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Welcome to Glenn Robison’s Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t *not* tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78 RPM records of the 1920s and ’30s.

On this evening’s show, we’ve got no birthdays, no trivia, no vocabulary lessons, and no “this week in recording history”, and very little commentary from me. This being late December, what we DO have is some rapidly rotating records for the Christmas season.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Santa Claus
here to start the show is the first of at least a couple of versions this evening of the reason we’re having this special show: Santa Claus is coming to town!

Santa Claus is Coming to Town – Harry Reser AHO/Tom Stacks
I Want You for Christmas – Mae Questel
Christmas Night in Harlem – Paul Whiteman AHO/Johnny Mercer/Jack Teagarden
Santa Claus Express – Bill Merrin and His Commanders/Billy Merrin

Segment 2: Swing
This next segment of the show has a pronounced swing flavor to it.

When Winter Comes – Artie Shaw AHO
Gin for Christmas – Lionel Hampton AHO
Jingle Bells – Benny Carter and His Swing Quintet
Santa Claus Came in the Spring – Putney Dandridge AHO

Segment 3: Santa Claus is Back
If you’re tuned in from the start of the show, you may get a sense of deja vu from this next segment.

Santa Claus is Coming to Town – Joe Moss ah Society D O / Dick Robertson, v.
I Want You for Christmas – Dick Robertson AHO / Dick Robertson, v.
Christmas Night in Harlem – Clarence Williams / Chick Bullock
Santa Claus Express – BBC Dance Orchestra / Henry Hall

Segment 4: 20s
So far, all of the records on tonight’s show have been from the 30s. For this segment, we’re going back another decade to the 20s.

Hark the Herald Angels Sing – Shannon Quartet
Santa Claus Blues – Red Onion Jazz Babies
At the Christmas Ball – Bessie Smith

Segment 5: Christmas
Here to start this last segment of tonight’s special Christmas edition

Swingin Them Jingle Bells – Fats Waller
Winter Wonderland – Richard Himber ah Ritz Carlton Orch/Joey Nash
If Needed – I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm – Billie Holiday

Segment 6:
With the final segment of this Christmas edition, I wish you and yours a safe, happy and healthy holiday season.

Silent Night – The Guardsmen Quartet / Victor Young AHO / Bing Crosby, v.

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