Customer Reviews

The Christmas Cowboy

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Sleigh bells jing-a-ling,
Jing, jing, jing-a-ling
Everything's all right,
What happy sight,
Santa's ridin' ol' sleigh bells
Jing-a-ling,
Christmas seems to glow,
Holly and mistletoe
And the whitest kind of snow....

I was 7 years old when I got my first record player that Christmas and along with an album (vinyl) called Gene Autry - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer. Sleigh bells played on side 2 and after the first listening, the essence of Christmas was so clear. After many years of playing the LP every Christmas, it became so scratchy and worn. You can hear the pops and crackles and it is just so gol-durn awful to listen to. I never could bring myself to part with it. I still have it after 40 years. The record cover is pretty worn and the label in the middle of the vinyl is streaked with markers. A reminder of my childhood.
Two years ago I was at a record store and I saw a CD titled Santa Claus Is Coming To Town and noticed that it had the song, Sleigh Bells! I bought this CD and what did I listen to first? SLEIGH BELLS!!! So clean and pristine. Tears of joy welled in my eyes...
My mom and dad have been gone for several years now, so every Christmas, I pull out this CD and listen to Sleigh Bells and immediately all memories from life and Christmases past comes hurling back. I'm not going to say anymore because I can't see what I'm typing....MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

THIS CD IS FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES. HE WAS THE BEST AT WHAT HE DID. I LISTENED TO THESE SONGS AS A TEENAGER, BECAUSE MY DAD HAD THEM ON TAPE. NOW I LISTEN TO THIS CD BECAUSE I LOVE IT. IF YOUR CHILDREN LISTEN TO IT THEY WILL LOVE IT TO AND A NEW GENERATION OF FANS WILL BE BORN. SO LET THEM LISTEN TO THE CHRISTMAS CD BY GENE AUTRY AND FIND WHAT A GREAT ENTERTAINER THEY HAD BACK IN THE 30'S, 40'S, 50'S AND 60'S. CHRISTMAS AT IT'S BEST!

Oh my gosh! This brings back memories. Gene's smooth voice and joyful tunes perfectly complement a winter's night. You can just taste the eggnog and smell the pine needles as he croons Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. If you love classic Christmas music, get this CD. It doesn't matter if you like country. This transcends genres!

I liked this CD a great deal, but then I have a deep-seated fondness for cowboy music. I'm not sure why. My only criticism of these songs is that most of them begin with a verbal bit of storytelling, that, although charming, gets a little redundant. I think I may make a copy of this CD and edit the vocals off the beginning of each song, then I can enjoy the pure, simple cowboy christmas music I like.

This is a wonderful cd. I remember listening to the 33 1/3 lp of this when I was young. What a delightful treat to hear it on cd. It brings back special memories of Chrhistmas when I was a kid.