![]() ![]() I guess the me of all those years ago thought she knew better than whichever cast member slaved over the very same task back in 1972! I’m not sure now why I didn’t go with the actual in-park sequence that Al documented…. Next I spent an inordinate amount of time sequencing the songs so that they flowed seamlessly and there were no duplicates of songs or artists back to back (tricky to do when there are two versions of “Jingle Bells” and of “White Christmas,” plus five songs by the same artist). Some of the records were not in the greatest shape, so a few of the songs have quite a bit of authentic hiss and pop that was impossible to filter out. Along the way I may have overpaid for a couple of records, but I also enjoyed the thrill of discovery every time I came upon another rare gem.Īfter I’d collected all the albums (some of which, I realized, may once have been in my Lawrence Welk-loving grandma’s record collection), I had to digitize the songs with a complicated setup involving my record player, a 4-track recorder and my computer, since they hadn’t invented those USB turntables yet. Starting in the spring, I spent six or eight months combing local record stores, trawling the web, and stalking eBay. However, because Disneyland’s Christmas music loop was created around 1972, most of the tracks on it are from albums that are long out of print and have never been released on CD.Īs a former college radio DJ and record shop rat, I zealously took on the challenge of tracking down every single song in the Main Street Christmas loop. ![]() Even better, he dug up exactly which album each song came from. Several years ago, ’s Al Lutz posted a complete listing of the songs played on Disneyland’s Main Street, U.S.A. ![]() Christmas music loop, plus CD tray art if you want to make a keepsake version. So scroll down to find MP3s of every song on Disney’s Main Street, U.S.A. Christmas music loop for those who don’t have it yet. I’m sure this is a drag to those of you who’ve been around since the beginning, but each year I get at least one comment from someone who is thrilled to discover you can actually bring home the beloved Christmas music heard at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. With apologies to longtime readers… Every year around this time, I re-post Disneyland’s and Magic Kingdom’s Main Street, U.S.A. ![]()
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