in 1932.  She...

October 11, 2022 # 16 VA – Basil Rathbone / Lyn Murray Singers Dickens’ Christmas Carol / Christmas Carols 2001 (Originally released 1949 on Columbia Masterworks) © 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. / This compilation (P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Manufactured By Sony Music Special Products. / “Sony” Reg. U.S. Patent & TM Office Marca Registrada Genre : Radio Theatre / Choral This is an unusual Christmas album in many ways.  First, most items presented on this blog are CDs and LPs of Christmas music.  This is only half that.  Secondly, this compilation, as presented on the CD reissue,...