Firestone Presents Your Favorite Christmas Music Volume 4
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- Medley: Here We Come a-Caroling, Deck The Halls, God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen & O Little Town Of Bethlehem (The Young Americans)
Angles We Have Heard On High (James McCracken & The Young Americans)
I Wonder As I Wander (Dorothy Kirsten & The Young Americans)
We Three Kings of Orient Are & Hark! the Herald Angles Sing (The Young Americans & The Firestone Orchestra)
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear (Vic Damone & The Young Americans)
Ding Dong Merrily On High (The Young Americans)
The Christmas Song (Julie Andrews)
Joy To The World (Dorothy Kirsten & The Young Americans)
Ave Maria (James McCracken)
Medley: Away In A Manger, Silent Night & Coventry Carol (The Young Americans & The Firestone Orchestra)
Rocking {Little Jesus, Sweetly Sleep} (Julie Andrews & The Young Americans)
Masters In This Hall (The Young Americans)
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Vic Damone)
The Bells Of Christmas (Julie Andrews & The Young Americans)
My parents, who are both alive and in their 90s, still keep the Firestone Christmas albums they purchased each year way back in the 1960s inside the Zenith stereo console (now an antique piece of furniture) they bought at Sears in the same decade. When I return each year to visit them for the holidays, we play these albums on the stereo. It brings tears to my eyes each time - there are simply no better memories than those of our childhood at Christmas time.
My parents had the Zenith stereo too, and the Firestone Christmas albums were always being played!
When you put the Yoke of the Bible upon Jesus the Constitution then becomes Light as the Wings of Eagle in Flight “O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.”
What a lovely remembrance David. Thanks for sharing it!
My parents are this age and do likewise... This brings back memories of years gone by.... Thanks.🎄
I was born in 1962 when Vol.1 came out and also remember these being played on our Zenith Allegro system. The Christmas memories I have through the years as a child, are my most priceless next to my children being born.
I was born in 1959, and dad bought these home every year as they came out. Some of the best memories a person could have. I'm in awe!
Totally agreed! Born in '60 and my Dad used to pick these up at the gas station. Pretty amazing that a tire company got into the business of selling Christmas albums, but it was a thing for years. We had all of them. Such great memories.
Me too! Our Dad was a school teacher and would borrow a record player from school on Christmas, Easter, and summer breaks. The rest of the time, until my 7th grade year, we didn’t have a stereo or even simple record player.
Those moments from the first Charlie Brown Christmas special, until after New Years Day, were just magical.
I still feel so happy inside when I remember those childhood moments.
I felt love. I felt safe. I felt joy.
I took it all for granted as a kid, and at the time was often only aware that we had “less” (money and things)…
Dear God in heaven above, I’d pay any price to go back to those moments, and show more appreciation to my parents.
They did a good job of loving us. They weren’t perfect. But they sure laid a good foundation for us. And as a man who has seen a lot in 60 years, I now see so clearly how few people have the quality of experiences I had as a child.
Christmas is the happiest time of year for me. And these Firestone Christmas albums, along with the church choir at our little white church just north of Detroit…all the soundtrack of those very happy times.
Through the miracle of the internet, listening to all of this music as I prepare for a very busy weekend.
1956 Dad worked at a Firestone garage.....:)
Just hearing the crackling of the vinyl LP under a needle brings back so many treasured memories not to mention the music.
My dad was the supervisor of production, so we listened to them constantly. See his name on the album under credits. My favorite is the Bells of Christmas.
Such a delight to hear again. I still have the old vinyl and thanks to your father! My father was a music professor and our Christmas week off was spent playing these records morning and evening…
Many, many thanks to your father for contributing to so many happy memories!
This album played almost everyday at Christmas when I was a child. This IS Christmas to me.
Certainly an important Cornerstone
My parents had at least two of the Firestone Christmas Music albums. This brings back a lot of memories. Dad is gone but mom turned 84 on December 2, 2020.
my mother died this summer. These take me back to better times. Thank you for posting.
Whoever added this, thank you from the bottom of my heart. My dad played this album at Christmas time and, oh, how I miss him. Thank you and Merry Christmas♥️
This brings back my childhood. Heard them over and over again. Thanks for providing this album!
Firestone's 1965 Xmas LP not only featured three carols by the iconic Julie Andrews but also gave me an opportunity to hear the great voices of Met opera stars James McCracken and Dorothy Kirsten for the very first time. Also, there's fine vocal work by Vic Damone and the Young Americans and superb playing by the Firestone Orchestra under the baton of Iconic Maestro Irwin Kostal.
Great Comment... Cheers
Back in the 60's, I was 13 and I had a paper route and one of my stops was to a gas station. I bought one of every year for my mom. I haven't listened to this for decades. So many memories. Just to see my mom's face when I gave her this album at Christmas was so special to me. Thank you to who posted this!
The Young Americans' performance of "Ding Dong! Merrily On High" was the first time I heard this classic Yuletide hymn; many years later, Jackie Evancho did an outstanding cover version.
We had this LP at home when i was a kid but I haven't heard it in 40 years. How fantastic to find it presented on You Tube. My Christmas will be complete!! Wonderful!!
Stuart Law So glad you're enjoying it! Thanks for listening and commenting! Merry Christmas :))
Enjoyed all the previous comments. Most all start with “My Father” would pick up these up every year. Same with my Dad each year as soon as they were released he would
pick them up. They all played continuously during my childhood years. Such memories, now finally we can stream them. Thank you!
This album was always played in my house during Christmas and I LOVE that I can even hear some 'scratches' in the vinyl! Couldn't get more authentic than that..Takes me right back to then.
It's hard to explain how much finding these albums means to me. It's like being a kid again at Christmas with Mom and Dad at the farm. Thank you doesn't seem like enough.
I understand what you mean, Radar. Thanks for listening and commenting :))
Thank you for adding these! The Firestone Christmas albums are a treasured part of my childhood,. I had 4 or 5 that I loved and listened to occasionally, until 2008, when Hurricane Ike hit my house and washed them away. So it's a real joy to find them on here!
I was born much earlier than many here, in 1951. So I had just turned 14 when Dad brought this latest Firestone Christmas Album home. I remember especially Julia Andrews and the brand new song written specifically for this record, "The Bells of Christmas". It should have caught on, but doesn't seem to have. I suppose one reason this year's remains special to me is that this was the last Christmas before our mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, the horrible disease which took her from us in the first months of 1969. We were a family of 7 then, older brothers 19 & 18, only sister 8, youngest brother, 2. There was much joy at that time. Thank you for bringing me to re-experience it as a 72 year old!
Why "The Bells Of Christmas" never became a holiday standard is beyond me! This Carol was introduced to the world by none other than Julie Andrews!
You have no idea how happy I am that you downloaded this. I grew up, listening to it over and over again as well as the Goodyear Christmas album. I haven’t ever heard anything I liked better, obviously, though it’s hard not to be partial. Thank you so much!
My Dad worked for Firestone when we lived in Williston, ND, I was kindergarten through 2nd grade. I recently commented to my mom about these albums at Christmas complete with hiss and pop of the record player. I am in utter nostalgia as I listen to this visceral and vivid trip down memory lane. Thanks and gratitude to you for posting this music.
I was born in '63 and the Firestone albums were definitely the first Christmas music I ever heard played in our house. I'm sure my Mom still has them in Pa., but here in Texas I was thrilled to find them here. Thanks for uploading them and thank you Dad for being my first, best D.J. in our house. I miss you.
I've been listening to the Firestone albums and comparing them to the others that were contemporaneous: Goodyear, Sears, etc. It seems to me the Firestone are the best, though all are good. What I have read is that Firestone created these from the ground up and didn't just pull from a record company's vault. The Firestone family was personally involved.
As a child, my mother collected all of these albums. The stereo would be loaded for an auto drop with 6 albums at a time, the speakers were wired through the home and from the day after Thanksgiving unit January 6, these albums filled us with joy. Every year we'd have a house full (100 or more people) of family and friends around 12/23 to celebrate the holidays and my dad's birthday. Ironically, you uploaded this on my father's birth date 12/23/21-9/2012. Thank you
Thank you! My father would bring one of these home at Christmas. We played them over and over! Great memories.
Thank you for capturing these Firestone Christmas albums from the 1960s and for including the album’s song titles as well as the individual singing artists. I bought over a dozen Firestone albums a a teenager and young husband.
Thank you for posting these!!! These instantly take me back to my childhood in the 1960s!!!!
Although it is only September, since my sister from out of state is visiting now, and since I just discovered this on TH-cam, we are listening, AGAIN, to our mother's choice for Christmas music. We're grateful that our late Mom exposed us to good music and thankful for this chance to reminisce.
We had to wait until after Thanksgiving to play Christmas records. The Firestone records were among our favorites, and were often the first on the turntable of my dad's old Columbia. Fifty years ago!
Love! I even enjoy the crackle of the LP....brings back the awesome days when Christmas music was real music......not some screaming Mimi trying to see how high she could screech. Thanks for sharing. 🎄
So true!
Yes, this is the true music of Christmas! (Mariah Carey can just retire from the music business as far as I'm concerned!)
hahahaha... LOVE that reference to the "crackle of the LP". That's a totally unexpected perspective for me.
Thanks youtube for giving me a gift on this auspicious day,through these carols,merry Christmas to all listeners.
Thank you for uploading these albums. My grandparents were both music teachers and included selections from these albums on a special Christmas music compilation they made for my parents in the 1970s. I listened to these albums throughout my childhood. As they didn't include everything on each album, I am now hearing (for the first time!) the complete Firestone albums, thanks to your channel. (Also, I have never figured out all of the lyrics to 'Masters in This Hall' in my nearly 45 years!).
My mother would run out to Pomeroys in Willingboro, NJ
and buy these. I love and miss her and these records.
Omg. Thank you. So many memories
This was the album of my Christmas when I was young. Merry Christmas. Hope you have the best one ever.
My Godfather passed a few of these albums on to me before he was called home. I enjoyed the classic voices performing the songs, Franco Corelli, Gordon McRae, etc. Filling my office with this Christmas cheer!
I'm overcome with memories! My Dad worked in and owned a tire business. He'd bring home the Firestone albums and I'd listen repeatedly!
So glad it brought back memories, Linda! Thanks for listening and commenting :))
@@TheSorrowfulFlowerSir, Firestone Album #5 has been blocked in the United States. Why did this happen? Is it possible for you to upload it again? I miss this album and Julie Andrews!
My mom and dad had these as we were growing up and we lost all of them in hurricane Katrina. I'm glad we can find them here on you tube
So sorry. I love these. Reminds me of Mattel toys. God bless you.
Michelle G. My mother always played this when she would decorate our house for Christmas. They lost everything including this album in the Harvey flood. I’m so happy I found this too! It makes me smile and brings back so many memories.
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We lost all our albums in "K" as well... Words can't express what a part of our childhood Christmases these albums were. As soon as the new installment arrived at the Firestone store (in our case, on Camp St. in the New Orleans CBD), Dad handed me the dollar plus tax & tasked me with making a special stop from the Magazine bus to get our copy.... So grateful for your posting!
@@johnd8783 wow, $1 albums ! And for great music! Imagine that. We also had the bootleg disco albums . Great dancing music. I would sit & watch my parents practice their disco dance routine for the contest at the neighborhood lounge. Great memories! At least we have those.
My father brought these home every year they were available. What wonderful memories. Thank you very much.
KP Hunt You're very welcome, I'm glad it brought back such nice memories :))
I grew up in the 60’s and 70’s listening to the Firestone and Goodyear albums all through the Christmas Season at my parents
Home. Now they are mine and still played and cherished in my home during the best time of the year!
If I close my eyes while listening, then I'm back in my grandmother's den, watching the fire, and of course, the big console TV. All sorts of scents in the air... including pine, cinnamon, freshly cut wood. Wow.
Thank you for uploading this album. Played it for my 91 year old mother who got all misty -eyed recalling memories of Christmases past when we all still lived at home. Good times!!
+Barbara Wood How wonderful! I'm so glad it brought back good memories, it does that for me, too :))
Played them for my mom as she was dying . Some of her last words were it’s NOT the records ,I can hear the Sound of the needle dragging on my record I was like wow cashier that she could barely hear you talking to her I don’t know remember who I am.
Ohhh, I can't thank you enough for the Firestone albums. I've searched for these for years. I grew up listening to them every year into my teens and my parents lost them after I left home. Thank you so very much for making my three decade search finally complete!!!!!
+Denise Williams They're a treasure, aren't they? It's wonderful to hear that they mean as much to so many others as they always meant to me. Thanks for listening and commenting! :))
These albums were THE christmas music for most of my childhood, until overplay wore them out. It's great to hear them again.
JoeOutside1 They were the albums we always listened to, too. So glad you're enjoying hearing them again! Merry Christmas :))
My parents hade a big Admiral console stereo from about 1959, and we had these Firestone albums too; played them over and over again at Xmas. Fond memories! Eventually, the console stereo was relegated to the basement when component stereos became the rage in the 1970's.
The songs being done by the various artists are all outstanding--thanks for giving us access to them again.....
I still have this record from my childhood. It brings back a lot of good memories. I love it.
Bravo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Another time when the world was sane !
Wow, I can't believe these are available! This is what I grew up listening to. Talk about bringing back memories!
Christmas 🎄 was magical with Firestone Album's
Thank you so much for uploading this. This was 'the' Christmas album from my childhood. My mom would always play it. Great memories. :)
Wendy Montez You're welcome! We always played these every year, too. Thanks for commenting! Merry Christmas :))
Exactly as I remember! I am so glad I found this. First album I played every Christmas when I was a kid. Love this.
I'm so glad you found it, too, Marguerite! Thanks for listening and commenting :))
Thank you for posting. These are the albums I remember above the rest when I was young. I thought I would never hear them again.
My pleasure, Christopher. Of all the Christmas albums we listened to when I was young, these are the only ones I remember. Thanks for listening and commenting :))
Fantastic! I was really young when we had these Firestone albums. I remember them from the album art..couldn't read yet! Ha! Thank you for sharing with us. What sweet memories!
Krista Harmon Yes, that album art is synonymous with my childhood. So happy this brought back good memories for you! Thanks for commenting :))
This is truly the fountain of youth. I am a child again when I hear this.
Steve Gorney You and me both, Steve! Thanks for listening and commenting. Merry Christmas!
~Heather
Agreed
I still have the original 33 rpm of this...it is not Christmas without this!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much!!!
Raymond Smith I agree, no Christmas season is complete without listening to Firestone albums. Thanks for listening and commenting! Merry Christmas :))
Thanks it takes me back to good times
Oh my gosh I got this album, as a kid my parents played this album and I now have them all. Forgot all about it.
Este disco es una joya musical gracias por subirlo al yotube esta maravilloso... Ya pensando en. Las bendiciones que tendremos en esta navidad
No Christmas Eve was complete without this album in our house. Such memories! Thank you for posting this.
+Kim Griffin I'm glad it brings back nice memories, it does for me, too. Thanks for listening and commenting :))
Big thanks to The Sorrowful Flower for this memory. I hope 2023 is the best year for those who stopped by here.
I still have this album, overplayed and worn! It was 1966 that we bought it. Wonderful memories. Thank you so much for uploading it.
+sailorette1 Wonderful memories for me, too. Thanks for listening and commenting :))
My dad managed a Firestone store for several years so we always had these.
My family has a lot of these Firestone Albums. Still listen to them
Thank you for sharing this. My mom is one of the Young Americans for this record.
How wonderful! She's part of something very special that continues to bring a lot of happiness to a lot of people. Thanks for commenting :))
thank you so much for sharing this precious collection of vintage Holiday Hits! I recently just purchased a muzak reel of overhead music that was used in Howard Johnson's restaurants 😊 I love these vintage recordings! have a very happy holiday season, Merry Christmas and a blessed and healthy New Year!!
Im 65 and worked at Howard Johnson in Hollywood when I was a teenager..Merry Christmas everyone..Enjoy the Music...
One of the several vinyl albums my parents had when I was a child. I loved this collection of albums.
I instantly remembered the cover of this album. Brings back so many memories.
My Favorite all time Christmas Albums. RIP Mom , first Christmas with out you ! You Finally got your wish. To be with Dad. Hope you both are Resting in the Lord's Arms. Till we meet again .
I remember this, and the 8mm home movie camera with the 90 zillion lumen light bulb bar frying our retinas Christmas morning.
I still have this album. I used it to make a reel to reel tape for a children's Christmas pageant.
Loved these growing up. so glad to find them here!
Instant childhood! Just add Firestone Christmas albums ❤
Thank you very much for sharing this my favorite Christmas LP. Merry Christmas to you!
My great grandparents raised me and they used to play these for Christmas. I still have the records and play them through my hi-fi setup. I still have the console, but it needs new capacitors.... Good times. Snowy New Mexico winters accompanied by the dishes they managed to cook oh-so-perfectly.
+Guns Cars and Digits Would that be Flux Capacitors? Need about 1.21 gigawatts for those.
Listening to an RCA console instead of Klipsch RF-82's would definitely take me back in time.
Thank goodness for technology. I use to listen to this album back in 1961. I think. because I remember all the songs.
My parents had this album, and the Green one. I grew up listening to these. Thank you for posting these. I love them.
Lots of memories associated with these albums for me, too, Laura. Thanks for listening and commenting. Merry Christmas!
I have a mint-condition Vol. 2 issue that I found at a local Salvation Army Store a couple of years back! 😍
You mean the 1963 album with Rise Stevens and Brian Sullivan? Good for you! They were great singers who knew how to sing Christmas carols.
This is when quality companies sponsored content worthy of the American dream.
Thanks for the great Christmas 🎄 music 🎶. The scratches on vinyl are perfect. My dad had these records. Takes me back to those days. How I miss 😢 him. I'm playing this for my kids. Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 and happy holidays!!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Right after Thanks Giving dinner....This is what we began listening to. My dad had all the firestone albums. He had many others, but these were the ones we went to every time! Thank you so much for posting them!
That's about the time we pulled them out, too--and still do. Thanks so much for listening and commenting! Merry Christmas :))
To experience the prayer and the best Christmas yet may you see what Christmas should be all about
Thank you for posting these rare treasures. They bring back such great memories of Christmas with my family.
My grandparents used to play these albums during Christmas Eve present opening at their house. Great memories! Thanks for sharing these!
I'm glad they brought back such special memories! Thanks for listening and commenting :))
My favorite Christmas albums ever!
Wonderful childhood memories from the 60s in Wheaton IL. We would get these every year.
My maternal grandfather, who was a high school band director for many years and who loved Christmas, made a reel-to-reel tape for my parents of his favorite holiday music: It included The Many Moods of Christmas, Julie Andrews' 'A Christmas Treasure', and the Firestone albums. I remember listening to it every year growing up. My parents' reel-to-reel has been broken for a few years now, so while I have 'Many Moods' and Julie Andrews on CD, i didn't have the Firestone albums. Thanks for uploading these!
+Sara Stromseth-Troy What a wonderful thing for your grandfather to do! You're welcome! Thanks for listening and commenting :)
I have many except this one Firestone , Goodyear , Chryslers .
i loved this as a kid. thank you so much for uploading this. many good memories.
Boy, is Christmas great!
TheSorrowfulFlower God Bless you My Friend this was the One Album that brings all those wonderful Christmas Memories. My Mother would play it every Holiday Season while we decorated our house. Thanks so much for bringing back my childhood sincerely grateful Carolita.
I'm SO happy it brought back such wonderful memories! Thank you so much for commenting. Merry Christmas, my friend :)
Thank you for putting these on. My brother got all of mom's albums when we cleaned out the house. I'm glad that he has them but so appreciate that I can listen to them here. Same story as some of the others, mom bought the albums in the 60's and it brings back a lot of memories listening to them. Again, thank you!
I'm glad it brings back a lot of memories, Susan! Thanks for listening and commenting :)
~Heather
Ms. Kirsten gets to thunder out a ringing high C on 'Joy To The World', and Mr. McCracken sings a high B on the Beach/Gounod 'Ave Maria'! And why not? They were both opera singers! Rest in peace, Dorothy and Jimmy.
I listened to this album as I was growing up and it is the quintessential Christmas collection to me. I have the album but no turntable and was really longing to hear this music, and my grandson suggested TH-cam. Thank you for having it here!! Merry Christmas.
Leah Loar-Mays I'm so glad you found it! Your grandson's very smart! These albums are treasures, and I love that they mean so much to so many. Thanks so much for your wonderful comments, and I hope you had a very merry Christmas :))
yep, these are the albums our family listened to during christmas.....Thank you so much for posting. I've been thinking about what happened to our families copies of these albums and to hear them, is to share christmas with family again.
That's wonderful, Aaron! Thanks for listening and commenting :))
Joy to the 🌎🌍.
My mother had this album. Memories!
Love we three kings.
I was an "original YA", but left before this was recorded. Regrets there for sure! But, how wonderful to listen to this today. A blessing...thank you!!
An original YA! That's fabulous, Jennifer! Thanks so much for listening and commenting :))
Hi Jennifer! I'm a former YA - joined in '65, shortly after this album was recorded. Listened to this over and over and over.
My father and mother are both gone. Don't remember if they had these albums but we sang them in church and g
Merry Christmas!
JA recrecorded "The Bells of Christmas" in 1966 for Firestone's "Your Favorite Xmas Carols, Volume 5'. I fail to understand why this carol never became a holiday standard.
Merry Christmas 2021 🌲🌲⛄⛄🎅🎅
The Julie Andrews/Young Americans/Firestone Orch. recording of "The Bells Of Christmas" is electrifying!!! I do wish the kettledrums could have been stronger, though.