We're back with Decca Records for a couple of renditions of "Jingle Bells" from a couple of the most popular "sweet" bands from back in the day, each of which had a multi-record Christmas album in the early 1950s.
First up is Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians with an epic two-sided version of "Jingle Bells" from 1950:
That's really something! The Pennsylvanians get a workout!
Fred Waring was popular on the radio for a long time, but interestingly did not make recordings for a decade or so starting in the early 1930s, as he apparently did not want his records to be played on the radio, thus competing with his live performances.
Guy Lombardo, however, kept recording with his Royal Canadians all the while, selling millions of records!
Here's their take on "Jingle Bells" from a 1952 album:
That's a more typical version of "Jingle Bells" - short and literally sweet! The Sweetest Music This Side of Heaven, in fact!
And could Decca have possibly put you-know-what as the flipside of this record? Oh, yes:
Fred Waring and Guy Lombardo both appealed to a large segment of the listening audience and their records serve as reminders that it wasn't just Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey all the time!
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