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Christmas Memories (CD)
Year: 2003
Label: Ranwood
Catalog Number: 7064-2
Number of Discs: 1
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If you remember the 4-record Lawrence Welk Christmas set that Reader's Digest
issued in 1970, then the release of this CD is a welcome development. While
"22 Merry Christmas Favorites" is a terrific CD, I've spent years
wondering how on earth they could leave off Jo Ann Castle's rip-roaring
honky-tonk piano rendition of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town". This CD
remedies that omission and brings you several steps closer to having all of the
songs that were included in that LP set.
You should also get "Jingle Bells", which features several
alternative (though perfectly legitimate Lawrence Welk) recordings, as well as a
few Welk recordings that aren't readily available anywhere else on CD. Then
you'll need to hope for one more release to fill in the rest of the gaps, or,
ideally, a CD release of the 4-record set itself. In the meantime, this CD is a
must. If it contained nothing other than "Santa Claus is Coming to
Town" and 45 minutes of Lawrence Welk talking about life in North Dakota,
it would be well worth the price. But this one is solid from top to bottom.
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Song Information
Silver Bells
Featured Performer(s):
Norma Zimmer (Vocal), Jimmy Roberts (Vocal)
Song Credits:
Ray Evans (Composer), Jay Livingston (Composer)
The exciting sights and sounds of Christmas in the city come sparklingly
alive as Jim Roberts and Norma Zimmer join their voices to sing this unique
Christmas song. Most Christmas songs are built around the religious aspects of
the holiday or family gatherings or, if an outdoor scene is depicted, it is the
snow-covered country or a cozy small town. But in this song, the big city, with
its lights, glittering shop windows and busy shoppers, also has a warm,
Christmas feeling which has been caught by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston. This paragraph taken from the Reader's Digest collection, "Merry
Christmas from Lawrence Welk", © 1969 The Reader's Digest Association,
Inc.
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An alternate version of this song appears on:
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