We continue with "Jingle Bells" and kiddie records with this little album on Mercury Records from Two Ton Baker that includes a fun version of "Jingle Bells" as the last side.
Here are the first two sides:
And here are the final two sides:
I think this was also released in 1949 and I can really imagine kids of the time enjoying this quite a bit!
Two Ton Baker was best-known in the Chicago area for his radio and television shows, but he also made some popular recordings.
Here's a 1947 release that was his most famous:
That's fun stuff!
One thing not to sleep on is that he could really play the piano, as often pointed out by his friend Duke Ellington!
Kids in the 1940s and 1950s had some good records to listen to!
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