The great thing about doo-wop is that is transcends subject matter. That streetcorner sound, wrapped around some of the most loved holiday classics of all time - would could be more appealing? Whether you're a fan of Christmas music, or a fan of doo-wop, or - best of both worlds - smart enough to love 'em both, these albums will warm you up and getting you singing.
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Intro A Christmas Long Ago Let It Snow Please Come Home For Christmas White Christmas Little St. Nick Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer Blue Christmas Feliz Navidad Sleigh Ride What Are You Doing New Year's Eve Outro |
Our favorite Doo-Wopping Cats, who cut their a cappella teeth with Disney (like Sweeps winners Toxic Audio) and won the So. Cal. Harmony Sweeps, celebrate their 18th year together by finally saying yes to the many fans who have asked for a Christmas album. The upbeat, nostalgic original "A Christmas Long Ago," a wonderfully Doo-Woppy "Let It Snow," a bluesy "Please Come Home for Christmas" to slow dance to, a finger-snapping, Bing-imitating "White Christmas," some yummy falsetto on the Beach Boys' "Little St. Nick," a silly, manic "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer," a very funny "Blue Christmas" (Yes, Royce "Elvis" Reynolds is back!), a rhythmic, joyous "Feliz Navidad," a sweet baritone lead on "Sleigh Ride" and closing with the bluesy-jazz harmonies of "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve;" it's all good. Yummy deep-bass harmonies, lots of the Cats' trademark humor, great arrangements by the group and in collaboration with original Cat Todd Dixon--"Long Ago," the group’s 5th winner, is a stone joy, and you should also check them out live in concert in their hot DVD!
Listen to "Sleigh Ride" in Real Audio.
| 8135 CD $14.98 |
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The Annual Animal Christmas Ball Miracle On The Hill The Child Divine Our First Year As Mr and Mrs The Eight Days Of Hanukkah A Lot Like Santa Claus Mary Had A Baby Old 365 (The New Year's Song) |
The Belmonts, Daniel Elliott, Fred Milano, Warren Gradus and Angelo D1⁄4Aleo, are a Doo-Wop group that goes way back?as we can tell from the Sonny Bono outfits they1⁄4re sporting on the cover. An unusual mix here?"Annual Animal Christmas Ball" will delight the younger set, a folky, inspirational "Miracle on the Hill," and a lilting "The Child Divine." "Our First Christmas as Mr. and Mrs." is pure streetcorner doo-wop. Then we have the rousing minor-keyed Hanukkah carol, "The 8 Days of Hanukkah." "A Lot Like Santa Claus" spills the beans on the bearded one1⁄4s true identity. Our favorite cut is the traditional "Mary Had a Baby." The cd closes, as will the year, with "Old 365" a sweet song to the year gone by and the "new kid on the block." A unique holiday collection by some talented guys!
| 2548 CD $11.98 |
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Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas The Christmas Song Winter Wonderland Santa Claus Is Coming To Town White Christmas What Are You Doing New Year's Eve Christmas In New Orleans Blue Christmas Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) O Holy Night Happy Xmas (War Is Over) |
One of our longtime favorite Doo-Wop a cappella male quartets, the Echoes apply their "simple and profound" sound, as "Two a Half Men" writer Eddie Gorodefsky describes it, to 11 Christmas chestnuts: "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas," "The "Christmas Song," "Winter Wonderland," "White Christmas," the plaintive "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve," "Christmas In New Orleans," "Blue Christmas," "O Holy Night," and finishing with John Lennon/ Yoko Ono's "Happy Xmas {War is Over)." It adds up to a yummy, rich, deep-bass, vocal Christmas pudding to enjoy again and again!
Listen to "Happy Xmas" in Real Audio.
| 8211 CD $14.98 |
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You’re All I Want for Christmas Jingle Bell Rock Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer The Jesus Song This Time of Year Do You Hear What I Hear Silent Night What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? The Christmas Song White Christmas Hey, Santa Claus Merry Christmas, Baby Christmas Means Love Joy to the World |
It's amazing that the godfathers of contemporary a cappella have recorded for thirty years without previously singing a holiday album. But here it is, 14 songs performed as only the Persuasions can. The recording opens with a rollicking rendition of the title tune, and includes a mix of traditional songs ("Silent Night," "Joy To The World") with contemporary tunes (doowoppy "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer," "Merry Christmas Baby").
Listen to "You’re All I Want for Christmas" in Real Audio.
| 2114 CD $14.98 |
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Twas The Night Before Christmas/ Silent Night Your My Christmas Present It's The Time I'll Be Home For Christmas Happy Holiday Merry, Merry Christmas Baby White Christmas Merry Christmas Baby Christmas Song Christmas In Jail Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Children Go Where I Send Thee |
Join three of the most entertaining doo-wop groups performing today for a jubilant holiday sing-along, street corner style! Carols sung with soul and verve - a refreshing change from the traditional. Enjoy Reunion's version of The Shells' 'Happy Holiday, ' or 'You're My Christmas Present,' as originally sung by The Skyliners and now performed by Pure Gold. D.C.'s Finest (an acappella group comprised of current and former police officers) sings 'Twas The Night Before Christmas/Silent Night' with shall we say, all the 'conviction' they can muster. A CD overflowing with good cheer.
Listen to "Merry, Merry Christmas Baby" in Real Audio.
| 8778 CD $14.98 |
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Christmas Puts Jingle Bells in My Heart It's Christmas All Over Again Santa Claus, Santa Claus My New Year's Prayer You Santa Claus... Give Your Heart for Christmas Interlude She Took the Merry Out of My Christmas It's A Lovely Christmas Night Christmas Puts Jingle Bells In My Heart Christmas Bells Christmas Is Over We'll Spend Christmas Apart It's A New Year |
The Sheps are one of those rare groups which received almost instant success and public acclaim. Tommy Shinder formed the group in late 1992 after a long search for kindred spirits who loved to sing the music of the early R&B groups. Their name honors James Sheppard of both the Heartbeats and Limelites. In their first year of performing they won the UGHA's (United In Group Harmony Association) prestigious award, Rookie Of The Year-1993, and in unprecedented triumph were declared the Veteran Group Of The Year in 1994. This award winning quintet have their harmonic sensibilities firmly rooted in the 1950's as they emulate the Mellomoods ('Where Are You,' 'I'm Lost,' 'How Could You'), the Heartbeats, the Five Keys, Flamingos and more. Included is one original composition, the title track, 'Me, My Tears and a Jukebox' which might have written in 1954 except it mentions all the groups they love. Great!
Listen to "Christmas Puts Jingle Bells in My Heart" and "My New Year's Prayer" in Real Audio.
| 8257 CD $14.98 |
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Hardrock, Coco & Joe Suzy Snowflake Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer Jingle Bell Rock Christmas Round White Christmas A Yule Tide Aire Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree All I Want For Christmas Doo Wop Yule Pop Little Drummer Boy/ Do You Hear What I Hear Little Red Shoes Jingle Bells Hey Santa Claus Lady Millennium |
Subtitled "a Christmas collection for kids," "Doo Wop Yule Pop" is just plain fun at any age. Contemporary doo-wop mixed quintet Stormy Weather are from Gary, Indiana, and their versions of "Jingle Bells," "A Yule Tide Aire," "Rudolph The Rednosed Reindeer" and so many more (15 in all), are musically solid and amazingly creative. "Hardrock, Coco and Joe" and "Suzy Snowflake" are definitely directed at the little curtain climbers, who will be enthralled. "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" is anchored by a nimble vocal bass performance (bass takes the lead for two verses on "White Christmas"). "All I Want For Christmas" is reggaeized; "Hey Santa Claus," written by the Moonglows' Harvey Fuqua, (accompanied) swings hard. Last cut: "Lady Millenium," which will get you in the mood for New Year's Eve!
Listen to " Doo Wop Yule Pop" in Real Audio.
| 8031 CD $14.98 |
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A Street Carol Jingle Bell Rock Little Red Shoes Last Month of the Year Christmas Round Santa's Lullabye You're My Christmas Present Creation of Love It's the Time Peace of Mind Merry Christmas Baby The Bells of St. Mary Suite for a Late December Jingle Bells Joy to the World We Three Kings God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas |
Featuring a guest line-up that makes us want to crash the backstage hospitality area to say hello, the Gary, Indiana based Stormy Weather turn the mikes over to the likes of Ronnie Spector ("Creation Of Love"), The Spaniels ("Santa's Lullabye," "Peace Of Mind") and the Chi-Lites ("It's The Time"). "Little Red Shoes," adds a tasty acoustic guitar part to the lead vocal by Rock 'n Roll Hall-Of-Famer Jerry Butler, and he sings it from the gut and the heart, that's for sure. Stormy Weather gets their turn, too, with "You're My Christmas Present," "Jingle Bell Rock," and others, but clearly, they enjoy sharing the credit with their talented associates.
Listen to "A Street Carol" in Real Audio.
| 8023 CD $14.98 |
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White Christmas (The Drifters with Clyde McPhatter) It's Christmas Once Again (Frankie Lymon) (It's Gonna be a) Lonely Christmas (The Orioles) Merry Twist-Mas (The Marcels) Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (The Cadillacs) Christmas Time (Ray Charles) Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Harmony Grits) Season's Greetings ( Mabel Mercer) After New Year's Eve (The Heartbeats) What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? (The Orioles) |
This is authentic stuff by some of the great original Doo Wop groups like The Drifters ("White Christmas"), The Orioles ("It's Gonna Be A Lonely Christmas" and "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve"), " The Marcels ("Merry Twistmas"), The Cadillacs ("Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"), The Heartbeats ("After New Year's Eve"), Harmony Grits ("Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"), and Ray Charles ("Christmas Time"). 10 sweet-harmonied (all accompanied) holiday hits from the exciting early years of Doo Wop. This is a joyous, finger-snapping collection that's sure to make your holiday merry and bright!
Listen to "White Christmas" in Real Audio.
| 8207 CD $9.98 |
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Merry Christmas Time - Crosstones Christmas Time - West Coast At Christmas Time - George Grant & Castelles Happy Holiday - Jaguars Under the Mistletoe - Sheps All I Want For Christmas - Keystoners You're All I Want For Christmas - Ecstacies Don't Cry For Me This Christmas - Crosstones Just a Lonely Christmas - BQE Ride on Santa - Johnny Stanton & Feathers Please Come Home For Christmas - Saints I Want You For Christmas - Rudy West & Keys Christmas to New Year - Choice My Grandmother's Christmas - Swallows Merry Christmas to My Heart - Sheps Johnny - Emmons Merry Christmas Darling - Jaguars White Christmas - Saints Christmas Time is Coming - Storytellers I'll Be Home For Christmas - Ecstacies Winter Wonderland - Blossoms Mary Had A Baby - Choice |
From the vaults of the late legendary doo wop producer Ronnis I comes this great collection of classic Christmas songs sung by some of the top vintage harmony of the era. Twenty two carols from the well known groups such as The Sheps, The Swallows, Choice, BQE, and the Jaguars to talent but lesser-knowns such as The Stotytellers, Keystoners and the Crosstones. A real Christmas treat for doo wop fans.
| 8899 CD $14.95 |
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