After-Yule Spying

Here are two albums oriented to cash in on the 1960s  James Bond craze.

When he released this LP in 1964, it was plain that Si Zentner wanted  you to get a BANG out of this record!

01 - The James Bond Theme

02 - Burke’s Law Theme

03 - Mr Lucky

04 - Dragnet

05 - The Third Man Theme

06 - Peter Gunn

07 - From Russia With Love

08 - M Squad Theme

09 - Charade

10 - Bond’s “007” Theme

11 - The Man With the Golden Arm

12 - The Fugitive Theme

FROM  RUSSIA  WITH  LOVE   --  Si  Zentner

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This 1965 release takes a big-band-type of approach to the James Bond.

01 - Thunderball (from the film “Thunderball”)

02 - The Knack (from the film “The Knack”)

03 - Theme from “The F.B.I.”

04 - A Man Alone (from the film “The Ipcress File”)

05 - Theme from “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.”

06 - Mister Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (from the film “Thunderball”)

07 - Theme for “Honey West”

08 - I Spy (from the TV show “I Spy”)

09 - Theme from “Trials of O'Brien”

10 - The Young Set (from the film “The Young Set”)

Ray Martin:  Thunderball and Other Thriller Music

I’m taking off next Thursday for New Year’s.  See you January 4^th!

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - Jesse Crawford

This album must be from the 1960s, but not even Discogs knows when!

Turns out Jesse Crawford had a distinguished musical life, beginning with fame as an organist for silent movies.  He later became a name to conjure by, like "101 Strings" or "Ferrante and Teicher."

The arrangements, while masterful, will alternately make you cringe, or expect to hear a loudspeaker voice announce, "Couple skate!"

1)  Joy to the World
2)  Hark the Herald Angels Sing
3)  Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
4)  It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
5)  Deck the Halls
6)  Away in the Manger
7)  Good King Wenceslas
8)  Oh Holy Night
9)  Oh Come All Ye Faithful
10)  We Three Kings
11)  Jingle Bells
12)  What Child Is This
13)  God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
14)  O Little Town of Bethlehem
15) Silent Night

Let's get Christmassy!

Children of the Day and Their Christmas Album

Somewhere Joyce bought the original album on cassette.  In a thrift store many years later I came across the Christmas LP.

Here's some info about Children of the Day.  It's not always good news.

 Perhaps in keeping with last Thursday's "wedding" theme, Joyce sang Track 4, "Russ's Song," to me at our wedding.

01. Under the Shadow (Of My Wings)
02. If You'll Take My Hand
03. You're a Gift
04. Russ's Song
05. Two Lives, One Moment
06. Be Ye Still
07. Where Went the Days
08. Just Pretending
09. The Crucifixion
10. Can I Show You

With All Our Love

****

This reproduction isn't really representative of the pretty shimmer created by the silver foil when light hits it, contrasted with the matte blue background.

01. Joy to the World (1:18)

02. What Child Is This (2:22)

03. Angels We Have Heard on High (1:37)

04. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (2:26)

05. Oh Come, Oh Come Immanuel (2:49)

06. O Little Town of Bethlehem (2:24)

07. For Unto Us a Child Is Born (4:54)

08. Hark, the Herald Angels Sing (1:28)

09. Holy, Radiant Light (4:38)

10. He Is Born (1:31)

11. Deck the Halls (1:09)

12. Oh Come All Ye Faithful (1:54)

13. Silent Night / If That's Not Love / Oh Holy Night (6:56)

Children of the Day The Christmas Album


Here's another web summary about the group.

See you Monday!

 

Funny and Fine

Yep, it does include an "official" version of "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer."

1)  12 Redneck Days of Christmas – The Christmas Hillbillies
2)  Rudolph Drank The Moonshine – The Christmas Hillbillies
3)  Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer –Dr. Elmo
4)  Deck The Halls – The Christmas Hillbillies
5)  Oh Santa, Where Art Thou? – The Christmas Hillbillies
6)  Jingle Bells – The Christmas Hillbillies
7)  Christmas Spirits – The Christmas Hillbillies
8)  Christmas In Las Vegas – Dr. Elmo
9)  O Come All Ye Faithful – The Christmas Hillbillies
10)  Silent Night – The Christmas Hillbillies

A Redneck Christmas

*****

And a really fine conglomeration.

These are all "classical" arrangements with orchestra, choir, and lead tenor.

Beginning with Track 13 we have a stretch that sounds like a men's glee club.  My favorite is TRack 6's arrangement of "Joy to the World."

1)  The First Noel   
2)  God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
3)  Oh Holy Night   
4)  Jingle Bells
5)  Away In A Manger   
6)  Joy To The World
7)  Angels We Have Heard On High   
8)  Born On Earth The Divine Child
9)  I Saw Three Ships   
10)  O Little Town Of Bethlehem
11)  Little Drummer Boy   
12)  White Christmas
13)  Lo, How A Rose E're Blooming   
14)  O Tannenbaum
15)  Ave Maria   
16)  Fantasia On Greensleeves
17)  On Christmas Night   
18)  It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
19)  O Come All Ye Faithful   
20)  Silent Night
21)  When A Child Is Born   
22)  How Brightly Shone The Morning Star
23)  Adeste Fideles   
24)  Hallelujah Chorus

Carols of Christmas

Two Honeytree Releases

Nancy Henigbaum recorded under the English translation of her German-heritage last name.

The first album, self-titled, is a 1973 Myrrh release.  I always wondered if she picked the cover photo to show humility.  It’s certainly not flattering.

01 - Only God 2:43

02 - Treasures        2:56

03 - Sweet Rain      2:00

04 - Hallelujah, Outasight       1:42

05 - Job's Song       1:58

06 - Resist The Devil       3:47

07 - So Much Man   2:05

08 - Clean Before My Lord      3:00

09 - I Don't Have To Worry     2:36

10 - Honeytree       4:57

So many songs are simple yet meaningful. A dear friend, Susan Talley Brinkman, sang track two, “Treasures,” to us at our wedding January 14, 1978.  Several other readers of this blog have commented that it was featured at their wedding, too.

Honeytree

The Way I Feel was her second album, released on Myrrh in 1974.

01 - Simple Song

02 - I've Got a Lot to Learn

03 - Precious Promises

04 - I Believe in Heaven

05 - Drinkin’      

06 - Honeytree

07 - Little Things

08 - You and Me

09 - Hummer, Bummer, Bashmobile

10 - Dove

11 - Heaven's Gonna Be a Blast

Not as many songs touch me as deeply here, compared to her first LP.  I think the first track on this album is the best.

The Way I Feel

See you Monday for more Christmas music.