In 1982, the wellrespected fred waring received the congressional gold medal for his contributions to american music. Fred waring and the pennsylvanians musical group source. Pin on fred waring and the pennsylvanians christmas records. As weve come to expect with real gone musics series of holiday reissues, these two 1955 albums by fred waring are beautifully packaged, and theres a booklet filled with notes and recording data. The warm and wonderful voices of fred waring s pennsylvanians have always been synonymous with the sound and spirit of christmas. Although most of these fred waring shows are from 1947 and 1948, fred waring and his orchestra were on the air for over three decades, from the 1920s through the late 1950s. We have resumed very limited warehouse and shipping operations. Fred waring and the pennsylvanians perform twas the night before christmas on cbs the fred waring show.
Fred warings pennsylvanians no longer tour the country and his program has been off the air waves for more than forty years. Fred waring, the man who taught america how to sing, was born in tyrone, pennsylvania in 1900, and was a distinguished alumnus and trustee of penn state university. Nutcracker suite by fred waring and the pennsylvanians. Nutcracker suite part two by fred waring on amazon music. Spend a joyous christmas with barbie and ken in this modern musical retelling of the nutcracker suite. Fred waring and his pennsylvanians christmas time a1. Fred waring s pennsylvanians no longer tour the country and his program has been off the air waves for more than forty years. From 1923 until late 1932, waring s pennsylvanians were among victor records bestselling bands. Fred warings america penn state university libraries. A swingin dance and easy listening romantic christmas classic.
Fred waring nutcracker suite original 12 78 rpm, complete. Fred waring and his pennsylvanians twas the night before christmas part 2. Fred waring and his pennsylvanians discography usa. Along with his group, the pennsylvanians, he toured the united states and the world for almost seven decades, building an impressive list of accomplishments in stage, radio, motion pictures, television and. Fred waring and his pennsylvanians nutcracker suite 1948. Fred waring, renowned bandleader and choral master, and some of his friends formed a music publishing company called words and music, inc. Fred waring and his pennsylvanians were the most famous chorus on radio having been heard on various shows since the 1920s. Other popular novelty songs were ive never seen a straight banana.
As he and his famous singing group, the pennsylvanians grew in stature and popularity, school choral and church choir directors began requesting copies of his unique arrangements. This version had custom lyrics written for warings chorus by among others, waring himself. Tchaikovskys beloved nutcracker suite is given a twist as performed by fred waring and the pennslyvanians. Fred waring and his pennsylvanians discography usa page 2. Complete song listing of fred waring on fred waring songs list covid19. You can use a knife to get under it, it is just held on with a little glue. The fred waring show was an american television musical variety show that ran from june 20, 1948 to may 30, 1954 on cbs. View all records by fred waring and his pennsylvanians for sale on cdandlp in lp, cd, 12inch, 7inch format. This is a great country fred waring and his pennsylvanians b. Track list the christmas song mel torme its beginning to look a lot like christmas bing crosby ill be home for christmas j. Check out nutcracker suite part two by fred waring on amazon music. Fred waring and the sounds of christmas is a family favorite, and we literally wore out the album years ago from playing it so much during christmas.
Reissue of the two original 1955 decca christmas albums. This is a performance from a radio broadcast of august 19, 1948. Decca, 74325, 12181947, the nutcracker suite tchaikovsky. This is a recording made in 1975 in the cbs studios in new york city with mr. Fred waring june 9, 1900 july 29, 1984 was a popular musician, bandleader and radiotelevision personality, sometimes referred to as americas singing master and the man who taught america how to sing. This version had custom lyrics written for waring s chorus by among others, waring himself. Fred waring s group the pennsylvanians became popular after the release of their film syncopation in 1929. Fredrick malcolm waring june 9, 1900 july 29, 1984 was a popular musician, bandleader and radiotelevision personality, sometimes referred to as americas singing master and the man who taught america how to sing. Decca, 76987, 6271950, the christmas song merry christmas to you, fred waring and.
Nutcracker suite by fred waring and the pennsylvanians album. Christmas aint christmas without the one you love 17. That led to dozens of hits, but his most enduring recordings might be these 1955 xmas lps, which debut here on cd as a newly remastered twofer. From the cherished christmas carol, the sincere warmth of the. The romantic sound of fred waring and the pennsylvanians.
Fred waring and the pennsylvanians musical group discography. The show was hosted fred waring and featured his choral group fred waring and his pennsylvanians. Selected clips from fred waring s christmas shows originally aired on cbs in the early 1950s. Tchaikovskys famous ballet, the nutcracker suite, tells the story of clara, who is given a nutcracker for christmas. The original twas the night before christmas album was recorded in. Fred waring and the pennsylvanians twas the night before. May, 2012 my granddaddy really loves fred waring, so i made a whole board of songs just for him. Search fred waring and the pennsylvanians on recordings are available for online listening. T1260 fred waring and the pennsylvanians sounds of christmas i love my christmas cd i purchased from you. This compilation is derived from the classic now is the caroling season 1957 and caroling, caroling 1959 collections, the former bearing the distinction of heralding in the era of the holiday music longplayer. Fred waring and the pennsylvanians christmas magic 2 cd.
But the quality and excellence of his life and music continue to shape american music through the teachers and conductors who studied at his workshops and listened to his music on radio and records. Decorating the tree and smelling the holiday cookies baking while listening to his music is a true christmas back home. If there was ever a pair of christmas albums crying for the twofer treatment, it would be these two 1955 deccalabel albums from fred waring and his band, the pennsylvanians. Twas the night before christmas christmas time cd 2017real gone music 25 tracks with 20page booklet containing great photos, memorabilia and liner notes. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The warm and wonderful voices of fred warings pennsylvanians have always been synonymous with the sound and spirit of christmas. See more ideas about songs, christmas episodes and norman rockwell christmas. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises nutcracker suite. First named the collegians, the group was formed in 1918 at penn state by the brothers fred and tom waring and their friends freddy buck and poley mcclintock. Fred waring and his pennsylvanians nutcracker suite.
Say it with music the many moods of 2cd artnr cdjas725 cdjas725 ready to ship today, delivery time appr. This allaccompanied, 2 cd, 2lp compilation, originally released on reprise in 1964, tours the worlds greatest popular love songs. From the cherished christmas carol, the sincere warmth of the spiritual, the cheer of the drinking song, to the tenderness of the love song, fred waring was the delineator, the innovator, the voice and interpreter of the language of 1960s youth in song. After a battle with the mouse king, clara and her nutcracker prince travel through a snowy forest to the magical kingdom of sweets where they meet the lovely sugar plum fairy. Early christmas record from fred waring and the pennsylvanians. In 1947, fred waring and his pennsylvanians recorded the nutcracker suite on a twopart decca records 12inch 78 rpm record with one part on each side as decca du 90022, packaged in a picture sleeve. Warings pennsylvanians was a dance band that was founded at penn state university by fred waring first named the collegians, the group was formed in 1918 at penn state by the brothers fred and tom waring and their friends freddy buck and poley mcclintock. Fred waring and his pennsylvanians vinyl, 53 lp records. Fred waring and the pennsylvanians christmas magic 2 cds. In 1964, fred waring and the pennsylvanians again rerecorded. Patriotic music from fred warings america part 3 of 3.
Cd waring, fred and the pennsylvanians christmas time default manufacturer also available as 320kbps mp3 download. One of 20thcentury pops true innovators, fred was the first bandleader to introduce the sound of the choir to pop music. Entire show collection is maintained by penn state universitys special collections library fred. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Dec 19, 20 fred waring and the pennsylvanians perform twas the night before christmas on cbs the fred waring show. Conceived by arranger harry simeone he combines the charming lyrics written by jay johnson, frank cunkle, daisy bernier and fred waring. Fred waring and his pennsylvanians nutcracker suite vinyl.
Waring s pennsylvanians was a dance band that was founded at penn state university by fred waring. Fredrick malcolm waring was born in tyrone, pennsylvania, on june 9, 1900, to jesse calderwood and frank waring. Fred began his band in the 1917 with his brother and two others. Fred waring and his pennsylvanians fred waring music jerome kern songs 1.
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