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
