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RE:New Compilation CD with Percy Faith tracks to be released!
(Date Posted:10/21/2011 17:31)
Chip - Glad to hear you appreciate "Hallelujah Chorus" being included. By coincidence I was visited today by a friend who happens to be an organist who has taken part in many performances of The Messiah. He's also bought numeorus Guild CDs but told me he wasn't go to purchase this one because he didn't think he would play it very often.
I couldn't resist playing him "Hallelujah Chorus" at quite high level over my KEF 105 Loudspeakers and when it was over he said "Amazing - you don't even notice there isn't a chorus!". He then listened to the incredible Melachrino arrangement of "Good King Wenceslas" and has now decided that he will buy a copy after all.
As you explained, there's no chance of the complete album appearing on one CD because Guild's format is exclusively compilations but I can assure you that if sales are satisfactory, and if Guild want a Volume 2 for next Christmas (two BIG ifs!), the remaining Hallelujah tracks will be my first choices for inclusion.
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RE:New Compilation CD with Percy Faith tracks to be released!
(Date Posted:10/21/2011 17:39)
Thanks again Chip,
I was trying to do the same thing with my blog with being able to introduce the younger children to this great music, as long as it wasn't released on CD and prior to February 1972 where the RIAA ruled that Copyright enforcent would be up to the individual States to enforce. But anything after that fell under the RIAA rules.
I had a lot of grateful people all over the world thanking me for helping them to relive part of their past and be able to share this wonderful music with thier own children. But then other people had to ruin it by taking my hard work and posting it on their own blog's and other sites and claiming that it was from their own personal record collection. So I am no longer putting an links for them to download and it is just for informational purposes.
Even though everything I posted wasn't released on CD, unless it was under a different title and song order, then I would delete it. But I was the one who got the DMCA complaints.
It's such a shame because people are begging me to put the links back, but I didn't create my blog just so people could get "free music" I wanted to help keep the memory of these great artist's alive so that our children would also be able to know this music was once played all the time on the radio stations at Christmas. Most of today's children don't even know who Percy Faith or Henry Mancini are.
But alas, as with most Christmas music blogs, they have been taken down by Google. But being mine has no links, I guess they are leaving it alone. There is alot of informaiton there so if a person wants to try and find the vinyl, they have the information they need to look for.
As you know, I prefer Vinyl over CD's because Analog is much better than Digital when it comes to music because of the frequency response that Vinyl is capable of reproducing and CD's can't.
I know you have pretty much had your albums transferred to CD's in order to preserve the vinyl from getting scratched. But there is just something special about the little crackle that Vinyl has. It takes me back to much better times.
I am sure that you will succeed in getting Percy Faith's "Halleluhah (aka Music Of Christmas, Volume 2) released on CD. And yes, to quote you, if you don't mind, "One of the many things that made Percy Faith the greatest Christmas artist of them all, bar none, is that his Christmas music had an ethereal, celestial and angelic quality to it. In fact, so much so, that it sounds like it was literally piped down from heaven."
Whenever I hear his Christmas music, it always brings tears of joy to my eyes and shivers through my whole body. It's the same with Classical and Opera listening to a beautiful Aria and when the music is soft and then builds up to a Crescendo it does the same thing.
Though this example isn't Christmas related, when I listen to Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells" after the lengthy theme from "The Exorcist" and then the music glides into another tune and it Crescendo's and he starts playing one instrument and then adds another while still playing the same tune and the first instrument fades out and then he adds another instrument and so on and when he says "Tubular Bells" I can't stop the tears and the shivers. I can't really explain it, but it is so moving. Just while I am typing the example, I am feeling the same emotions and I'm not even listening to the album.
Music can be so powerful, but not the music that is being played today. Most of the time you can't even understand what they are singing because they are screaming or it's very breathy and it just doesn't compare to the older style of music.
I'm pretty sure you share the same passion for music as I do and I would venture to guess there are other members here who feel the same. It's people like us who are keeping this music alive and especially your efforts to get these Great Masters of Christmas Music released on CD to forever preserve them.
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RE:New Compilation CD with Percy Faith tracks to be released!
(Date Posted:10/21/2011 19:20)
Alan:
Thanks loads buddy, I appreciate that very much. And I know my board members will be very appreciative as well. 
It's funny because even though we couldn't get anywhere with Sony Music or Collectables Records over the years in getting Percy's second Christmas album back in print, you just might be able to accomplish that very thing if you are able to convince Kaikoo at Guild to release a Volume 2 of Christmas Celebration next year in 2012. It's like they say, where there's a will there's a way!
By the way, that was funny what you said about your organist friend and how he wasn't going to buy the Guild CD until he heard Percy's rendition of Hallelujah Chorus and then changed his mind. The sheer magnitude and power of his orchestra was in full throttle in his rendition of this great classic and like so many of his other great interpretations, it just brings tears to your eyes. For those who have never heard this gem before, I'll post it at the end of this post for your listening pleasure.
Susan:
Yes, music is indeed my life's passion -- especially Christmas music. But I'm sure that's no big surprise to anyone who knows me and/or is familiar with my website and message board. Another one of my life's passions is to preserve, promote and protect the legacy of all these great artists who have given me so much pleasure over the years with their outstanding music. Truly I tell you that we will never see the likes of these great artists again. To quote a famous movie line, they are gone with the wind. Notwithstanding, however, I for one will do my damndest to make sure they are not forgotten and that their music remains in circulation.
(Message edited by Christmas Music Guru On 10/21/2011 19:35)
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RE:New Compilation CD with Percy Faith tracks to be released!
(Date Posted:10/21/2011 19:30)
Hi Susan!
What's the URL for you blog?
I'd like to visit it.
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RE:New Compilation CD with Percy Faith tracks to be released!
(Date Posted:10/22/2011 06:21)
Will,
I will send you a private message via the Mail Icon at the top of the page of the message board and you should see it flashing when you have mail. I sometimes don't notice it for a few days because I really don't get messages via the Amoo message system.
It's not that I don't want anyone to know about it, but posting a link here would take away from what the purpose of this message board is all about.
I haven't done anything with it in awhile, but there is still a lot of information there.
* Edited to clarify a little better about the Mail Icon
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RE:New Compilation CD with Percy Faith tracks to be released!
(Date Posted:10/22/2011 17:30)
Thanks Chip, I appreciate it, though it's basically dead, there is still a lot of information there. I don't know why the search function isn't working though because I don't have it disabled, but it tells me I do. So if anyone goes to see what I have posted, just scroll down along the right hand column to the Archive section and you can click on the year, then month and date and it will take you to the posts I have done. I just wish I could feel safe to contribute some more wonderful Christmas music from a bygone era so that today's children can learn about the music we grew up with and hear them, most likely for the first time in their lives. Please click here for my blog. I really haven't done anything with it since March. But I may just scan album art from other albums I haven't gotten to post yet and list all the available information I have about them. I haven't even checked the earliest posts to see if the artwork is still there or not, but when I have time I will go through each post and if something is missing, I will put it back up. But right now, I am still unpacking from my move and have alot of stuff to go through.
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RE:New Compilation CD with Percy Faith tracks to be released!
(Date Posted:10/23/2011 20:36)
My wife and I were just trying to come up with our annual "short list" of new
Christmas CD's to buy this year and once again The Yule Log comes to the
rescue! I just ordered Christmas Celebration direct from the Guild web site and now can't wait to get it.Thanks to everyone for the comments regarding this and other new releases!
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RE:New Compilation CD with Percy Faith tracks to be released!
(Date Posted:11/01/2011 16:13)
We received Christmas Celebration in 6 days and were not disappointed with its content. Another excellent addition to our Christmas music collection!
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RE:New Compilation CD with Percy Faith tracks to be released!
(Date Posted:11/01/2011 18:00)
Glad you were pleased with the CD, Jeff.
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RE:New Compilation CD with Percy Faith tracks to be released!
(Date Posted:11/04/2011 11:56)
Both Amazon and CD Universe now have "Christmas Celebration" on pre-order for November 8th release so, for those in the USA and Canada who were putting off buying it, there's no longer any excuse! Enjoy!
Alan
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