1. a special greeting from UNCLE MISTLETOE!
2.Parade of the Wooden Soldiers (Leon Jessel). JAN SAVITT AND HIS ORCHESTRA. Decca 3041-A (67148-A). NY, 2/4/1940.
3.A Cowboy's Christmas Song (McAuliffe-Hall). LEON McAULIFFE AND HIS WESTERN SWING BAND. Vocal Jimmy Hall. Majestic 11032 (T-1329-M-1
PR). ? LA, mid to late 1940s
4.White Christmas (from Paramount picture "Holiday Inn") (Irving Berlin). CHARLIE SPIVAK AND HIS ORCHESTRA. Vocal Gary Stevens. Columbia 36649 (32962-1). NY, 7/1/1942.
5.Sleigh Ride (Anderson-Parish). JOHNNY DESMOND With the Ray Charles Singers (Orchestra conducted by Tony Mottola). M-G-M 10827-A. Ca. 1948.
6.You're All I Want For Christmas (Moore-Ellis). JOHNNY DESMOND, with Orchestra conducted by Tony Mottola. M-G-M 10524-A. Ca. 1947
7.If Every Day Would Be Christmas (Seiler-Marcus). JOHNNY DESMOND, with Orchestra conducted by Tony Mottola. M-G-M 10524-A. Ca. 1947
8.Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (Cahn-Styne). WOODY HERMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA. Vocal Woody Herman. Columbia 36909 (CO-35501-1). Ca. 1945.
9.Santa And the Doodle-Li-Boop (Alan Abel). Narration and Effects by SAM ULANO. M-G-M 11898 (54-S-590). Early 50s??
10.The Story of Santa Claus (Alan Abel). Narration and Effects by SANTA CLAUS (aka Sam Ulano!!). M-G-M 11898 (54-S-591). Early 1950s??
11. Let's Go Home For Christmas (Margaret Whittenberg). BETTY CLOONEY with Orchestra Under Direction of JOEL NASH. Studio W-1. Ca. 1950?? (Very obscure label from Detroit, Michigan).
12. I Want You For Christmas (Charlie Tobias-Ned Washington). DICK ROBERTSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA. Vocal Dick Robertson. Decca 3365-B (62697-B). NY, 10/19/1937. Bobby Hackett-c / Johnny Carlson-t / Buddy Morrow-tb / Don Watt-cl / Frank Froeba-p / Frank Victor-g /Haig Stephens-sb/Stan King-d.
13. Hello, Mister Kringle (Dave Franklin). DICK ROBERTSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA. Vocal Dick Robertson. Decca 3365-A (66806-A). NY, 10/27/1939. Present are Johnny McGhee-t, Tony Zimmers-cl and Al Philburn-tb.
14. Silver Bells (Ray Evans-Jay Livingston). DORIS DAY with Chorus. Orchestra under the direction of George Siravo. Columbia DJ 39032 (RHCO
4273-1). Hollywood, ca. 1949 / 1950.
15. Jingle Bells (Traditional). OZZIE NELSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA. Vocal Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Hilliard, and chorus. Columbia 35786 (B-16358-A). NY, 11/23/1934.
16. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town (Gillespie-Coots). JOE MOSS AND HIS SOCIETY DANCE ORCHESTRA. Vocal Dick Robertson and ?Russ Morgan. Columbia 35786 (B-18178-1). NY, 10/17/1935.
17. Auld Lang Syne (Traditional; arr: Kral-O'Brien). THE ROY KRAL JACKIE CAIN SEXTET. Bop vocal by Jackie Cain and Roy Kral. (Jackie Cain, vocal; Roy Kral, piano; Marilyn Beabout, cello; Kenny O'Brien-sb; John Romano
guitar; Elaine O'Brien-drums). Atlantic 664 (A-306-1). ?NY, ca. 1949
18. The Christmas Song (Mel Torme-Robert Wells). GUY LAFITTE AND HIS ORCHESTRA (Guy Lafitte-ts-ldr). (From Angel 10" LP ANG 60009, "French Toast"; Angel Jazz Series Vol. 1, No. 10). Paris, 10/8/1954.
19. It's Winter Again (Freed-Hoffman-Goodhart). HAL KEMP AND HIS ORCHESTRA. Vocal Skinny Ennis. Brunswick 6452 (C-8850-1). Chicago, 12/9/1932.
20.Snowbound (Faith-Kehner). SARAH VAUGHAN, Arr. & Cond. By Don Costa (From the Roulette Birdland album "Snowbound"). (45rpm) Roulette R
4497 (16878-1F). Ca. 1959?? (Produced by Teddy Reig).
21.This Time Of The Year (Owens-Hollis). BROOK BENTON, Vocal. (45rpm) Mercury 72214 (YW-18699-5). Early 1960s.
22.Winter Overnight (Sammy Fain-Irving Kahal). HELEN MORGAN, accomp. by Jimmie Grier's Orchestra. Brunswick 7391 (LA-274). LA, 12/5/1934. (From CSP LP "Encores from the 30s").
23. CHRISTMAS SONG
24. CHRISTMAS EVE IN A TOY SHOP (1919)
25.Santa Claus Song (no composer credits). GEORGE P. WATSON, vocal w/ orchestra accompaniment. Zonophone 5822-B. Recorded ca. 1909 (one of the last American Zonophone's, this is a rare double-sided disc). (Watson's interpretation is a German Santa who also yodels!)
