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Very rare variation, none have shown up on Discogs or here. EX/VG+. 

Choir Of The Monks Of The Abbey Of Saint Pierre De Solesmes*, Dom J. Gajard, O.S.B.* – Gregorian Chant Vol. III, No. 3 • Ascension & Assumption Chœur Des Moines De L'Abbaye Saint-Pierre De Solesmes - Gregorian Chant Vol. III, No. 3 • Ascension & Assumption

Label: London LL 1464 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 

A1 Introit: Viri Galilaei (Mode VII) 

A2 Alleluia: Ascendit Deus (Mode IV) 

A3 Alleluia: Dominus In Sina (Mode VIII) 

A4 Offertory: Ascendit Deus (Mode I) 

A5 Communion: Psallite Domino (Mode I) 

A6 Vespers Hymn: Jesu Nostra Redemptio (Mode IV) 

A7 Antiphon: Alleluia; Psalm: Omnes Gentes (Mode IV) 

A8 Hymn: Optatus Votis Omnium Gentes (Mode I) Assumption 

B1 Introit: Signum Magnum (Mode VII) 

B2 Gradual: Audi Filia (Mode VII) 

B3 Alleluia: Assumpta Est (Mode V) 

B4 Offertory: Inimicitias (Mode II) 

B5 Communion: Beatam Me Dicent (Mode VI) 

B6 Antiphon: Virgo Prudentissima (Mode I); Canticle: Magnificat (Solemn) 

B7 Antiphon: Paradidi Portae; Psalm: Eructavit (Mode IV)

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VERY rare local Green Bay / De Pere Wisconsin album that has no mentions anywhere online! Beautifully sung, great cavernous sound. Focuses more on Easter than Christmas. VG+ or better.

SOUNDS OF EASTER LP

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Nice cross-section of big names of popular music! 

Various – Christmas Through The Years 

Label: MCA Special Markets – DL 734596 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Decca Records, Pinckneyville Pressing 

Country: US 

Released: 1969 

A1a – Hark The Herald Angels Sing A1b – It Came Upon The Midnight Clear A1c – Joy To The World A2 Bing Crosby– Twelve Days Of Christmas A3 Roger Williams (2)– Oh Christmas Tree A4 The Trapp Family Singers– The Christmas Nightingale A5 Texas Boys' Choir– Holy Infant, Lowly Infant A6 The Four Aces– O Holy Night A7 The Columbus Boychoir– We Wish You A Merry Christmas A8 Ethel Smith– Good King Wenceslas Jack Jones Medley 

B1a – Angels We Have Heard On High B1b – Silent Night B1c – Adeste Fidelis B2 Jo Stafford– O Come, O Come Emmanuel B3 The Ames Brothers– God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Bing Crosby Medley B4a – Deck The Hall B4b – Away In A Manger B4c – I Saw Three Ships B5 Texas Boys' Choir– Noel Nouvelet B6 McGuire Sisters– Ave Maria Fred Waring Medley B7a – The First Nowell B7b – O, Little Town Of Bethlehem B7c – Carol Of The Bells B8 Lawrence Welk– Jingle Bells

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The Longines-Symphonette – The Sweet Voices Of Christmas 

Label: Longines Symphonette Society – LWS 155 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo 

Country: US 

A1 Angels We Have Heard On High 

A2 Jolly Old Saint Nicholas 

A3 Sleigh Ride 

A4 O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum) 

A5 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 

A6 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel 

B1 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 

B2 Oh Come, Little Children 

B3 Frosty The Snow Man 

B4 Beautiful Saviour 

B5 Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer 

B6 Silent Night

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Werner Müller – O, Tannenbaum (Christmas On The Rhine) 

Label: Decca – DL 8388 

Format: Vinyl, LP 

Country: US 

A1 O, Tannenbaum (Christmas On The Rhine) A2 Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht A3 Kommet, Ihr Hirten A4 Süsser Die Glocken Nie Klingen A5 Leise Rieselt Der Schnee A6 Wiegenlied (Schlafe, Mein Prinzchen) A7 Vom Himmel Hoch 

B1 O, Du Fröhliche, O Du Selige B2 Es Ist Ein Ros' Entsprungen B3 Am Weihnachtsbaum B4 Alle Jahre Wieder B5 Ihr Kinderlein Kommet B6 Transeamus B7 Kling Glöckchen

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Limited Edition Stereo pressing!

Various – The Great Songs Of Christmas, Album Five 

Label: Columbia Special Products – CSP 238 S 

Series: The Great Songs Of Christmas – Album Five 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Stereo 

Country: US 

Released: 1965 

A1 Andy Williams– O Holy Night A2 Andre Kostelanetz*– It Came Upon A Midnight Clear A3 Anna Maria Alberghetti– Caroling, Caroling A4 Maurice Chevalier– Jolly Old St. Nicholas A5 Eugene Ormandy And The Philadelphia Orchestra– Little Drummer Boy A6 Anna Maria Alberghetti– Star Carol A7 Eugene Ormandy And The Philadelphia Orchestra– We Three Kings Of Orient Are A8 Andre Kostelanetz*– Hark! The Herald Angels Sing/Angels We Have Heard On High A9 Maurice Chevalier– Silent Night A10 Richard Tucker – The Lord's Prayer 

B1 Steve Lawrence And Eydie Gorme*– Sleigh Ride B2 Dinah Shore– Twelve Days Of Christmas B3 Richard Tucker (2)– O Little Town Of Bethlehem B4 Diahann Carroll– Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming B5 Diahann Carroll– Some Children See Him B6 Danny Kaye (2)– O Come, All Ye Faithful/The First Noel B7 Doris Day– Silver Bells B8 Sammy Davis, Jr.*– Jingle Bells B9 Sammy Davis, Jr.*– It's Christmas All Over The World

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Various – Zenith Presents Christmas A Gift Of Music Volume 5 

Label: Columbia Special Products – C 10395 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation 

Released: 1971 

A1 Rita Ford's Music Boxes– Silent Night, Holy Night A2 Mormon Tabernacle Organ And Chimes– Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem A3 Rita Ford's Music Boxes– O' Tannenbaum ( Oh Christmastree) A4 Mormon Tabernacle Organ And Chimes– I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day A5 Mormon Tabernacle Organ And Chimes– It Came Upon A Midnight Clear 

B1 Ray Conniff And The Singers– The Christmas Song ( Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) B2 Doris Day– Herbert: Toyland B3 Percy Faith & His Orchestra– Carol Of The Bells B4 Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme*– Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! B5 Norman Luboff Choir– Medley: Joy To The World/ I Saw Three Ships

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Excellent 4-LP box set.

The Longines Symphonette, The Holiday Choraliers – Christmas At The Fireside 

Label: Longines Symphonette Society – none 

Format: 4 x Vinyl, LP, Stereo Box Set 

Country: US 

Released: Nov 28, 1964 

A1 White Christmas A2 Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow A3 The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) A4 It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas A5 Silver Bells A6 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 

B1 I'll Be Home For Christmas B2 The Twelve Days Of Christmas B3 Babes In Toyland (March) B4 The Boar's Head Carol B5 Here We Come A-Wassailing B6 Lullay, Lullay, Thou Little Tiny Child B7 Angels From The Realm Of Glory 

C1 Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly C2 Jingle Bells C3 Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town C4 Good King Wenceslas C5 Whence Comes This Rush Of Wings C6 March Of The Kings (Marche Des Rois) C7 Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming 

D1 Home For The Holidays D2 We Wish You A Merry Christmas D3 I Saw Three Ships D4 Christmas Is Coming D5 Hansel And Gretel (Prelude) D6 Masters In This Hall D7 Bring A Torch For Jeanette Isabella D8 The Little Drummer Boy 

E1 It Came Upon A Midnight Clear E2 Foom, Foom, Foom E3 Patapan E4 Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy E5 O Holy Night E6 Oxen And Sheep E7 Infant So Gentle E8 Rocking E9 Glory To God (Messiah) 

F1 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen F2 O Sanctissima F3 Ave Maria F4 For Unto Us A Child Is Born F5 Adoramus Te Christe F6 Good Christian Men, Rejoice 

G1 O Little Town Of Betlehem G2 Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring G3 We Three Kings Of Orient Are G4 Ave Maria G5 What Child Is This G6 While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks By Night 

H1 Oh Come All Ye Faithful H2 Away In A Manger H3 The First Noel H4 Jesus Of Nazareth H5 Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light H6 Joy To The World

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Here's a strange one - a green vinyl Rheims "Merry Christmas" album, but the jacket is a home-made-looking Salvation Army release - zero information on the album, but there is a booklet inside. 

The Robert Rheims Choraliers – We Wish You A Merry Christmas 

Label: Rheims Records – LP 6008 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Clear Green 

Country: US 

A1.1 We Wish You A Merry Christmas A1.2 Deck The Hall A1.3 It Came Upon A Midnight Clear A2.1 Angels We Have Heard On High A2.2 God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen A3.1 Away In A Manger A3.2 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing A4.1 Shepherds Shake Off Your Drowsy Sleep A4.2 Silent Night A5.1 While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks A5.2 I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day A6.1 The Christmas Chimes Are Pealing A6.2 Here We Come A-Caroling 

B1.1 Joy To The World B1.2 O Little Town Of Bethlehem B2.1 The First Noel B2.2 I Saw Three Ships B3.1 What Child Is This? B3.2 O Come All Ye Faithful B4.1 We Three Kings Of Orient Are B4.2 Coventry Carol B5.1 Bring A Torch, Jeannette Isabella B5.2 Bells Of Christmas B6.1 O Holy Night B6.2 We Wish You A Merry Christmas

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Alexander Goodrich – Organs And Chimes At Christmas 

Label: Diplomat Records – X-1711 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 

Country: US 

Released: 1964 

A1 Christ Was Born On Christmas Day A2 The Twelve Days Of Christmas A3 O, Come Little Children A4 I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day A5 While By My Sheep I Watched At Night A6 Coventry Carol A7 Carol Of The Bells 

B1 Sleep My Little Jesus B2 O, Joyful Day B3 Christians Awake B4 Prayer To The Child Jesus B5 Carol Of The Flowers B6 Gather Round The Christmas Tree B7 O Christmas Tree B8 I Saw Three Ships

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Ken Griffin – The Organ Plays At Christmas 

Label: Columbia – CS 8760 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Rechanneled 

Country: US 

Released: 1963 

A1 Joy To The World 

A2 Silent Night 

A3 Silver Bell 

A4 Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer 

A5 Away In A Manger (Luther's Carol) 

A6 The First Nowell 

B1 Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful) 

B2 O Little Town Of Bethlehem 

B3 Kringle's Jingle 

B4 Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane) 

B5 I'll Be Home For Christmas 

B6 White Christmas