Here are two musical "Ghosts" of Christmas Past. I say ghosts because both of these albums have been out of print for 50+ years and to my knowledge have never appeared legitimately on CD or any other format since their initial releases. "Joyful and Triumphant", A Christmas Sound Spectacular For Brass, Percussion, Symphony Orchestra And Chorus, arranged by American composer Don Gillis was a "Living Stereo" recording released on the RCA Custom label in 1963 while American composer Morton Gould's arrangements of Christmas hymns and tunes dates at least a decade or more earlier during the 10 inch LP era (although it was later reissued as an inferior compressed 12 inch LP). "Joyful and Triumphant" was transferred from an original early 1960s RCA Custom Dynagroove stereo pressing in very good condition and the Morton Gould was archived from an original 10 LP in reasonably good condition, both of which cleaned up very nicely and preserved in digital format. These two rare holiday recordings are well worth a listen. I hope you agree.

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Huge thanks. Love Don Gillis.

What a great Christmas share! Thank you!

Thank you steviefromalaska for another wonderfully unique post. Love those RCA Living Stereo recordings.

Many thanks for these rare recordings!

Thank you for sharing these!

thank you

Wonderful!
Thank you, Stevie!

Both albums are new to me, but I love what I've heard of the Don Gillis so far (in wonderful crisp stereo) and I'm beginning to feel quite festive!

Thank you!

Greatly appreciated for the holiday season...thank you! :)

What a gift! Thank you. Merry Christmas!

Oh, I love your sharings of these old Christmas classics!!
The Morton Gould LP is from 1949, btw. At least it says so on the cover, in a veeery small font... ;)
Happy Holiday Season everyone!

Thank you very much, steviefromalaska, for spreading the vintage Christmas cheer! I had neither heard nor heard of these albums before your post. Thus they come as a most welcome and delightful surprise :)

Thanks for the Christmas Music. Really sets the mood for this time of year.

Splendid

Thanks for the share…

Incredible!

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Thanks!

Thank you for sharing! :)

Many Thanks for the festive tracks, steviefromalaska :)

Thank you!

Thanks a lot, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Link is dead!Can you re-upload please?

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Hi!

Many thanks for making this rare Don Gillis material available.

I missed your last upload, and hope you will consider a re-up for this Christmas season.

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Many, many thanks for this rare and wonderful material from master composers and orchestrators Don Gillis and Morton Gould!

Thanks for the share.