Look how my Lexi has grown! This will be her first Christmas and she is not lowed near the tree or my village and Nativity scene. She will be a handful! I am going to share 3 more albums that I have grown up with and I still play every Christmas. It makes me think of times past when my mom and dad were here and my dad couldn’t wait to listen to the Christmas records. So here are 3 I love…
1. ALL AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE-1959
This is from Coca Cola and it had to be played every year and I enjoyed listening to this one. We had the turntable where you placed 5 albums one on top of another and one would play through, finish, the needle and handle would move out of the way and the next album would drop down. We never thought tht the album would get damaged…we just thought it was inventive.
2. WEIHNACHTEN AUF HOHER SEE WITH FREDDY-1963
Yes, a German Christmas album, big surprise…lol. This Freddy has a really nice singing voice and it was my Uncle Harry’s favourite album because it is a tribute to all the sailers at sea. My uncle was in the navy during WW2 ( and no, he was not a Nazi, he was a sailor. When his best friend was shot dead by a higher up for being late after getting married, my uncle joined the German Resistance movement and, along with my mom, set dynamite to bridges to stop the German army from advancing. He always loved anything bout the sea. My favourite part is hearing Merry Christmas in many languages, on this album.
3. HARRY SIMONE CHOIR, OH BAMBINO-1964
Hi, Birgit!
ReplyDeleteI'm back in Blogtown, dear friend, and happy to see you! Hope you and your family are well and in good spirits.
Upon seeing the picture of a rather large cat at the top of your post, my first thought was that you added another, older one, to the family. Yessum, Lexi really has grown! Let's hope Christmas 2024 doesn't turn into Attack of the 50-Foot Feline. I can picture Lexi running off to a dark corner of the house with baby Jesus in her mouth. I take it my bow-wow buddy Harley hasn't shown much of an interest in chewing holiday decorations.
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to songs from favorite Christmas albums of your youth. Freddy's rich, robust voice is ideal for singing sailor songs on Christmas On The High Sea. Foreign language Christmas albums, especially older ones released in the mid 20th century, are particularly effective at touching me deep down and getting me in the holiday spirit.
I have fond childhood memories of listening with my dad to one of his favorite artists, country music star Red Foley, and his album Sing A Song Of Christmas released during the holiday season of 1953. One of my favorites, a 45 rpm record my folks bought for me, was "I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas" sung by 10-year old Gayla Peevey, a single that approached the top 20 on the Billboard chart that same holiday season.
Have a wonderful Wordless Wednesday, dear friend BB. I'll be back here waiting for you again tomorrow, sitting in the balcony-- "At The Movies!"
Hi Birgit - so pleased you're sharing your memories with us ... so amazing to learn about them ... all the best and cheers - while Lexi looks like she enjoys a good cuddle ... Hilary
ReplyDeleteHopefully Lexi is old enough she isn't interested in those shiny ornaments.
ReplyDeleteWe used to have that Harry Simeone album...
ReplyDeleteOh, cute kitty!
DeleteLexi is lovely - and looks rather pleased with herself!
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