Hanging around the late 1950s with "Jingle Bells," we come across a couple of novelty versions issued by the relatively new Disneyland Records.
First up is this 1957 recording by the All Mouse Symphony and Chorus as conducted by Ludwig Mousensky:
That's cute with some good effects, and it precedes David Seville and the Chipmunks by a year, but didn't have a tremendous impact on the marketplace.
The 45 EP "Walt Disney's Christmas Concert" also features the All Mouse Symphony with a knockout instrumental version of "Winter Wonderland":
Ludwig Mousensky was fortunate to have the extremely talented arranger Tutti Camarata in his corner!
Camarata and the gang had an even wackier "Jingle Bells" takeoff the following year with this cut by the Witches Three from the "A Christmas Adventure in Disneyland" album:
That is fascinating, isn't it!
That particular recording features the multi-talented vocalist Gloria Wood, who did a lot of work for Disney as well as dubbing for movies and singing commercial jingles and everything else!
To show her vocal versatility, here's a record she cut for Capitol Records in 1953 with trumpet star Pete Candoli:
That's an odd one to be sure, but fun! The bellboy in question is probably not Walter Tetley!
I associate Gloria Wood mostly with her stint with the Kay Kyser band in the late 1940s, with vocals on such records as "Managua Nicaragua" and "Woody Woodpecker" and this big hit:
She was very talented!
No surprise that Disneyland Records had some imaginative stuff!
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