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In 1956 Phyllis McGinley published a rhymed children’s story called The Year Without a Santa Claus in Good Housekeeping magazine, and the piece generated a lot of positive interest, enough to facilitate it being printed in book form the following year in 1957 (the same year that Dr. Seuss’ similar How The Grinch Stole Christmas first appeared). In 1968 actor Boris Karloff recorded a narrated version of the story for a promotional Capitol Records LP which also featured various Christmas songs from the the label's catalog on the flip side. Karloff’s reading is warm, vibrant and perfectly nuanced, and very similar to the feel he brought to his classic narration of the How the Grinch Stole Christmas television classic. It was also one of Karloff’s last performances -- he died a few months later in February of 1969. [Capitol reissued this rare promotional album in CD format much later, although the disc features different cover art than the original LP, and, except for Peggy Lee’s “Don’t Forget to Feed the Reindeer,” entirely different Christmas songs from the Capitol catalog. The centerpiece is Karloff’s recitation, though, so the gist of the original release is here, and that’s what really matters.]
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
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Boris Karloff, MainArtist - P. McGinley, Composer
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1968 Capitol Records, LLC
Dave McEowen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oakley Haldeman, ComposerLyricist - The Chipmunks, MainArtist - David Seville, MainArtist - Eugene Autry, ComposerLyricist - Nick Draklich, Producer
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wilbur Schwartz, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Peggy Lee, Composer, MainArtist - Max Bennett, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jimmy Joyce, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - James Decker, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Perissi, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Clarence Karella, Tuba, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Klee, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Theodore Nash, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Art Fleming, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Cavanaugh, Producer - Billy May, Conductor - George Van Eps, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stan Levey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lou Levy, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Emil Richards, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Stella Castellucci, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Vincent De Rosa, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Jules Jacob, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2006 Capitol Records, LLC
Johnny Mercer, MainArtist - J. Fred Coots, ComposerLyricist - Haven Gillespie, ComposerLyricist - Paul Weston & His Orchestra, Orchestra - The Pied Pipers, MainArtist
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1947 Capitol Records
Joe Gastwirt, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MARK LINETT, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sweet, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Wilson, Producer, Piano, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Love, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Beach Boys, MainArtist - Carl Wilson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Walsh, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dennis Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Al Jardine, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1991 Capitol Records, LLC
Michael Omartian, Producer - Amy Grant, MainArtist - Pat Ballard, Composer
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2007 Amy Grant Productions
Dave McEowen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Chipmunks, MainArtist - Ross Bagdasarian, ComposerLyricist - Nick Draklich, Producer
(C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
In 1956 Phyllis McGinley published a rhymed children’s story called The Year Without a Santa Claus in Good Housekeeping magazine, and the piece generated a lot of positive interest, enough to facilitate it being printed in book form the following year in 1957 (the same year that Dr. Seuss’ similar How The Grinch Stole Christmas first appeared). In 1968 actor Boris Karloff recorded a narrated version of the story for a promotional Capitol Records LP which also featured various Christmas songs from the the label's catalog on the flip side. Karloff’s reading is warm, vibrant and perfectly nuanced, and very similar to the feel he brought to his classic narration of the How the Grinch Stole Christmas television classic. It was also one of Karloff’s last performances -- he died a few months later in February of 1969. [Capitol reissued this rare promotional album in CD format much later, although the disc features different cover art than the original LP, and, except for Peggy Lee’s “Don’t Forget to Feed the Reindeer,” entirely different Christmas songs from the Capitol catalog. The centerpiece is Karloff’s recitation, though, so the gist of the original release is here, and that’s what really matters.]
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 00:29:41
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artist: Various Artists
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Ambient/New Age Christmas Music
© 2010 Capitol Records, LLC This Compilation ℗ 2010 Capitol Records, LLC
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