I was reading an article about new Christmas albums being released this year, which caused me to listen to and purchase Mary J. Blige's new album, A Mary Christmas. Soon to become a classic, and only $7.99 on iTunes right now!
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| A Mary Christmas by Mary J Blige |
What really caught my eye in the article though, was a reference to a new album by an artist covering the song Old Toy Trains. I don't care for the artist mentioned, but seeing that title brought back a small flood of memories about Christmas time while I was growing up. I had forgotten that I had forgotten the song, it had been so long since I heard it, but I'm pretty sure I used to love it when I was little.
I'm not sure who used to sing it on the country radio stations we listened to back then - although it was written and sung by Roger Miller in 1967, Glen Campbell released a version on his 1975 Christmas album, That Christmas Feeling. I would have been 5 at the time, so it was probably the Campbell version that was getting airplay.
I listened to the samples of both Roger Miller's recording and Glen Campbell's, then decided to purchase the song sung by a country artist named Joe Nichols. I have never heard of him before, but he has a great classic country voice, and his version sounds clean, clear and traditional at the same time. The album is called A Traditional Christmas, and the title is apt. I highly recommend giving it a listen. Also at only $7.99 on iTunes right now, it's well worth the price.
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| A Traditional Christmas by Joe Nichols |
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