What are you listening to?

[Detective Jim McLeod]

Phil Spector's Christmas Album Various Artists Nov 1963

A great rockin' holiday album with the Spector Wall Of Sound. The first track is "White Christmas" sung by Darlene Love, it is interesting because it has some added lyrics in which the singer talks about being in LA among the orange and palm trees while longing for a snowy Yuletide up north. The Ronettes do a terrific "Frosty The Snowman" with Ronnie Spector's unique voice both girlish and powerful and she sings it in her thickest New Yawk accent. Another great track is the Crystals soaring version of "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town which has some powerhouse drumming. Many other artists have copied this version, which I think is the best one ever. I also love the Ronettes "Sleigh Ride" with great sax and sound effects. There is nice version of "Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers" by the Crystals. The one original song on the album is "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home" and it's a show stopper. Darlene Love's powerful vocals made this into an instant Christmas classic. One lesser known group Bob B Soxx & The Blue Jeans do a fun "Here Comes Santa Claus, the backup singers are especially good. The strange final track is Phil Spector himself speaking over the traditional carol "Silent Night", he wishes us all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. All the artists sing just a snippet of "Silent Night" which ends the album.

[MovieCollectorOH]

Phil Spector's Christmas Album Various Artists Nov 1963

A great rockin' holiday album with the Spector Wall Of Sound. The first track is "White Christmas" sung by Darlene Love, it is interesting because it has some added lyrics in which the singer talks about being in LA among the orange and palm trees while longing for a snowy Yuletide up north. The Ronettes do a terrific "Frosty The Snowman" with Ronnie Spector's unique voice both girlish and powerful and she sings it in her thickest New Yawk accent. Another great track is the Crystals soaring version of "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town which has some powerhouse drumming. Many other artists have copied this version, which I think is the best one ever. I also love the Ronettes "Sleigh Ride" with great sax and sound effects. There is nice version of "Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers" by the Crystals. The one original song on the album is "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home" and it's a show stopper. Darlene Love's powerful vocals made this into an instant Christmas classic. One lesser known group Bob B Soxx & The Blue Jeans do a fun "Here Comes Santa Claus, the backup singers are especially good. The strange final track is Phil Spector himself speaking over the traditional carol "Silent Night", he wishes us all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. All the artists sing just a snippet of "Silent Night" which ends the album.

I have that one. The first time I played it was with family over, immediately after he was declared a suspect. That lent it a bit of a creepy vibe but we went with it.

[GaryCooper]

[Allhallowsday]

Gregorian Christmas Chants & Motets

[Arsan444]

[Allhallowsday]

Rockin' Little Christmas

[GaryCooper]

[Thompson]

This guy is a country singer

[Allhallowsday]

Old Fashioned Christmas

[Allhallowsday]

Yuletide Cheer

[BunnyWhit]

Abdullah Ibrahim concluded his Library of Congress Jazz Scholar tenure in 2016 with this concert. (Look for him also as Dollar Brand.)

[Thompson]

[Swithin]

[GaryCooper]

[Arsan444]