MY FAVORITE THINGS (INSTRUMENTAL) * THE SUPREMES * 1965
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A HOLIDAY TUNES COUNTDOWN! 03 CHRISTMAS DAYS
—MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING—
“Merry Christmas Darling” is a Christmas song by the Carpenters (music by Richard Carpenter, lyrics by Frank Pooler), and originally recorded in 1970. It was first available on a 7-inch single that year (A&M Records 1236), and was later re-issued in 1974 (A&M 1648) and again in 1977 (A&M 1991). The single went to number one on Billboard’s Christmas singles chart in 1970 (and did so again in 1971 and 1973) and peaked at number 41 in Cashbox. In 1978, the Carpenters issued their Christmas Portrait album, which contained a new version of “Merry Christmas Darling”. The original 1970 mix continued to be used for all single releases, however. The major difference between the 1970 and 1978 versions is a newly recorded vocal by Karen Carpenter on the latter, which was done at her request. Richard Carpenter himself calls the original recording one of his sister’s very best.
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THE CARPENTERS * 03 * DECEMBER 23
MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR! CHRISTMAS, ’63
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A JUDY GARLAND CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
Guests: Judy Garland’s children, Liza, Lorna and Joey; singers Jack Jones, Mel Torme, dancer Tracy Everett. Aired 12-22-63 Detroit CBS WJBK-TV (Channel 2), 9:00 p.m., 56 years ago, today.
THE JUDY GARLAND CHRISTMAS SHOW * CBS-TV * SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1963
A ’66 HOLIDAY MEMORY. THE SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS!
THE DEAN MARTIN CHRISTMAS ALBUM * (COMPLETE LP) * 1966
—A DEAN MARTIN CHRISTMAS ALBUM—
Dean Martin Christmas Album is a 1966 studio album by Dean Martin arranged by Ernie Freeman and Bill Justis. This was Martin’s only album of Christmas music released on Reprise Records (his only other Christmas album, A Winter Romance, having been released in 1959 on Capitol Records). Ricci James Martin, Martin’s son, wrote in a biography of his father that The Dean Martin Christmas Album was the only one of his father’s albums that was played in the Martin household, his parents seldom listening to Dean Martin’s music. Billboard magazine reported in its December 3, 1966 issue that The Dean Martin Christmas Album was on top of its “Best Bets for Christmas” chart.
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A HOLIDAY TUNES COUNTDOWN! 04 CHRISTMAS DAYS
—MARSHMALLOW WORLD—
“A Marshmallow World” (sometimes called “It’s a Marshmallow World“) is a popular song that was written in 1949 by Carl Sigman (lyrics) and Peter DeRose (music). The song is about winter and is commonly regarded as a Christmas song, although the lyrics make no mention of the holiday. The song compares a snowfall to marshmallows covering the ground. It also describes the snowfall as whipped cream and the sun as a big red pumpkin head. The singer “waits for it the whole year ’round.” The song was a Christmas Holiday hit for many artists such as Bing Cosby, Vic Damone, Brenda Lee and Dean Martin (which is included in his 1966 album, ‘The Dean Martin Christmas Album‘).
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DEAN MARTIN * 04 * DECEMBER 22
MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR! CHRISTMAS, ’67
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“THE DEAN MARTIN CHRISTMAS SHOW“
Guests: Dean and Jeanne Martin and their children, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, Frank Jr. Aired 12-21-67 Detroit NBC WWJ-TV (Channel 4), 10:00 p.m., 52 years ago, today.
THE DEAN MARTIN SHOW * NBC-TV * THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1967
A ’68 HOLIDAY MEMORY. THE SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS!
HERB ALPERT CHRISTMAS ALBUM (COMPLETE LP) * 1968
—HERB ALPERT & THE TIJUANA BRASS CHRISTMAS ALBUM—
Christmas Album is a late-1968 album by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. It was the group’s eleventh release. The LP edition of the album was issued twice. The album contains a mixture of popular Christmas-season music, mostly American secular standards. Collaborating with Alpert in the production was his usual cadre of musicians: Nick Ceroli (drums/percussion), Bob Edmondson (trombone), Tonni Kalash (trumpet), Lou Pagani (keyboards), John Pisano (guitars/mandolin) and Pat Senatore (bass). Perennial sideman, Julius Wechter, appears on marimba and percussion. Alpert provides lead vocals on “The Christmas Song” and “The Bell That Couldn’t Jingle,” and there are also appearances by a studio choir and string instruments, arranged by Shorty Rogers.
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Click on (COMPLETE LP) for the complete track listing on this album.
A HOLIDAY TUNES COUNTDOWN! 06 CHRISTMAS DAYS
—ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE—
“Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” is a Christmas song written by Johnny Marks and recorded by Brenda Lee in 1958; it has since been recorded by numerous other music artists. By the song’s 50th anniversary in 2008, Lee’s original version had sold over 25 million copies with the 4th most digital downloads sold of any Christmas single. Because of her mature-sounding voice, Lee recorded this song when she was only thirteen years old. The recording features Hank Garland and Harold Bradley on guitar, Floyd Cramer on piano, Boots Randolph on sax, Bob Moore on bass, and veteran session player Buddy Harman on drums.
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BRENDA LEE * 05 * DECEMBER 21
BIG 8 CKLW BIG 30 CHART BUSTERS! WEEK OF 12/19/72
CKLW DECEMBER 1972
—THIS WEEK 47 YEARS AGO—
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The CKLW BIG 30 hits in Windsor/Detroit. This survey was tabulated overall by record popularity appeal, sales, listener requests and record airplays based on the judgement of CKLW Radio.
Previewed for the week of December 19, 1972
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The above CKLW chart was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks
— In Memory of George Griggs —
A SPECIAL THANK YOU
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Above CKLW music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate
A ’58 HOLIDAY MEMORY. THE SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS!
MERRY CHRISTMAS JOHNNY MATHIS (COMPLETE LP) * 1958
—MERRY CHRISTMAS JOHNNY MATHIS—
Merry Christmas is the first Christmas album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis and was released by Columbia Records on October 6, 1958. The selections are a mix of traditional Christmas carols (“Silent Night”, “O Holy Night”, “The First Noel”) and holiday hits (“The Christmas Song”, “White Christmas”, “Silver Bells”). The album debuted on Billboard magazine’s list of the 25 Best-Selling Pop LPs in the US in its December 15, 1958, issue and got as high as number three during its initial four-week run.
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— Christmas Memories From the Soundtrack of Your Life —
Click on (COMPLETE LP) for the complete track listing on this album.