Released November1957, the picture sleeve promoted this as the 'Most Popular Christmas Song Of All Time', the first time I heard this reord was when I played it to transfer it to a digital format, I can think of many other records that are much better known than this record.
Relesed 1959, the first of three releases by The Little Sisters, only their third single ' Goin' To Boston' had a UK release.
I do not have a copy of the 1964 Jennie Bradley Australian release.
Issued in 1953, in the UK this record was issued on the Phillips Label as a 78 the Phillips Label at that time were not producing 45's in the UK.
Gayla Peevey - I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Hippo the Hero) (Audio)
First released in 1957, the record was also available as a 78rpm disc, I have it on a 45, the record is part of an activity pack, with actions for children to do during the song, a lot of the records have become separated from the activity packs, when I first posted this record it was still available to buy.
The only recording I could find is taken from a 78.
Doris Stalter Martin - I Got the Chicken Pox for Christmas
Sorry this record or any of Mike Mercado's records are posted on YouTube.
Each time I posted a Mike Mercado record I got a number of comments from former pupils of the schools he had taught in as Brother Solomon later as Mike Mercado, saying his subjects were Discipline and Music in that order, he left the order in 1966 and became Mike Mercado, there were hints of other things being carried out.
It seems the hints that something untoward was happening were true,
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Released 1972, I have no details about this record, Willie Rainford had another record released in 1977.
A few years ago when I was buying some records from my record dealer, he had a copy of this record I almost turned it down as I had just acquired a copy, something made me change my mind and I brought the record, when I got the record home and compared it to the copy I already had it was the same label , same song but a different artist, I can not remember where which copy came from, the Willie Rainford release has 'There'll Be Rain, Dear This Christmas' as the 'A' side and 'Christmas Shoes' as the 'B' side and has the catalogue number as C 1035.
George Elliott released the same 2 tracks on the same label as catalogue No. C-1036 with Christmas Shoes' as the 'A' side and 'There'll Be Rain, Dear This Christmas' as the 'B' side, there is a different musical director for both records.
In the early days of the blog I posted 3 different versions of 'Thoroughly Modern Millie' all of them had the same track on the 'B' side.
The George Elliot version has not been posted on You Tube.
