Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Holiday Plates of Black Food

Last night, for the first time in probably 25 years, I got to sing along to some songs that hold such a sweet spot in my heart that... well, I was little verklempt. True to form, I remembered 90% of the lyrics (hence my inability recall things like what you call that big white cold thing in the kitchen).

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The album: Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer. The Label: Peter Pan The artists: The Peppermint Kandy Kids.

The track list:

Side One:
1. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer 1:40
2. Rudolph's Christmas Party 1:46
3. Chris the Christmas Tree 2:17
4. Morris The Moose 1:41
5. Roly Poly The Polar Bear 1:53

Side Two:
1. Here Comes The Rhythm Band 2:39
2. All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth 2:05
3. South Pole Calling North Pole (Peter and Penelope Penguin) 2:11
4. A Letter To Santa 2:40
5. I Hear Christmas 1:40

I've been searching for CD or mp3 versions of these songs for a very long time and although I always see a lot of mentions of other people searching for them as well, I've never found the music itself. So this year I asked my mom to see if she still had the vinyl and lo and behold she did. It's even in reasonably good shape without too many scratches or pops. For a limited time, you can download here. Enjoy!

For more great vintage vinyl holiday downloads, check out: FaLaLaLaLa. There you'll find a link to the other Peppermint Kandy Kids album I loved, Santa Claus is Coming To Town.

9 comments:

Me said...

How very cute.

Anonymous said...

I have the same album and have the pop out decoration that came with it. (Peter pan Rudolph the red nosed reindeer by the peppermint kandy kids.)
Scott Ohio ( scott_nedley@sbcglobal.net )

Marty B said...

You truly rock. I've been looking for this all season to play for my 3-year-old, but all I could show for my efforts was an empty record cover.

Thanks

Anonymous said...

Cool! I plan to put that on a CD and stash it away with the Christmas things for next year. Laura will love it!

Anonymous said...

I have been looking for this for soooooooooo long. We left it bahind in one of our many moves when I was about 12. It was heartbreaking!

Thx sooooo much!

Anonymous said...

oh pooh!

the file is gone now, so sad....

will have to keep looking...
maybe it will post again at another time. will check back one day

thx for the effort

Robert Cass said...

Wow. I don't mind that the MP3s are gone, but I've always asked people if they remember a song called "Peter and Penelope Penguin" from their youth. They never do, but now I have proof that it does exist. Thanks!

Anonymous said...

Ahhh please reupload when you get a chance. I played the cassette multiple times during my youth. Thanks for putting it up previously, buy please reupload for us late bloomers.

Anonymous said...

Wow, thanks for the validation! Other than my parents & my brothers, it seemed like no one else had ever heard of this record. That record is the center of my favorite childhood x-mas memories. My mom would always dance in a 60's go-go style that would crack us up as we tried to keep up with her. Too bad the MP3 file is gone-but I won't give up my search! :0)