Eight tracks by a Japanese children's choir. I can't read Kanji, so I have no idea what they're called. I bought this while stationed in Japan from (let's see) 1982-1985. 600 yen--about the price of a fast-food meal. I remember the small record shop I found it in--it was on the third story of a tall shopping center/mall. Lots of buildings were built high in Japan, because of the general shortage of usable land. Lots of rocky surface in Nippon.
This is a 33 and 1/3 seven-incher, and I can identify all of the songs except the last two. They're all Western Christmas hymns and pop songs. When I was in Japan, there was a trend of placing American words on clothing--words whose only requirement was to be American. There were phrases that didn't make sense, plus words that seemed to have nothing to do with the apparel they were sewn onto. Speaking of American (or British) phrases, you'll notice that, in this version of Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, "Melly Christmas" is inserted prior to each "Santa Claus weez comink to tahn." Looking up the lyrics, I see no "Merry Christmas," so we can conclude that some liberties were being taken. Which is fine with me. I'm sure they were taken tastefully and in the proper Christmas spirit. And I shouldn't be making fun of the accents (which you have to admit are cute), since I can't begin to speak Japanese. I suspect my attempts would be pretty hilarious.
If anyone can identify the numbers titled "?," please let me know. Enjoy...
DOWNLOAD: Japanense children's choir, Christmas carols
Jingle Bells
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Silent Night
Joy to the World
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Lee