Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians "T'was the Night Before Christmas"

[DarknessUnleashed96]

Anyone know if I can get this on a CD or something?  It's one of my FAVORITE Christmas records when I was a kid.

[halogenfox]

Every time I hear this it bring a melancholy tear to my eye. I remember hearing it when I was a little boy in the early '70s at a relative's house, then never heard it again til my dad found it on a cassette tape somewhere. Apparently Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians performed this on a television Christmas Special (at least Ive heard that from a couple of relatives who were old enough to remember it) I'd dearly love to find a recording of it, on vinyl vhs cd any format it would be a treasure!

[TeaPriestess]

Lovely childhood memories here. Thanks for sharing this!

[StuPadazzo]

If I remember correctly Mr. Green Jeans (Hugh Brannum) from "Captain Kangaroo" played bass for Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians. At some point at least.

[johnjsmith813]

@StuPadazzo You are correct. I know this from my mother who, before my father came on the scene, dated the Dancing Bear for awhile.

[studedude43]

The original 1942 Decca 78rpm recordings (2 sides) are sacred to me and have always been preferred to later recreations by Waring.

[BrooklynMouse]

I have that song from the LP and it was the original Decca version, the Capitol version was far superior than the original with a spoken intro saying "To all our children, Christmas means Santa Claus". CBS-FM played the Capitol version of "The Night Before Christmas" during Christmas time, not the Decca one. "Falcons66" did a terrible rendition by Harry Simeone Chorale from the Kapp LP "Little Drummer Boy". Harry's version was not the best.

[sweetstf42]

Thank you I LOVE this song it brings back such fond memories ..