The warmth of seasonal songs and melodies from around the world to help get you through those winter months. A winter festival is enshrined in almost all cultures that have a winter. It is no surprise that these festivals generally take place in December. Santa/Father Christmas is one of the oldest figures in the celebrations. So much could be written about winter festivals and the development of Christmas that it would warrant a book. Here, we content ourselves with some of the recordings of songs that give us an aural hint at the traditions that we have carried with us from the dawn of time and that have spread around the world. Beginning with November's 'Stir Up Sunday', we have a humorous introductory sketch on stirring up the Christmas pudding mix with plenty of brandy, by the increasingly tipsy Gert and Daisy. Then we are taken through the season with songs and music from a range of musical genres, finishing with the strains of 'Auld Lang Syne' by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians, as the old year passes away.

Track Listing

• Elsie & Doris Waters - Gert & Daisy Make A Christmas Pudding
• Mississippi Sheiks - Mississippi Sheiks - Stir It Now
• Jean Ritchie - The Cherry Tree Carol
• Vintage Music Box - O Tannenbaum (Oh Christmas Tree)
• Anne Terzibaschitsch - Lasst uns Froh und Munter Sein (We Wish You A Merry Christmas)
• Fred Douglas & Sonny - On A Cold And Frosty Morning
• Julie London - Warm In December
• - Sleigh Bells
• Leocadio Vizcarrondo And His Assembley - Christmas Medley
• Fresh Creek Dance Band - Mama, Bake a Johnny Cake, Christmas Coming
• The Excelsior Quartette with Orchestra - The Mistletoe Bough
• Street Band - Jingle Bells
• Tino Rossi with Orchestra - Santa Lucia
• Geza Anda - Winter Solstice
• Bob Atcher - Blue Christmas
• Raindeer & Raindeer Bells - Reindeer with bells
• Freddy Martin and his Orchestra - Merry Christmas Polka
• W. Sypniewski - Dzisiaj w Betleem
• Ola Brenno - Julekvelden - Christmas Eve (medley)
• Church Bells Christmas Morning - Church Bells - Christmas Morning
• Lloyd Shakespeare's New Piccadilly Band - Savoy Christmas Medley
• St. Luke's Choristers - Good King Wenceslas
• Alan Mills - The Wren Boys Sing
• Vintage Music Box - We Wish You a Merry Christmas
• Fiddlin' John Carson - Christmas Time Will Soon Be Over
• The Larks - Christmas To New Years
• Dick Haymes and The Les Paul Trio - Dick Haymes and The Les Paul Trio - What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve
• Jimmy Shand - The Gay Gordons No. 2
• Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians - Auld Lang Syne

Additional Details

Label: Document Records

Genre: Holiday

Run Time: 70 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 10/30/17

UPC: 714298322224