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Rare turn-of-the-century Christmas recordings taken from wax cylinders.
Some of the earliest recordings around are of Christmas music, both in the popular vein, as well as more traditional hymns and other Christmas classical favorites. The Archivist doesn't recall where he first collected these transcriptions from wax cylinders (some are from the Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project at the University of California - Santa Barbara, released under Creative Commons), but they represent some of the earliest music in my library.
Some of the earliest recordings around are of Christmas music, both in the popular vein, as well as more traditional hymns and other Christmas classical favorites. The Archivist doesn't recall where he first collected these transcriptions from wax cylinders (some are from the Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project at the University of California - Santa Barbara, released under Creative Commons), but they represent some of the earliest music in my library.
- Hail Smiling Morn (Christmas Carol) - The Edison Quartette | 1904
- Christ The New Born King - Robert Price | 1904
- Winter - Harry Macdonough & Haydn Quartet | 1905
- Will You Love Me In December, As You Do In May - Harry Macdonough & Haydn Quartet | 1905
- Silent Night - Edison Male Quartet | 1905
- Joy To The World - Edison Concert Band | 1906
- O Tannenbaum - Nebe-Quartett | 1907
- Ring Out The Bells For Christmas - Edison Concert Band | 1907
- Christ Is Come - Edison Concert Band | 1908
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Henry Burr | 1908
- The Star Of Bethlehem - A Christmas Song - Henry Burr | 1908
- Auld Lang Syne - Frank C. Stanley | 1910
- Christmas Time Seems Years And Years Away - Manuel Romain | 1910
- Ring Out The Bells For Christmas - The Edison Concert Band | 1912
- Silent Night - Elizabeth Spencer & Anthony Harrison | 1912
- Bells Of Christmas - Edison Concert Band | 1913
- Hail! Hail! Day Of Days - Edison Mixed Quartet | 1913
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Edison Mixed Quartet | 1914
- O Come, All Ye Faithful [adeste Fideles] (Take 2) - Edison Mixed Quartet | 1914
- Night Before Christmas - Harry E. Humphrey | 1914
- Ring Out, Wild Bells - Carol Singers | 1916
- Christmas Eve: a Fantasie On Old German Christmas Carols - Robert Gayler | 1916
- Hallelujah Chorus - Messiah - Oratorio Chorus | 1916
- The First Nowell - Carol Singers | 1916
- Christmas, Christmas, Blessed, Blessed Day - Metropolitan Quartet | 1917
- God Rest You, Merry Gentlemen - Carol Singers | 1917
- Christmas Morn - Miro's Band | 1918
- Christmas Eve - Miro's Band | 1918
- Christmas Bells - Robert Gayler | 1919
- If Winter Comes - Atlantic Dance Orchestra | 1922
- Ave Maria - Kathleen Parlow | 1923
- Silent Night - Florence Easton | 1924
- Holy Night - Florence Easton & Chorus | 1928
- Bethlehem - The Shepherd's Nativity Hymn - Westminster Glee Singers | 1929
- The Only Thing I Want For Christmas (Is Just To Keep The Things That I've Got) - Eddie Cantor | 1939
