Ho Ho Ho! - Upcoming Holiday / Christmas releases?

Look what's getting a vinyl reissue this year!



I have a copy of the original, but I might have to pick this up, anyway! Along with Stevie Wonder's Someday at Christmas (featuring the original cover), and hopefully Soul Christmas (Rhino - due out last Christmas, but it never made it) it's starting to look interesting! I'm wondering if anyone else knows of holiday/Christmas releases set for this year, or if there might be a list out there in internet-land somewhere! Yeah, it's early, but A) I live in the south so I'm over the summer, and B) I love me some Christmas music!

 

If you like classic Christmas albums, Real Gone Music is releasing the following on CD this year...

The Three Suns - A Ding Dong Dandy Christmas
George Melachrino - Christmas Joy
John Gary - The John Gary Christmas Album
The Living Voices - The Living Voices Sing Christmas Music (aka The Ralph Hunter Choir - Christmas Surprises)/The Little Drummer Boy (a 2-fer)
Lynn Anderson - The Christmas Album (expanded)

There are about 7 or 8 more that they plan on releasing as well but haven't been announced yet.

 

Here's a great resource for looking at what's coming up for 2015... updated on a consistent basis
http://www.stubbyschristmas.com/the-list-2015.html

 

Thanks for posting this- the John Gary Christmas album will make for a great gift for my mom! Much appreciated!

It comes out October 9th.

http://www.amazon.com/John-Gary-Christmas-Album/dp/B013PZTHLE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1439308056&sr=8-2

 

I can't wait to see what's on that Glen Campbell DVD

http://www.amazon.com/Glen-Campbell...TF8&qid=1436650669&sr=1-12&keywords=Christmas

I have a dvd-r that has clips from his old Christmas specials, but I think it's only 30 minutes long... this one says it's 90 minutes.

 

- I actually have all of these on vinyl, so yay! The Ding Dong Dandy album is great simply for the cover jacket image! The Melachrino album is surprisingly great, as is John Gary (one of my Christmas favorites!) Thanks!

 

Great list over on Stubby's. Holy crap, why in the world has this not be reissued on vinyl! Great and extremely rare album!
THE GLAD SINGERS--"Swing Bells" (Digital release of kitschy 1965 album that has never been issued on CD)

 

Yeah... I had to grab this one off eBay last year.

 

It's an amazing album all the way around-- the arrangements are mind blowing.

This was the real beginning of prog rock (and not just cause ELP used the same theme):

 

I found a cd of the John Gary Christmas Album in a used bin last season... and I found a cd of the Lynn Anderson Christmas Album at the same place a few years ago. They'll be a little less 'rare' after these reissues but at least they will be accessible to those who want them... that's what's really cool.

 

Wow, there are some really great Christmas releases on the schedule!

 

The Angry Snowmans should have a new release of classic punk songs done with Christmas lyrics from the elves point of view.

Santa Sabbath just got done recording an album.

 

Now you got me fired up Nathan Aaron! I was really gonna try to put the Christmas music off until at least October this year but it always seems to bubble up come August. I found a really rare album off discogs in the off season that I already ripped but my damn hard drive crashed so I'm gonna have to do it all over again.

http://www.discogs.com/Roger-Pilon-Noël-Gogo/release/6036340

 

- On vinyl!? If so wow, I've never even seen a copy on there!

 

That's a fantastic list! Thanks for sharing!

 

Subscribed to this thread. Thanks for posting. I love Christmas music.

I did a Christmas in July show on Mixlr a couple weeks ago if you want to check it out. It's an all vinyl show. I plan on doing another, most likely, next month......

You can stream it here....

http://mixlr.com/jasonc/showreel/christmas-in-july/

This is what I played......

David Bowie & Bing Crosby - Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy
Vince Guaraldi Trio - Linus and Lucy
Oscar Peterson - Winter Wonderland
The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride
Burl Ives ((Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer OST) - Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Dave Brubeck - What Child Is This (Greensleeves)
Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)
David Grisman - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Charles Brown - Merry Christmas Baby
Perry Como - Jingle Bells
The Cleveland Orchestra - Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly
Bing Crosby - Silent Night
Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas
John Denver & The Muppets - The Twelve Days Of Christmas
Louis Armstrong & The Commanders - 'Zat You Santa Claus
Perry Como - The Story Of The First Christmas
Nat King Cole Trio - All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
Eddie Dunstedter - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus/Jingle Bells Bossa Nova
Dean Martin - Baby It's Cold Outside
Lou Rawls - Christmas Is
Mannheim Steamroller - Greensleeves
Trans-Siberian Orchestra - The March Of The Kings/Hark The Herald Angels Sing
Mannheim Steamroller - Coventry Carol
Bela Fleck & The Flecktones - The Twelve Days Of Christmas
Indie Arie & Gene Moore - Mary Did You Know
The Aaron Lindsey Orchestra - Mary's Revelation Interlude
Stevie Wonder - What Christmas Means To Me
The Aaron Lindsey Orchestra - Carol Of The Bells/My Favorite Things
Micah Stampley & Sheri Jones-Moffett - Joy To The World
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Jingle Bells
The Salsoul Orchestra - The Salsoul Christmas Suite
Louis Pima - Pennies From Heaven
Michael Buble - Holly Jolly Christmas
Tracey Thorn - Tinsel & Lights
Run DMC - Christmas In Hollis
Kurtis Blow - Christmas Rappin'
The Salsoul Orchestra - New Years Medley

 

That's a really cool mix of songs! I like it.

 

Yeah... needed to be patient. The only lp I've yet to find anywhere is The Harry Simeone Chorale - It's Christmas Once Again
http://www.discogs.com/Harry-Simeone-Chorale-Its-Christmas-Once-Again/release/4655641
It's not even that great... but I want the damn thing... hahaha or hohoho

 

Yes, thanks for posting this.

Looking forward to a new Brian Setzer Orchestra Christmas album. Really like his other ones.

 

Looks like BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA--"Boogie Woogie Christmas" gets a vinyl release! My favorite Christmas album of the last decade! I'm in.

 

Here's a few more releases of note...

Bobby Vinton - A Very Merry Christmas (and the Complete Epic Christmas Collection) - 11/6/2015
Jimmy Dean - Jimmy Dean's Christmas Card (Expanded Edition) - 10/30/2015
Johhny Mathis - The Complete Christmas Collection 1958-2000 (3 CD Set) - 11/6/2015
Glen Campbell - The Complete Capitol Christmas Recordings - 11/6/2015
Jim Nabors - The Complete Columbia Christmas Recordings - 11/6/2015
The 4 Seasons - The 4 Seasons Greetings (Limited Mono Mini LP Sleeve Edition) - 10/9/2015

and three that WON'T be reissued this year...

It is my sad duty to report that UMG (Universal Music Group) has once again lived up to its sordid reputation as the dastardly (you could also use a "B" at the beginning of the previous word) company that it is by once again failing miserably in negotiations for licensing the copyrights to classic Christmas LPs in their archives for release on CD. This time, however, we did come close, which makes it all the more bitter.
The travesty is that the final thing that killed the deal was that UMG – the world's largest music company mind you – could not fulfill the proposed contract for reissue of the requisitioned LPs from their archives because of their "limited manpower."
There were three key LPs that were part of this deal that ultimately failed, and the biggest by far of the three were two albums from the Ultra Top 10 of my Top 500 that I have been working on for years to get back into print. Those two albums being the two classic and legendary Decca Records Christmas albums by Fred Waring and The Pennsylvanians, 'Twas The Night Before Christmas and Christmas Time. In addition to the two Fred Waring albums was Jack Jones' classic Kapp Records Christmas LP, The Jack Jones Christmas Album.
Needless to say, another attempt will be made for these titles next year, and perhaps by that time -- but just perhaps mind you -- UMG can get their proverbial act together and stimulate the economy by hiring a few more workers thereby enabling them to fulfill contractual requests to get classic titles in their music library released to the public. But that's enough for now about UMG, because if I continue, I will begin to weave a tapestry of obscenities just as Ralphie's father was famous for doing in A Christmas Story. And speaking of a different Ralph, Ralph Kramden of the Honeymooners, this is pretty much how the phone call ended with the latest negation with our contact at UMG, click here.
And now, for the complete list of Real Gone Music's Christmas CD releases for 2015, please click here for Edition #15 of "Chip's Tips."

Lawrence F. "Chip" Arcuri

 

This should be pretty great, too! (CD and vinyl release!)

 

^^^^^She was on Fallon last night and I heard about this one. Will buy.

 

Kudos to all for your great Christmas spirit in mid-Aug, as well as your amazing suggestions & links!

 

I just spotted this on pledge music.... a vinyl pre-order.


http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/thebriansetzerorchestra