My father had, and I currently own this album, pictured. It came out in 1960, I believe because I listened to it a lot.
The LP came out well after Leadbelly died, in 1949. I’ll have to write about him sometime. And it got me thinking about the song Christmas is A-Comin’ [LISTEN], which is very short, well under two minutes. There’s a much longer album, Leadbelly Sings For Children, which including all the songs on my album, plus several more; Amazon says it came out on CD in 1999. And it’s the cover of that album that shows up in the video.
And I have to wonder how the parents of those children would have felt if they knew the man entertaining them was a convicted felon. Wouldn’t happen today, but then, the man had a shot of redemption.
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“Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect.”
~ Oren Arnold
Jack Benny Goes Christmas Shopping
Hey, I know one of those guys in the front row
Peanuts Christmas 1960 and 1961 and 1962 and 1963 and 1964.
Polite Scott’s Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar – 2012
There’s very little that Muppet videos cannot fix..
