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Welcome to "Rapidly Rotating Records," Glenn Robison's weekly, one hour radio program of "toe-tapping music from rapidly rotating 78 RPM records of the 1920s and 30s", broadcast Sunday evenings at 6:00 PM over KISL FM 88.7 Avalon.

This week it's a special Christmas edition of the show, and all of the records on the show are making their RRR debut, except the first one, which is a "must play." As always, just click on the link below to listen streaming online and/or download the show.

Best wishes to all my listeners for a wonderful holiday season filled with quality time spent with family and friends.  Enjoy the show!

Rapidly Rotating Records Show – December 21, 2014

Here's the complete playlist:

Segment 1: 

Swingin' Them Jingle Bells – Fats Waller and His Rhythm / Fats Waller, v.
Savoy Christmas Medley – The New Mayfair Orchestra
The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot – Jimmy Ray AHO / Jimmy Ray, v.
The Fairy On The Christmas Tree – The BBC Dance Orchestra Directed by Henry Hall / The Three Sisters, v. 

Segment 2: 

Santa Claus Is On His Way – Sammy Kaye AHO / The 3 Kaydets, v.
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town – Marimba Novelty Orchestra (Joe Green) / Unidentified, v. (Jack Parker?)
Winter Wonderland – Lew Stone and His Band / Alan Kane, v.
I'm Spending Christmas With The Old Folks / Oscar Rabin and His Band / Diane, v. 

Segment 3: 

Christmas Greeings 1925 / Adam Carroll (1925 Ampico Piano Roll)

Segment 4: 

What Will Santa Claus Say (When He Finds Everybody's Swingin') – Louis Prima and His New Orleans Gang / Louis Prima, v.
Hello Mr Kringle – Kay Kyser AHO
The Man With The Whiskers / The Hoosier Hot Shots

Segment 5: 

Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers – Vincent Lopez AHO
Santa Claus Hides In The Phonograph – Ernest Hare
Santa Claus Blues – Clarence Williams' Blue Five / Eva Taylor, v. 

THANKS FOR LISTENING! 

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Rapidly Rotating Records is now in the lineup of YesterYear Radio at WYYR.com. RRR is heard each Tuesday evening at 10 Eastern / 7 Pacific following David Miller's "Swinging Down the Lane." Click in to WYYR.com for some great big band programming.