An Old Fashioned Christmas

Bing Crosby - Christmas Songs and More (2022)  Music

Posted by Rtax at Dec. 14, 2022
Bing Crosby - Christmas Songs and More (2022)

Bing Crosby - Christmas Songs and More (2022)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 495 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 203 MB
1:25:59 | Christmas, Pop, Easy Listening, Jazz | Label: UMG

Bing Crosby was, without doubt, the most popular and influential media star of the first half of the 20th century. The undisputed best-selling artist until well into the rock era (with over half-a-billion records in circulation), the most popular radio star of all time, and the biggest box-office draw of the 1940s, Crosby dominated the entertainment world from the Depression until the mid-'50s, and proved just as influential as he was popular. Unlike the many vocal artists before him, Crosby grew up with radio, and his intimate bedside manner was a style perfectly suited to emphasize the strengths of a medium transmitted directly into the home. He was also helped by the emerging microphone technology: scientists had perfected the electrically amplified recording process only a few months before Crosby debuted on record, and in contrast to earlier vocalists, who were forced to strain their voices into the upper register to make an impression on mechanically recorded tracks, Crosby's warm, manly baritone crooned contentedly without a thought of excess.
Jim Nabors - The Complete Columbia Christmas Collection (2015/2017) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/192kHz]

Jim Nabors - The Complete Columbia Christmas Collection (2015/2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Time - 79:29 minutes | 2,01 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 79:29 minutes | 1,58 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

James Thurston Nabors was an American actor, singer, and comedian. "The Complete Columbia Christmas Recordings" combines Jim Nabors' two holiday albums for Columbia – 1967's Jim Nabors' Christmas Album and 1972's Merry Christmas – adding a couple of seasonal religious tunes from 1968's The Lord's Prayer & Other Sacred Songs and 1971's How Great Thou Art for good measure (as it happens, these bonus cuts include two different versions of "Ave Maria." Of the two albums, the 1967 set is slightly stuffier – there's a reliance on old-fashioned carols and the string arrangements are a bit stiff – but 1971 conjures just a bit of the spirit of Hollywood holiday specials, its strings feeling slightly snazzy, not starchy. His sensibility belongs in an era that was bypassed when these records were recorded, so this release functions as dual nostalgia: pining for pining for days of Christmas past.
«A Vintage Christmas: A Collection of Classic Stories and Poems» by Charles Dickens,Mark Twain,L.M. Montgomery,Louisa Ma

«A Vintage Christmas: A Collection of Classic Stories and Poems» by Charles Dickens,Mark Twain,L.M. Montgomery,Louisa May Alcott
English | ISBN: 9780785225386 | MP3@64 kbps | 5h 13m | 143.4 MB

Pat Boone - The Fifties Complete: Box Set 12CDs (1999)  Music

Posted by Discograf_man at Aug. 23, 2016
Pat Boone - The Fifties Complete: Box Set 12CDs (1999)

Pat Boone - The Fifties Complete: Box Set 12CDs (1999)
Rock & Roll, Pop Rock, Vocal | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 2,07 Gb | Covers 11 Mb
Label: Bear Family | Release Year: 1999

12-CD LP-sized box set. He might not have been the King Of Rock 'n' Roll but Pat Boone was certainly King Of The Hit Parade during the rock 'n' roll era. He sung ballads with a beat and up-tempo pop tunes such as I'll Be Home, Don't Forbid Me, Love Letters In The Sand, Why Baby Why and I Almost Lost My Mind. Hits like this kept him in the charts every week from 1955-1959! This boxed set contains Pat's rare 1953 Republic recordings and every single DOT recording made during the Fifties - over 320 tracks in total.

My Skinny Wonderland - What Went Wrong? (2002)  Music

Posted by v3122 at Feb. 8, 2016
My Skinny Wonderland - What Went Wrong? (2002)

My Skinny Wonderland - What Went Wrong? (2002)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
20015 | Uncle Doe Records | ~ 308 or 118 Mb | Scans(jpg) -> 54 Mb
Indie-Roсk / Avant-Prog

According to the CD booklet, "What Went Wrong?", the debut album by the Belgian band My Skinny Wonderland, represents a musical story-tragicomedy where disenchanted and guilt-ridden beings live side by with diamond-winged fairies…

U.S. Christmas - Eat The Low Dogs (2008)  Music

Posted by gribovar at Nov. 1, 2017
U.S. Christmas - Eat The Low Dogs (2008)

U.S. Christmas - Eat The Low Dogs (2008)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 354 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 131 MB | Covers - 40 MB
Genre: Post-Rock, Stoner Rock, Psychedelc/Space Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Neurot Recordings (NR058)

Eat the Low Dogs is a beautifully dark and medicating record that fewer ears will hear than it deserves. It rocks, laments and hollers from the mountainous region of Marion, North Carolina with an enduring gloom that feels archaic and steadfast throughout. The old-timer influences are vast, but U.S. Christmas’ old/new merged sound is unified and deliberate: Hawkwind, Neil Young and slow-burn sludge metal such as Neurosis or Isis with their amps to eleven all play a role in U.S. Christmas’ composite sound which is less sinister as it is somber. The muddling of genres results in a drug-addled state of alternating between southern rock, psych outbursts and old-fashioned country…
Boston Camerata & Joel Cohen - Trav'ling Home. American Spirituals, 1770-1870 (1996/2024)

Boston Camerata & Joel Cohen - Trav'ling Home. American Spirituals, 1770-1870 (1996/2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 270 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 148 MB
1:01:23 | Classical | Label: Warner Classics

As urban America of the nineteenth century grew and prospered, it became anxious to show itself civilized and "cultured" along the lines of established European culture. And so it was that the music of America's founders – the untutored but vigorous religious music of Colonial America, and the rugged, folk-derived spiritual song of the countryside – was more or less banished from polite society. The middle classes preferred (or were told to prefer) major-key hymns in "correct" four-part harmony. Funny stereopticon slides were published showing country yokels at an old-fashioned "singing school," presumably caterwauling some anthem by a disgraced eighteenth century like Billings or Read. Standard American music history texts, some even in use today, wrote off these repertoires, dismissing them in a few lines, or even ignoring them entirely.
Boston Camerata & Joel Cohen - Trav'ling Home. American Spirituals, 1770-1870 (1996/2024)

Boston Camerata & Joel Cohen - Trav'ling Home. American Spirituals, 1770-1870 (1996/2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 270 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 148 MB
1:01:23 | Classical | Label: Warner Classics

As urban America of the nineteenth century grew and prospered, it became anxious to show itself civilized and "cultured" along the lines of established European culture. And so it was that the music of America's founders – the untutored but vigorous religious music of Colonial America, and the rugged, folk-derived spiritual song of the countryside – was more or less banished from polite society. The middle classes preferred (or were told to prefer) major-key hymns in "correct" four-part harmony. Funny stereopticon slides were published showing country yokels at an old-fashioned "singing school," presumably caterwauling some anthem by a disgraced eighteenth century like Billings or Read. Standard American music history texts, some even in use today, wrote off these repertoires, dismissing them in a few lines, or even ignoring them entirely.

BBC Four Sessions - The Christmas Session 2010  Music

Posted by Lode at Dec. 24, 2010
BBC Four Sessions - The Christmas Session 2010

BBC Four Sessions - The Christmas Session 2010
English | 0:0:58:55 | 720 x 400 | PAL (25fps) | H.264/MPEG-4 AVC | AAC 160 Kbps | 577 MB

A blend of folk tradition and burlesque fun as a range of artists perform seasonal songs. BBC Four celebrates merry midwinter in unique style, with an exhilarating blend of folk tradition and burlesque fun. Energetic 11-piece Bellowhead and Mercury-nominated alternative folkies The Unthanks get together with the impressive young singers Thea Gilmore and Lisa Knapp, plus other special guests.

The Ultimate Christmas Recipe Collection  eBooks & eLearning

Posted by Ludwiener at Dec. 23, 2007

The Ultimate Christmas Recipe Collection
108 Pages | PDF | 2 MB | English

The Christmas dinner is not just another meal, it's an event. Christmas is a magical time when friends and family get together to share Christmas cookies, the tree trimming, and a richly laden table. A carefully thought out Christmas dinner is one of the most important gifts you can give, and will be remembered for years to come. A lot of kitchens are busy days in advance of Christmas preparing for that one special day of the year. Planning your perfect Christmas menu can be the hardest part of the preparations. Having a great selection of recipes, like those in The Ultimate Christmas Recipe Collection is essential.