Ethel Smith - Silent Night-Holy Night
I was originally planning to post a stereo version of " Woody The Woodchuck - Christmas Sing Song " today, ending my Christmas in July celebration. However, the album you are looking might be my vinyl find of the year. It carries much significance because it was much sought after (by me at least), involves our good friend Ernie (not Bert), and in ways crystalizes what our royal highness, the King Of Jingaling, wanted to do when he started FaLaLaLaLa.com . You might be scratching your head wondering what I'm talking about but go with me here... read on and all will be revealed. Ethel Smith was a graduate of Carnegie Tech who majored in music and language (she was fluent in French, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and German) whose talents at the piano led her to movie houses, theaters, then vaudeville tours. Along the way, she worked at department stores demonstrating organs and became so proficient that she strictly played the organ from then on. Around WWII, she tour...