A Little Christmas Music

Tonight's share, "The Bells of St. Mary's" by Jerry Burke, was in the Holiday bin at a local record store.  The cover looked pretty festive, the title track is one of my favorite Christmas songs, and Jerry Burke is touted as Lawrence Welk's Favorite Organist!  And we love us some Lawrence Welk in the Bingle household.  So, after a quick 'is is on CD?' search, I grabbed the album for sharing, not looking closely (or, actually, at all) at the song listing on the album cover.

Turns out, "The Bells of St. Mary's" is the only Christmas song on the album.  But, you know, that's all right.  Jerry Burke is indeed a skilled musician on the Hammond organ, the arrangements are nice - lots of chimes - and there rest of the songs are pleasant to the ear.  I mean, how often do you get to hear "The Third Man Theme" on Hammond organ?  And no matter how many versions of "Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac Time" you may have in your collection, isn't there always room for one more?

So, this is a fine record, all in all. You'll exhaust its Christmas offerings after the first 2:02, but save the rest of it for a lazy Sunday afternoon with a glass of sherry.

Please enjoy Jerry Burke and "The Bells of St. Mary's".