A Christmas Yuleblog

When the animated special for Dr. Suess' " How The Grinch Stole Christmas " first aired in 1966, it so quickly became identified with its narrator ( Boris Karloff ), its musical score (written by Albert Hague and the main song sung by Thurl Ravenscroft ), and its animation director ( Chuck Jones ). Several have tried to recreate the magic of Suess's Grinch - ask Jim Carrey and Ron Howard. Few have come close to duplicating it - ask Jim Carrey and Ron Howard. So when this album was first posted at Way Out Junk (their first Christmas LP post ever) on December 1, 2006, it took me several days to track it down. When I eventually secured my copy on December 4, 2006 at 8:14 PM, I was floored. Samuel Joel Mostel was born in 1915 and raised in Brooklyn with his family. His first love was art; quickly developed an eye for painting and drawing. As a teen, Mostel would go to museums and sketched near perfect replicas of paintings, always to a group of onlookers. H...

I was first alerted to the existence of this album by my good friend Jeff at Jeffco Productions (psst... Jeff's posted a NEW Christmas album to download at his site!). Thankfully, I was able to beat Jeff to the punch this time and this was one of the CDs I sent him for Christmas. This was one of the first Christmas CDs that I reviewed at FaLaLaLaLa.com last year. To quote: "All the usual suspects are back for their first Christmas CD since 1992's soundtrack to 'The Muppet Christmas Carol'. Featuring five original Christmas songs, this one has something for everyone. "Who better to record 'Zat You, Santa Claus?' than the Electric Mayhem Band? The title track belongs to Kermit and Miss Piggy and is quite charming. And every time I hear Animal in the background on 'The Man With The Bag' ("JINGLE! JINGLE!"), I break out in laughter! "Want more? How about 'North Pole Comedy Club' with Fozzie Bear, Statler & Waldorf? Mi...