Ah, here we are starting the second side of the cassette case. Some of my very favorites are here, starting with the Revels tapes. The Revels originated in Cambridge, Massachusetts, but now there are over a dozen groups all over the country. They began re-enacting medieval Christmas celebrations and music and the earliest cassette reflects that. They have also done European carols, American folk music, Irish songs, Russian and Scandinavian offerings, and Victorian celebrations. This year the Revels is doing a Scottish Christmas.
And of course there's Mannheim Steamroller. I love their arrangement of classic carols which makes some of them sound brand new. The arrangement of "Silent Night" always makes me cry.
Here's an antique music box album--lovely tinkling tunes. Old English carols by the York Waits and St. George's Canzona and Sneak's Noyse. Carols on dulcimer and more commercially, the Singers Unlimited. Two cassettes of Christmas harp music. Peter, Paul and Mary and more Bing Crosby. Truly a collection of riches.
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