A day late! Things catch up on you...... By way of compensation an extra album.

First up 'The Charlie Byrd Christmas Album'. Many of you are familiar with this excellent jazz guitarist so there is really no need to write anything...........cut at 128 kps (sorry this is the only copy I have):

What a colourful display we have on the little door today – the same picture as on the album cover of “A Putumayo World Christmas”. Here you will find Christmas music from around the world. While there are one or two familiar titles, mosst of the music you will not have heard of before. If you are familiar with the Putumayo compilations you will know that you can expect a quality album – you will not be disappointed.

I posted this earlier today but I later noticed some spelling mistakes, so edited it - which seems to have caused it to have been deleted... oh dear.

As part of the 'Led Zep Week' (see akas's publications) here is 'How the West Was Won'

This is considered to be the definitive Led Zep 'live' album' It has been mastered by Jimmy Page and features cuts from different concerts. A 'must have' for all Led Zep fans.

There are three discs:

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On the Calendar door today is the legend “H'yall”. Can this mean that... yes, indeedy, Christmas Country-style. The Bellamy Brothers – “Tropical Christmas”. Straight down the line, honky dory toe-tapping music here. Having said that there are many original songs, including “Old Hippie Christmas” and “Our Love is LIke Christmas”. You will like this if you are a country music fan, you might even like it if you are not.

Hey I look at teh picture on the door today and it is a little house. I wonder who could live here?

Larry Carlton, of course and 'Christmas at My House'

Well it is Sunday so maybe something a little more serious - well only a little more.

Today we visit Sweden. Here you will find Asa Jinder - 'Stilla Jul'. This is a New Age style interpretation of seasonal music.
This has a Celtic feel and has some similarities to that genre in its style, but it is clearly different. Lookout for accordion, pipes, and piano.

I think it is a pleasant, atmospheric album, well worth hearing.

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Is there anyone who doesn't know this old crooner? Maybe some of you haven't heard this album. Bing's wonderful voice may not have the technical depth of, say, Pavorotti, but his ability to cover the full range of emotional expression and communicate it to the 'common' man or woman, is without peer.

If you go back a couple of days you will find a publication by torai:

Christmas Cocktails Vol.1 and 2.

This is meant to complement that as I think this is volume 3 in that series. Hopefully you will be able to get the track listing from the graphic above but artists include Lena Horne, Dean Martin and Al Martino.

This is the WSQ's interpretation of material from Jimi Hendrix. Be warned though if you are not a fan of avant-garde jazz you might not like this.

Hey - there's a picture of a party on the door today. What can be going on? It's the Elton John Christmas Party!

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Well I went to my Calendar today and I was intrigued to find a picture of a harp on the little paper door. I opened it and found Moya Brennan – “An Irish Christmas”. You will have heard of Clannad's singer Maire Brennan – well “Maire” is pronounced “Moya” – so in fact it is the same person using a 'new' name.