I found this LP in 2009 at Goodwill--probably around these parts, not in Columbus, Ohio. Anyway, it came in a plain white jacket, and there's no track information on the label, so for my 2010 post I had to figure out the titles. Luckily, that post is at the Wayback Machine, so I was was able to access the title info. Figured out one more this time from a single mention in cyberspace--O Nightingale in Hiding, an old French carol. Five titles are my best guess, and they are preceded by an asterisk.
Granville, Ohio, is close by. A short drive from here, I do my grocery shopping there, and I pass through it when traveling to Heath or Newark.
For students from grades 1 through 6, these kids are quite good, with at least one selection featuring excellent and complicated part singing. I'm too tired to remember which one that is, but you'll hear it. I like the background noises, for some reason--the clunks and other sounds, and less than expert editing. At least nothing gets cut off. The background sounds make everything sound more natural, giving the listener more of a sense of being there, even if this was 57 years ago.
Not your usual public school carol and hymn line-up, by a long shot. The kids worked hard on this material--you can tell. Very diverse playlist, with performances that are disarmingly simple and honest, and some material you wouldn't expect kids this young to tackle at all, let alone so well.
The accompanist is listed as Mrs. Albert Davison on Side A and Mrs. Albert W. Davison, Jr. on Side B. You'd think they must be the same person, but maybe the first woman is the wife of Davison, Sr., and the second the wife of Davison, Jr. It's remotely possible....
CLICK HERE TO HEAR: Granville Elementary School--1961 Christmas Program
SLEIGHLIST
Granville Elementary School--GRADES 1, 2, 3
Under the Stars, One Holy Night
O Come All Ye Faithful
Cold December Flies Away
Angels We Have Heard on High
*The Birds Sing Their Carols
Away in the Manger
Shepherds, Shake Off Your Drowsy Sleep
O Savior Sweet, O Savior Kind (J.S. Bach)
*A Gentle Babe Lay Sleeping
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
Granville Elementary School--Grades 4,5,6
Masters in This Hall
Say, Where Is He Born? (Mendelssohn)
*Such a Night There Never Has Been
*Sing Noel
What Child Is This
*Lullaby
He Shall Feed His Flock (Handel, from Messiah)
As Joseph Was a Walking
O Nightingale in Hiding
O Come All Ye Faithful
Jesus, Joy of Man's Desiring (J.S. Bach)
*--My best guess at the title
Granville Elementary School--1961 Christmas Program. Mrs. Albert Davison, Acc. Grades 1,2,3; Mrs. Albert W. Davison, Jr., Acc. Grades 4,5,6. (N9OP-4788/89)
Lee