![]() Each gift collection was accompanied by an 8-page type-written directory with a Chinese red cover titled “A Gift of Sound.” Besides having a decorative, though primitive look, the directory of song titles was intended to be easier on the eyes than my barely legible long-hand. So for Christmas I gift-wrapped four audio cassettes of the finest recordings from my collection and gave them to family and friends. In 1988 I thought it would be a neat idea to share the riches of my Christmas music collection. Davis, the composer of the popular carol The Little Drummer Boy. ![]() He is buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, a famous last resting place for some of New England’s great 19th century authors and transcendental poets, as well as Katherine K. Hutchins died on Augin Concord, Massachusetts. The carols were international in scope, mostly from Europe and the United States, and included both favorite and lesser known carols.Ĭarols Old and Carols New: For Use at Christmas and Other Seasons of the Christian Year had a limited printing of a thousand copies, but it contained unusual features for its day, such as a preface, a composer and music source index, a first-line index, and some information about the authorship of carols. The massive collection contained 751 carols, about 470 dedicated to Christmas, and it remains one of the largest ever printed in the English language. He is known for producing a number of books and hymnals for the Episcopalian Church, including his largest volume Carols Old and Carols New: For Use at Christmas and Other Seasons of the Christian Year (Boston: Parish Choir, 1916). He was an Episcopal minister who graduated from the General Theological Seminary, New York City. Charles Lewis Hutchins was born on this day in 1838. For customers nostalgic for their Christmas past, this is the perfect Christmas gift.Īct today for FREE SHIPPING using Code CHR2015 This Christmas collection has been described as a sumptuous and ideal gift package that will bring boundless joy this season. This cultural treasure includes a lavishly illustrated masterpiece book about the stories behind favorite American Christmas carols and songs featuring period fine art and illustrations from America’s great artists, such as Norman Rockwell, Henry Ossawa Tanner, and Grandma Moses, as well as images of nostalgic Victorian Christmas cards and notable magazines of yesteryear as The Saturday Evening Post, Scribner’s, and LIFE. But the collection is not only about music. Included in the American Christmas Classicscollection are 47 all-time favorite classic Christmas songs featuring music legends Bing Crosby, Kate Smith, Andy Williams, Gene Autry and other celebrated singers. a 50% Discount from the original price of $59.95! ![]() To boot, American Christmas Classics is available at $29.95. It produces exquisite Christmas music collections that will make perfect Christmas gifts at any time. Fortunately, with a little searching, there are several places where you can find such gift collections. It is still possible to come up with a nice sweet collection of American Christmas classics and wrap them into a gift box that will be much appreciated, especially by those folks from the Baby Boomer era. But unfortunately, it is a little bit of a task to locate and find such gifts and send them out during Christmas.Īmerican Christmas Classics – FREE SHIPPING until Christmas using Code CHR2015!ĭespite the fact that it is not easy to find the perfect gift to send out during Christmas, there is not a total blockade to prevent you from thinking out of the box. Just as we are reminded by the timeless hit of the Little Drummer Boy, no gift will ever be ideal for Christmas than the gift of a real Christmas classic. This is also the right time to look for special gifts and send them to our loved ones just to let them know how much they mean to us. ![]() We all love to get into the Christmas season and set the right mood for love and merry making.
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