Ira Ironstrings - Plays Santa Claus (Christmas Music For Those Who Have Heard Everything)
I have been a collector of Christmas music and CDs for nearly 22 years. I have close to nearly 800 CDs in my collection (with another 125+ awaiting review here throughout 2007). I'm not the brightest bulb in the box (I readily admit that). When I heard about this Christmas album for the first time two years ago (you've NEVER heard about this one?) at Ernie (not Bert)'s blog , I put it on my list and never actively searched for it (I know, I know...). Last year as the Christmas season wound down, I remembered I had about $15 left in my PayPal account and used that to purchase this on eBay . This album was released in 1959. Rock-n-roll had pushed conventional pop music off the charts for good and if it didn't have the Elvis sound, it didn't sell. Along came Ira Ironstrings. With titles like "Ira Ironstrings Plays for People with $3.98", "Ira Ironstrings Destroys the Great Bands", and "Ira Ironstrings Plays with Matches" (that...