クリスマス・ソング（２４） – register movement 第四部

2015/12/18
「去年まで付き合っていた人は、毎年２４日、２５日どちらの夜も一緒に過ごしてくれる人でした。でも昨年、いきなり『今年はイヴは会えない』と言われて。あとから彼氏が浮気していたことが判明したんです。勝手にケータイを見たのが悪いんですが、その相手の女は、秋頃から『クリスマスまでに彼女と別れてね』とメッセーを送っていたんです。それを見た時は頭が真っ白になりました」（２４歳女性）

＜クリスマス前は要注意！　彼氏が略奪されたコワイ実話 – LAURIER（ローリエ）　より一部引用＞
https://laurier.excite.co.jp/i/E1450148439759

“永い春”をどう決着するのか。これは文学的テーマでもありますよ。

Eddie Fisher – Christmas Eve In My Home Town（1951 version song only）
orchestra conducted by Lud Stiegmeir

recorded in Wiesbaden, Germany.
Co-written in 1951 by GI’s Stan Zabka and Don Upton, this holiday tune has become fairly well-known thru the years due to recordings by Kate Smith and Bobby Vinton, but it was first done by Eddie Fisher in this recording made in Germany. Also posted to the channel is this same version but with a spoken introduction by Eddie as is his later （1953） re-recording of the song with Hugo Winterhalter’s backing. For more background on the tune, here’s a short article: http://www.klove.com/news/2016/12/19/soldiers-christmas-song-celebrates-65th-anniversary/

Eddie Fisher – Christmas Eve In My Home Town（1951 version with spoken intro）
orchestra conducted by Lud Stiegmeir

recorded in Wiesbaden, Germany
Co-written in 1951 by GI’s Stan Zabka and Don Upton, this holiday tune has become fairly well-known thru the years due to recordings by Kate Smith and Bobby Vinton, but it was first done by Eddie Fisher in this recording made in Germany. Eddie talks about his part in the story in the spoken introduction heard on this track, and more background on the song can be found in this article: http://www.klove.com/news/2016/12/19/soldiers-christmas-song-celebrates-65th-anniversary/ Also posted to the channel are a music-only version of this same track （minus the spoken intro） as well as Eddie’s 1953 re-recording of the song with Hugo Winterhalter’s backing

Toni Harper – That’s What I Want For Christmas（1951）
with Buddy Cole and his Trio

In late 1947 at the age of 10, African-American child singer Harper had recorded her debut hit “Candy Store Blues.” Now at 14, she tackled this lyrically-hopeful Christmas tune, backed up by Buddy Cole’s group. A more serious treatment of the song was offered that year by young Lindsay Crosby （also posted）.

Martha Tilton & Harry Babbitt and The Lyn Murray Orchestra and Chorus -‘Twas The Night Before Christmas（1951）
Ａ・Ｂ面それぞれに Part1, Part2 を収録。

Adapting the Ken Darby choral arrangement made popular by Fred Waring, Harry, Martha, and Lyn Murray released this entertaining two-sided single in time for the 1951 holiday season. For a more traditional narrative treatment of Clement Clarke Moore’s famous poem, check out the 1942 Basil Rathbone recording.

Lindsay Crosby – That’s What I Want For Christmas（1951）
orchestra and chorus conducted by John Scott Trotter

Most of all, the youngest of Bing and Dixie Lee Crosby’s sons is wishing for a happy family life with his mom, dad, and three brothers （how sadly ironic…see the Wiki entry for Lindsay Crosby if you’re unfamiliar with the story）. This tune, with somewhat different lyrics, is also posted by Toni Harper, as is Lindsay’s B-side “Dear Mister Santa Claus.”

Lindsay Crosby – Dear Mister Santa Claus（1951）
orchestra conducted by John Scott Trotter
SP盤 “That’s What I Want For Christmas” のＢ面。

A year after Bing and #1 son Gary had made their first successful duet recordings, Bing & Dixie Lee’s youngest, 13 year-old Lindsay Crosby recorded two solo sides for Decca’s holiday release schedule. See also his “That’s What I Want For Christmas.”

Leroy Anderson and his “Pops” Concert Orchestra – Sleigh Ride（1951 version）
鞭の音が表現されている。

This was Leroy Anderson’s first recording of his seasonal favorite （he also re-did it in stereo in 1959）, but it was not the original hit version of the song. That honor went to Arthur Fiedler’s Boston Pops in 1949, prior to Anderson’s being awarded his own recording contract in 1950.

Louis Jordan and his Orchestra – May Every Day Be Christmas（1951）
vocal: Louis Jordan

Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians – He’ll Be Coming Down The Chimney（Like He Always Did Before）（1951）
Kenny Gardner and The Lombardo Trio
『ジングル・ベル』のようで、そうでないようで、、、

Louis Prima and his Orchestra – Shake Hands With Santa Claus（1951）
２度目の引用。

The Weavers – We Wish You A Merry Christmas（1951）
orchestra conducted by Jimmy Carroll
SP盤 “One For The Little Bitty Baby” のＢ面。
この歌は16世紀のイングランド西部を起源とする英語のキャロル。

originally issued on Decca LP “We Wish You A Merry Christmas” and on Decca single 27783

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Les Baxter’s Balladeers – How Shall I Send Thee（1963/11）
（traditional）
arranged & conducted by Les Baxter
シングル ” Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” のＢ面。

Kingston Trio – Go Where I Send Thee
“Children, Go Where I Send Thee”
from the album “The Last Month Of The Year”（1960）

The Weavers – One For The Little Bitty Baby（1951）
“Children, Go Where I Send Thee”
from the album “We Wish You A Merry Christmas”（1951）

CD audio, originally issued on Decca LP “We Wish You A Merry Christmas” and on Decca single 27783 – One For The Little Bitty Baby （traditional） by The Weavers, orchestra conducted by Jimmy Carroll .

Children, Go Where I Send Thee – Wikipedia

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Bobby Vinton – Christmas Chopsticks（1965/11）
from the album “A Very Merry Christmas”（1964）

Guy Lombardo Royal Canadians – Christmas Chopsticks（’Twas The Night Before Christmas）（1951）
SP盤 “He’ll Be Coming Down The Chimney（Like He Always Did Before）” のＢ面。

Mel Blanc – Christmas Chopsticks（1951/11）
orchestra conducted by Buddy Cole
SP盤 “I Tant Wait Till Quithmuth” のＢ面。

Blanc was one of a handful of artists to release this “Chopsticks” holiday lyric in 1951. In the mid-1960s Bobby Vinton also recorded the song.

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Mel Blanc – I Tan’t Wait Till Quithmuth（1951/11）
orchestra conducted by Buddy Cole

Four Aces featuring Al Alberts – There’s A Christmas Tree In Heaven（1951/11）
２度目の引用。

On the strength of the group’s breakthrough hit “（It’s No） Sin,” which had been issued on a small Philadelphia label （Victoria #101）, the Four Aces had already been snatched up by Decca and were zooming up the charts with “Tell Me Why” about the time that Victoria #102 was released. Paired with the standard “There’s A Small Hotel” on the flip side, this rather downbeat holiday tune didn’t make much of an impact.
For those with critical ears, the noticeable pitch wobble at the end indicates a problem somewhere in Victoria’s production chain, not with the disc transfer for this posting.