Re: [ARSCLIST] A Christmas Carol - reissues

[Robert Hodge <rjhodge@xxxxxxx>]

Add " The Small One "- Decca 78's set # DA-533  Bing crosby with supporting cast Score by Victor Young
And " The Littest Angel "- Loretta Young with supporting cast- Decca 78's  set#DA 399  Story by Charles Tazewell Score by Chas. Paul 

Bob Hodge

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>>> sternth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 1/10/2006 12:35 PM >>>
This Christmas has seen an abundance of reissues of Dickens' A Christmas 
Carol on cd.  A list follows.
Anyone know of others?  and a few questions about these issues, plus I 
would appreciate discographical details.
Best wishes, Thomas.

St.Clair NRX34852  Norman Rockwell A Festival of Carols
  (reissues the 1942 Columbia 78's with Basil Rathbone.
  Also includes 13 Christmas songs sung by Nelson Eddy with Paul 
Weston's Orchestra & Chorus)

Deutsche Gramophon  00289 477 5742  Charles Dickens Classics
  A Christmas Carol - Ronald Colman (sic)  rec. 17 September 1941
   (4'34"  3'05"  2'59"  5'55" 5'58"_
  Mr Pickwick's Christmas - Charles Laughton, music composed and 
conducted by HANNS EISLER (5 Sept 1944)
   (7'10" 4'47"  5'17")
  in a previous mention of this cd, someone suggested that it might be 
taken from an abridged later reissue.  Can anyone confirm
if this contains the complete productions??.  (the playing times given 
are from the cd notes)
  has DG done any other reissues like this??

Direct Source XMS 91082  A Christmas Carol & Other Christmas Tales
 A Christmas Carol - Lionel Barrymore with Richard Hale and cast  1947 
(24'06")
 The Oldest Christmas Story - Charles Laughton with The Hanns Eisler 
Orchestra  1944 (3'11")
 The Happy Prince - Orson Welles & Bing Crosby with Lurence Tuttle and cast;
                                Victor Young & His Orchestra  1945 (12'15")
 My New Year's Wish For You - Franklyn MacCormack with Herbert Foote, 
organ  1948 (2'52")
 Lullaby Of Christmas - Gregory Peck with supporting cast & The Carmen 
Dragon Orchestra  1949 (19'04")
 'Twas The Night Before Christmas - Lionel Barrymore with Buddy Cole, 
organ  1950 (3'05")

Laserlight 12 765  Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
 performed by Sir Lawrence Olivier and Guests
  sandwiched between Gloucestershire Wassail and Good King Wenceslas.
 this sounds like a radio broadcast - anyone have any details???  No 
cast is announced at the intro or closing.