This is absolutely my favorite time of year. Some would call it corny or schmaltzy, but Christmas/Holiday music is some of the most beautiful and touch ever made. Songs that were written, sung, played, and enjoyed in a lot of homes during the season… on the corner spinet… on radios, phonographs, hi-fi’s, 8-tracks, and now on Satellite and the Web…Good times hanging out and enjoying a meal with family and good friends, wearing out our toys before we went back to school, giving your first love a gift…Bad times, relocation, war, relations missing from the dinner table the following year.
In going through and compiling this list, here is a sampling of what I have found in most folks’ collections growing up (as well as my parents) and what was reflective of radio play here in Philadelphia. Whether you’re an exclusive hard rocker or appreciate a variety of genres (most folks do). When you heard Frank, Johnny Mathis, Nat Cole, Brenda Lee, The Ronettes, The Waitresses or Bruce… you knew you had that comfort, a piece of home or your childhood, when these melodies played out of your radios, console stereos, and portables.
Special thanks to my mother and father for exposing me to a wide variety of artists and songs, from Frank to Bruce, they’ve given me the foundation for this career and a true love for the music.
