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Merry Christmas from Lawrence Welk (LP)
Year: 1970
Label: Reader's Digest / RCA
Catalog Number: RDA 07
Number of Records: 4
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Record 1
, Side 1
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| 1. Merry Christmas from Our House to Your House |
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| 2. Silver Bells |
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| 3. Thanks for Christmas |
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| 4. The Little Drummer Boy |
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| 5. White Christmas |
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| 6. The Christmas Song |
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Record 1
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| 1. Merry Christmas Day |
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| 2. Christmas Comes But Once a Year |
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| 3. I'll Be Home for Christmas |
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| 4. 'Twas the Night Before Christmas |
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| 5. Christmas Dreaming |
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| 6. Sleigh Ride |
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Record 2
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| 1. Carol of the Bells |
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| 2. Do You Hear What I Hear? |
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| 3. I Wanna Do More Than Whistle |
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| 4. It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas |
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| 5. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day |
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| 6. Ring Those Christmas Bells |
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Record 2
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| 1. Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer |
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| 2. High on a Housetop |
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| 3. A Holly Jolly Christmas |
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| 4. Santa Claus is Coming to Town |
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| 5. Ho Ho Ho |
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| 6. Here Comes Santa Claus |
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Record 3
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| 1. O Holy Night |
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| 2. Ave Maria |
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| 3. Gesu Bambino |
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| 4. The Lord's Prayer |
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| 5. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring |
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| 6. Holy, Holy, Holy |
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Record 3
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| 1. Let's Have an Old-Fashioned Christmas |
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| 2. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas |
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| 3. What Child is This? |
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| 4. Blue Christmas |
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| 5. Christmas in Killarney |
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| 6. Jingle Bells |
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Record 4
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| 1. Deck the Halls |
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| 2. Good King Wenceslas |
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| 3. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing |
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| 4. Adeste Fideles |
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| 5. The First Noel |
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| 6. Away in a Manger |
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Record 4
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| 1. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen |
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| 2. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear |
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| 3. O Little Town of Bethlehem |
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| 4. We Three Kings of Orient Are |
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| 5. Joy to the World |
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| 6. Silent Night |
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Merry Christmas from Our House to Your House
Featured Performer(s):
Lawrence Welk Singers
Song Credits:
George Cates (Composer), Green (Composer)
The warm, neighborly spirit of friendship that lights up all our houses at
Christmastime glow through this inviting song, composed by Lawrence Welk's
musical director, George Cates. The lyrics, expressing the heartfelt emotions of this holiday season, are sung by the twenty-eight voices of the Lawrence Welk
Singers. This group, which has a remarkably intimate feeling for such a large ensemble of voices, is conducted by Lyn Murray, who led vocal groups for Andre Kostelanetz and on the Hit Parade radio show before he brought his talents to the Welk organization. He has also served as an arranger for such singers as Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and the late Judy Garland. 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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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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Thanks for Christmas
Featured Performer(s):
Steve Smith (Vocal), Charlotte Harris (Cello)
Song Credits:
George Cates (Composer), Codian (Composer)
The simple joys of Christmas, the gratitude and appreciation for those who
are close to us and for men of good will all over the world, are an integral
part of this joyous season. The rich, mellow combination of Charlotte Harris's
singing cello and Steve Smith's clear baritone voice add meaning to the
thoughtful philosophy expressed in this song. Redheaded Steve Smith is one of
those who have worked their way up through the ranks in Lawrence Welk's
Champagne Music Makers. He originally joined the troupe as a member of a vocal
quartet called The Blenders. He was the group's lead singer and, when the
members of the quartet decided to break up the group and go their separate ways,
Lawrence Welk knew enough about Steve Smith's singing talents to invite him to
stay on. 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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The Little Drummer Boy
Featured Performer(s):
Sandi Jensen (Vocal), Salli Flynn (Vocal)
Song Credits:
Harry Simeone (Composer), Onorati (Composer), Davis (Composer)
One of the most touching of all the Christmas stories is the moving
description of the little shepherd boy who made the pilgrimage to see the baby
Jesus. While others set the finest gifts before the newborn King, the poor boy
offered the only possession he had - his talent for playing the drum. Since
Harry Simeone, a onetime choral director for Fred Waring sho now leads his own
singing group, wrote and introduced this song in 1958, it has become one of the
most beloved songs in the Christmas repertoire. The charming voices of Sandi and
Salli project the mood and feeling of the willing little shepherd boy. 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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White Christmas
Featured Performer(s):
Lawrence Welk Singers
Song Credits:
Irving Berlin (Composer)
Irving Berlin had been a successful songwriter for almost forty years by
1942, with more hits to his credit than any other popular composer. But there
were still many, many more great songs to come and, in that year, he set a
challenge for himself by undertaking to write a film score that would include
songs for all the national holidays. The song he wrote for Christmas was
"White Christmas", which has been estimated to be the most valuable
popular song in the world. Bing Crosby, who added immeasurably to his own wealth
by singing it, introduced it in the motion picture Holiday Inn. 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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The Christmas Song
Featured Performer(s):
Myron Floren (Accordion)
Song Credits:
Mel Torme (Composer), Wells (Composer)
Few songs of any kind have conveyed so vividly the smells and sounds and
sights of a scene as this warm, nostalgic picture of a family Christmas
gathering. Its composer, Mel Torme, was only twenty-one when he wrote it, but he
was already a popular singing star. He introduced it in 1946, singing about the
"chestnuts roasting on an open fire" in that soft, husky voice that
caused him to be known as "The Velvet Fog." However, it was an even
more distinctive voice - the warm, intimate tones of Nat "King" Cole -
that lifted this song to its status as one of the most lastingly popular of all
contemporary Christmas songs. In this recording Myron Floren and his accordion
are featured. 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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