I'll be posting Christmas music for the next week or so, and it doesn't get much better than this 11 minute, 7 song 7" recorded by the participants in the arts program of the San Francisco Recreation Center for the Handicapped. The musical backing seems pretty professionally played, in contrast to the vocals of the handicapped folks.
It kicks off with a version of "Rudolph The
Red Nose Reindeer" scored for xylophone and
sad horn - very evocative combination. Much
of the remaining tracks feature only pianoaccompaniment, which gives it a kind of
church pageant feel; there's a real sweetness
to "O Christmas Tree," like if 'A Charlie
Brown Christmas' was now starring old people.
"IWant A Hippopotamus For Christmas" (hey, a Spike Jones cover!)
features a full band, with the unusual lineup of
xylophone, percussion, and...organ? guitar? I'm not sure.
A CRAFTY LADIES CHRISTMAS
