Category: MCRFB Yule Records 2019

A HOLIDAY TUNES COUNTDOWN! 10 CHRISTMAS DAYS

 

 

 

–-HAVE YOUR SELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS—

The Hollyridge Strings were an American studio orchestra that specialized in easy-listening music, and recorded for the Capitol Records label in the 1960s and 1970s. Stu Phillips, Mort Garson, and Perry Botkin, Jr. were among those who produced, arranged, and conducted the group’s recordings.

The group specialized in orchestral versions of songs by such then-contemporary pop-music artists as The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Four Seasons, Elvis Presley, and Simon & Garfunkel. Capitol Records released this Hollyridge Strings instrumental cover of this titled Christmas song classic as a single in December 1965.

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— Christmas Memories From the Soundtrack of Your Life —

 

 

THE HOLLYRIDGE STRINGS * 10 * DECEMBER 16

 

 

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A HOLIDAY TUNES COUNTDOWN! 11 CHRISTMAS DAYS

   

 

 

 

—LITTLE ALTAR BOY—

“Little Altar Boy” was written in 1961 and first recorded that year by vocalist Vic Dana for his album This Is Vic Dana. Released as a single, it reached number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In an introspective moment, Dana performs this quiet song in the 1962 musical-comedy film Don’t Knock the Twist.

The song was also recorded by Andy Williams on his 1965 album Merry Christmas, by Glen Campbell on his 1968 album That Christmas Feeling, and by Jack Jones on his 1969 album A Jack Jones Christmas.

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— Christmas Memories From the Soundtrack of Your Life —

 

 

VIC DANA * 11 * DECEMBER 15

 

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A HOLIDAY TUNES COUNTDOWN! 12 CHRISTMAS DAYS

 

 

 

—SLEIGH RIDE—

“Sleigh Ride” was covered by the American girl group the Ronettes. The Phil Spector-produced recording has become the most popular version outside the traditional pop standard genre, charting yearly in Billboard’s Top Ten U.S. Holiday 100 and was #26 in 2018 in the Hot 100. It features the well-known “Ring-a-ling-a-ling, ding-dong-ding” background vocals, and the clip-clop and whinny of a horse at its beginning and end.

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— Christmas Memories From the Soundtrack of Your Life —

 

 

THE RONETTES * 12 * DECEMBER 14

 

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