The Christmas Spirit holiday 45 on White Whale Turtles Gram Parsons L Ronstadt
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The Christmas Spirit
"Christmas is my time of year/Will you still believe in me"
Condition: VG+ disc/ drillhole in labels
Label: White Whale 290
Misc details: I cribbed this amazingly detailed discographic info from the Linda Ronstadt online fan blog:
A true oddity in the annals of Christmas rock, this one-off project was recorded by an oddball assortment of California rockers, some already famous, others soon to be. Written by Turtles singer Howard Kaylan and producer Chip Douglas (Monkees, Lovin' Spoonful, Turtles), "Christmas Is My Time Of Year" is a sterling (if eccentric) example of folk rock, and it brims with the festive spirit of the holidays. Lending a hand were Turtle Mark Volman (who, with Kaylan, later performed with Frank Zappa as Flo & Eddie); Gram and Gene Parsons (both of whom were members of the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers but were not related); Linda Ronstadt (then a Stone Poney but soon to become a country rock icon); Henry Diltz and Cyrus Faryar (who, with Douglas, were members of the Modern Folk Quartet); and the Bessie Griffin and the Gospel Pearls, whose cacophonous caroling nearly overwhelm the proceedings. Originally released by tiny White Whale Records (home to the Turtles and not much else), "Christmas Is My Time Of Year" has been reissued only once, on Rhino's long out-of-print Rockin' Christmas: The 60's. Monkees Peter Tork, Mickey Dolenz, and Davy Jones released an inferior cover version in 1976..
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