Hi Folks:

Glad to be able to get through for a new posting (Chips thanks for your email response). I think that it's not so much a 'technical glitch' not to get onto the site but a testament to you Chip that you have made such a great site for all of us who grew up in the glow of the WPIX fireplace that we now have a great place to gather.

Anyway, thanks, and as I look at my own 'hot' fireplace in my own home all these years later, I thought that maybe, just maybe. we could start a Topic that speaks to our own individual favorite Singles renditions of the classic songs by the great artists.  While Chips 300 Best Albums probably encompass all of these, I thought that in these days of Ipods and MP3s when folks of my generation (40 plus!) have listened the great stations and music (from WPAT FM and WPIX TV, etc) forward to today could list and ultimately rank: 1) our favorite  Christmas songs and 2) our favorite versions of those singers (or orchestras as the case may be) performing those songs and 3) in some cases, the particular versions we like. For instance, Perry Como, to my mind 'owns' the song, There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays.  That being said, I have a WCBS FM compilation of a version which is too fast and too loud (and often heard on FM today) but the BETTER and more 'classic' version is the one I have from the Time Life compilation, Home For Christmas Vol 2, at 2:58 is a far superior track.

So I would like to start:

From A to Z by Song Title:

A Holly Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives - from the Rudolph & Friends (Rankin & Bass album collection, not the Burl Ives & the Weavers album ( run time:  1:21)

A Wonderful Christmastime -  Paul McCartney & Wings - the 'classic' version -(my newest from on That's What I Call Christmas Vol 1) ( run time 3:45 )

...I will continue with this level of detail....is there interest?  For instance, since there are arguments to be made to include both Nat Kng Cole's classic rendition of "The Christmas Song", it is equally important to include Frank and Bing's duet on the song, released in recent years as culled from old tv shows....

Is this a good topic?  Please let me know and I will add 100s more and will encourage response and additions as well as criticism if so needed.

Please let me know and again Thanks Chip for letting us have a great Metro NY based All Christmas forum.

Regards,

Jim A
North Jersey