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Thursday, December 03, 2015

Merry Christmas - Bing Crosby (Decca/MCA/Geffen, 1942/1955)



This is probably the world's best known Christmas album. Nearly every household with a collection of Christmas music has a copy. And it still sells briskly 70 years after it's original release.

It was originally released in 1942 as a 4 record set of 78 RPM discs, later a 10" LP and 4 disc 45 RPM set in 1949. In 1955, the album was expanded to include 4 more songs on the 12" LP.

Original 1942 78 RPM copy