Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft and its pop label, Polydor, produced many fine Christmas records during the 1950s, including this collection from 1955.
The artists are Willy Schneider (a popular baritone), the Berlin Motet Choir, Erich Bender and his children's choir, strings and organ, and the results they produce fully live up to the title on the cover, which means "the glow of Christmas candles."
It could be that this cover was also used for other Christmas records because the catalog number, artists' names and repertoire are on stickers. On the record itself the title is given as "The Songs and Sounds of Christmas Time." Well, whatever its provenance and packaging, the music and performances are appealing and very well recorded.
REMASTERED VERSION - DECEMBER 2014
4 comments:
DGG and Polydor were quality labels - as we say now, a "class act". But their yellow and orange covers respectively were, to me anyway, real eyesores and possibly very off-putting to many prospective customers who were not aware that the music etched in the vinyl was always top-drawer stuff.
Dear admin, this download link is dead, would you re-upload this soundtrack in MEGA ? Thanks :)
Remastered version (Apple lossless):
https://mega.co.nz/#!qdcGkLoS!CKRYmkxG7YDquo7YT5I5-XjTfHTV44hd4jdcnKbTuaQ
Thank you your quick action :)
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