/ Merry Christmas from Reino Moisio
MISC A-SIDE NOTES: The A-side (Merry Christmas from Anna Maria Alberghetti) of this disc features songs sung by Anna Maria Alberghetti who has no known direct connections to the Pacific Northwest. Born in Pesaro, Italy. After WWII, and at age 13 she was discovered by a promoter and taken to New York where she mad her concert debut at Carnegie Hall. That led to an appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. Later in her career, she went to Hollywood and appeared in numerous films, including Here Comes The Groom with Bing Crosby. International singing tours followed.
Misc B-Side Notes: B-Side features songs sung by Reino Moisio, a lounge singer who had worked in Las Vegas and all around the West Coast. It appears that he had some type of business relationship with Tacoma businessman and band-leader, Art Mineo. This record was "Produced and Distributed by Corcoran And Associates, Tacoma, WA."
B-Side:
- Ode to Joy
- Medley: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen; Deck The Hall; Joy To The World
- Glory to God
- Angels We Have Heard on High
- Reprise: Ode to Joy; Joy To the World; The Holy City
LOCATION: Hollywood, CA
RECORDING PERSONNEL:
RECORDING STUDIO: Ocean Way Recording Studio
RECORDING ENGINEER: Bob Hughes , Steve MacMillan
FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 12"
SPEED: 33 1/3 rpm
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B-SIDE MATRIX: TW-2001-B
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