Merry Christmas

I probably won't be posting anything before Christmas so I'll leave you with this photo of Brooke and Santa.

Merry Christmas!

A Franklin Mint Potpourri Christmas Compilation

pot·pour·ri [poh-poo-ree] – noun
1) assortment: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
2) medley: a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
3) a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent

[DOWNLOAD] A Franklin Mint Potpourri Christmas Compilation
01- Ho Ho Ho -- Lawrence Welk & His Champagne Music Makers
02- Frosty The Snow Man -- Arthur Godfrey
03- Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer -- Jimmy Durante
04- Jingle Bells -- Mickey Rooney
05- Little Johnny Snowball -- Red Buttons
06- Christmas City -- Merv Griffin
07- Jingle Bells -- Frank Sinatra
08- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town -- Tina Sinatra
09- I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus -- The J's with Jamie
10- Santa Won't Be Blue This Christmas -- Jimmy Charles
11- Jingle Bell Rock -- Music City Chorale And Orchestra
12- Captain Santa Claus (And His Reindeer Space Patrol) -- Bobby Helms
13- Christmas Time Is Here Again -- Marty Robbins
14- Out On the Road For Christmas -- Red Simpson
15- Blue Christmas -- Johnny Cash
16- The Little Drummer Boy -- Bert Kaempfert


For last years Franklin Mint Christmas Compilations, click the below links...

A Franklin Mint Swingin' Groovy Christmas Compilation
A Franklin Mint Instrumental Christmas Compilation
A Franklin Mint Country Christmas Compilation
A Franklin Mint Kiddie Christmas Compilation
A Franklin Mint Novelty Christmas Compilation

A Franklin Mint Disco Christmas Compilation

Because someone out there must be into disco-fied Christmas songs...

[DOWNLOAD] A Franklin Mint Disco Christmas Compilation
01- Sleigh Ride -- The Salsoul Orchestra
02- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Disco -- Santa's Disco Band
03- Winter Wonderland -- The Mistletoe Disco Band
04- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing -- Mirror Image
05- The Little Drummer Boy-Disco Version -- Moonlion
06- Disco Santa Claus -- Raindolls
07- Disco Bells -- The Walter Murphy Orchestra
08- Jingle Bell Rock -- P.K. and the Sound Explosion
09- Christmas Comes In Winter/Winter Wonderland/Sleigh Ride/Jingle Bells/Jingle Bell Rock/The Chipmunk Song/Frosty The Snowman -- K-Tel Records
10- Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer -- Holiday People
11- Santa Claus Is Disco'n To Town -- Max Fagen
12- Sleigh Ride -- Irwin The Disco Duck
13- I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus -- Disco Belles
14- Jingle Bells Disco -- Mirror Image
15- (Mamacita) ¿Donde Esta Santa Claus? -- Charo
16- Montana Christmas Medley


For last years Franklin Mint Christmas Compilations, click the below links...

A Franklin Mint Swingin' Groovy Christmas Compilation
A Franklin Mint Instrumental Christmas Compilation
A Franklin Mint Country Christmas Compilation
A Franklin Mint Kiddie Christmas Compilation
A Franklin Mint Novelty Christmas Compilation

A Franklin Mint Jazzy-Funky-Rock 'N' Rollin' Christmas Compilation

Todays Franklin Mint Christmas Compilation is called A Franklin Mint Jazzy-Funky-Rock 'N' Rollin' Christmas Compilation because it's a compilation of jazzy, funky and rockin' Christmas songs...

[DOWNLOAD] A Franklin Mint Jazzy-Funky-Rock 'N' Rollin' Christmas Compilation
01- Hip Santa -- Jimmy McGriff
02- Jingle Bells -- Booker T & the MG's
03- Getting Down for Xmas -- Milly & Silly
04- I'll Be Your Santa, Baby -- Rufus Thomas
05- Merry Christmas, I Love You -- James Brown
06- Up On The House Top -- The Jackson 5
07- Santa Loves Rock 'N Roll Music -- The Rhodes Kids
08- Jingle Bells -- The Partridge Family
09- Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town -- Bobby Sherman
10- Christmas Child -- Rotary Connection
11- Wombling Merry Christmas -- The Wombles
12- Christmas Bop -- T. Rex
13- Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight) -- The Ramones
14- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer -- The Ventures
15- Frosty The Snowman -- The Candy Store
16- Sleigh Ride -- The Ronettes


For last years Franklin Mint Christmas Compilations, click the below links...

A Franklin Mint Swingin' Groovy Christmas Compilation
A Franklin Mint Instrumental Christmas Compilation
A Franklin Mint Country Christmas Compilation
A Franklin Mint Kiddie Christmas Compilation
A Franklin Mint Novelty Christmas Compilation

A Franklin Mint Swingin' Groovy Christmas Compilation (Part 2)

Last year I shared a few "Franklin Mint Christmas Compilations" of Christmas music I acquired through the years. The posts were pretty popular – judging on the number of downloads – so I figured I'd do a few more for the 2009 holiday season. Plus, it's been a while since I've posted something...

[DOWNLOAD] A Franklin Mint Swingin' Groovy Christmas Compilation (Part 2)
01- The Christmas Song -- Peter Wood Singers And Orchestra
02- Winter Wonderland -- The Golddiggers
03- Bell That Couldn't Jingle -- The Anita Kerr Singers
04- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town -- The Soulful Strings
05- Little Drummer Boy -- Dali Caldis
06- Mister Santa -- Tony Sandler & Ralph Young
07- Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree -- Harry Simeone Chorale
08- Winter Wonderland -- Floral Pops 70
09- Jingle Bells -- Ben Best
10- Deck The Halls -- The Glad Singers
11- Sleighride -- The New Christy Mistrels
12- Vive Le Vent -- Herman Apple Ses Carillons Et Ses Percussions
13- The Christmas Song -- Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
14- The Bell That Couldn't Jingle -- Herb Alpert
15- The Christmas Waltz -- The Going Thing
16- I Don't Intend To Spend Christmas Without You -- Margo Guryan


For last years A Franklin Mint Swingin' Groovy Christmas Compilation, click the below link...

A Franklin Mint Swingin' Groovy Christmas Compilation (Part 1)

And here's some more from last year...

A Franklin Mint Instrumental Christmas Compilation
A Franklin Mint Country Christmas Compilation
A Franklin Mint Kiddie Christmas Compilation
A Franklin Mint Novelty Christmas Compilation

Beastie Boy - "Sabotage"

Hope y'all had a great Halloween! We sure did!! My son and I even made this video to commemorate it...well not the trick or treating part...the costume part.

Halloween Countdown: The Invisible Man (1974)

If you follow my blog you know I have a love for Wonderland Records (see here). They seemed to put out two types of records...music and stories. Today's post is the story of The Invisible Man. I never owned this record but I always wished I did as I studied the backs of other Wonderland records (they always advertised their other releases on the backs of their LP's). So I was very happy when I found this record on
Azathoth's Abode on the Plateau of Leng blog last year. He runs a pretty cool Halloween blog...check it out.

[DOWNLOAD] The Invisible Man (1974)
01- The Invisible Man - Side 1
02- The Invisible Man - Side 2