Back when I was a kid, Goodyear Tires did a Christmas album every year.
Mike, was it on a set of 78's...
"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.
Well, we had a Stromberg-Carlson Victrola - with radio - in our living room that was the size of a Buick Roadmaster...
And yup - I do remember putting 78's on it as a kid, under Dad's watchful eye so I didn't scratch 'em...
"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.
Good call, Goose - the first time I heard it performed was by Kathy Mattea - she does a great job of it on her album 'Good News'
Also in the Christmas music rotation is James Taylor's Christmas album -
Sarah McLachlan's CD also gets play -
And depending how far into the rum and eggnog we get Phil Spector's Christmas album gets cranked...
"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.
Forgot to add one - the acapella group Straight No Chaser - I was going to put it in the New Christmas Music thread, just picked up the CD 'Holiday Spirits' yesterday after hearing it in the store
Kind of a Beach Boys/doo wop style - turns out they're from Indiana University, my bride's alma mater - started out as a chorale group at IU and a video 5 or 6 years later of an old IU performance went viral on YouTube with 8 million hits and got them an Atlantic Records contract last year
Gonna go out and pick up the second album later since it's a big hit with the Mrs...
"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.
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