![]() I found lots of cheap, public domain VHS copies of It's a Wonderful Life (made before the rights were reclaimed!) It was the 80s-a lot of weird stuff happened! The California Raisins appear in the final segment, singing "Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer" in their own unique R&B/Motown style. The stop-motion holiday special was animated by the claymation master Will Vinton. These characters came to life in TV commercials and the 1987 TV special Claymation Christmas Celebration. We found a bag of plastic figures, each about 3 inches tall, of the California Raisins. Spending time in used record and thrift stores throughout Ottawa, I couldn't help but stumble across other items and media attractive to Christmas collectors. The original concert aired as a Christmas TV special on PBS. And, bottom left is the album of Christmas in Vienna IV from 1997 featuring Placido Domingo, Ying Huang, and Michael Bolton. You may have heard the song before-it was also performed by The Monkees in their 1967 Christmas episode. I was interested in this because the chorus performs "Riu riu chiu" a Spanish carol with gorgeous harmonies. Bottom right is Medieval Carols recorded by a chorus in England. Their single "Snow" appears in the 1993 episode “Twas the Night Before Christening" on the comedy The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Whheee! Top right is the 1993 Christmas album by Boyz II Men. ![]() I'm excited that one of the bonus tracks is a song from the 2008 TV special A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa. Top left is the 2011 re-issue of The Muppets: A Red and Green Christmas. ![]() I also brought home numerous Christmas CDs. It's classic Christmas on TV and may be most attractive to people looking for more religious content in their entertainment. (Tazewell is also known for writing "The Littlest Angel.") Have you seen the 1963 TV special? It has been officially released on DVD by the estate of Ford. The soundtrack also includes Ford sharing the story "Little Gray Donkey," a memorable Christmas story written by Charles Tazewell. The 18-minute, minimally animated segment was created by Eyvind Earle, an accomplished artist who also worked for Walt Disney on Fantasia, Sleeping Beauty, Peter Pan, and other noteworthy projects. The cover even includes a still from the animated segment in the TV special about the Nativity. I'm so pleased with myself for finding it! This is the soundtrack to the 1963 TV special The Story of Christmas with Tennessee Ernie Ford. This is the record that I'm most excited about. When I saw that the track listings included "Introduction, March and Shepherd's Dance" from the opera Amahl and the Night Visitors, I knew this used LP was coming home with me. This recorded performance IS NOT from that TV special but still, I wanted this recording. I also know that there's a Christmas TV special on PBS with Shaw conducting the orchestra and chorus as well. I just saw an episode of American Masters on PBS about Robert Shaw and he impressed me as an artist. Thanks again to Jeff for sharing this with me.Ĭhristmas with Robert Shaw conducting The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus may not be attractive to every Christmas record collector, but to me it's a nice addition. The music is as the cover claims-it's organ and chimes arrangements of holiday favorites but that Hanna-Barbera cover with The Flintstones, Magilla Gorilla, Top Cat, Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, and Snaggle Puss really makes this album a keeper. Thanks Jeff!ĭespite the age and wear on the cover, I'm excited to add this record to my collection. I didn't find this one-Jeff was kind enough to know I was looking for it and set it aside for me. ![]() Now all I need is the soundtrack to 1969's Frosty the Snowman. I was very excited to acquire 1976's Frosty's Winter Wonderland animated TV special soundtrack. My Christmas record collection of Rankin/Bass soundtracks is nearly complete. Want to see more of my Christmas music collection? I focus on collecting Christmas music with a TV or film connection. Interested in seeing what I was able to find during this trip? I always love hearing your comments about my growing Christmas music collection so please feel free to comment below. Like last time, we spent a good amount of our time together shopping for Christmas music and thrifting. You may remember that I visited Jeff three years ago- HERE's that post again. Miss my post on DegrassiPalooza? Click HERE to see it again. As you can imagine, we have a lot in common. Jeff also runs the website Name That Christmas. Downtown Ottawa-the capital city of the country.Īfter the DegrassiPalooza TV fan convention two weeks ago in Toronto, I headed east to visit Christmas music collector Jeff Fox in Ottawa.
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