We have another kiddie record version of "Jingle Bells," this one on the Little John label from 1952:
I think that's really good!
Here's the flipside:
The Little John records were only five inches and played at 78 rpm, accounting for the minute-or-so runtime of the songs. They won't wear out their welcome!
I like how the labels are colorfully illustrated and provide the year and country of origin for the song in question.
The labels give no artist credits at all, though, so the identity of the performers are lost to the ages!
There were some original songs released on the label, which were written by Pat Ballard, who a couple of years later was the writer of the huge hit Mr. Sandman."
The original Christmas songs are pretty fun. I think there were six of them. Here they are:
I like those a lot!
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