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Real Gone Music is this year’s source for classic Christmas reissues – including two from our own Second Disc Records imprint! Here, we’re taking a look at three more titles from the label’s Christmas feast! At first glance, The Soulful Strings might appear to be just another of those ubiquitous sixties instrumental studio outfits, delivering MOR versions of the day’s popular hits. Yet, a closer look at ’ Soulful Strings – and most of its brethren, truth be told – reveals some of the best musicians of the day, moonlighting from their more famous assignments but giving the same high level of performance. Such is the case with 1968’s The Magic of Christmas , recently given its CD debut by Real Gone (RGM-0402). Produced and arranged by Cadet’s Richard Evans (whose credits ranged from Ramsey Lewis to Marlena Shaw) and recorded in the label’s homebase of Chicago, The Magic of Christmas is a funky yet festive soul stew of inventive takes on familiar holiday classics. 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The strings are out front, as usual, stating the melody as woodwinds, vibes and driving percussion all swirl around them. The Charles Brown hit “Merry Christmas Baby” is a bluesy slow burn, highlighted by Ashby’s harp and Upchurch’s guitar. “Deck the Halls” gets a solemn, stately rendering in contrast to the smoking groove laid down for “Jingle Bells.” Mel Tormé and Robert Wells’ “The Christmas Song” finds the strings supporting Christian’s gentle vibes on one of the most straightforward tracks on the album which nonetheless still finds room for a lightly swinging solo. Christian shines brightly, too, on “The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers.” Gene Sculatti provides the informative liner notes in the foldout booklet contained in this release, newly and nicely remastered by Mike Milchner at SonicVision and designed with a fine replica Cadet label on the disc by Claire Morales. Vocalist John Gary made his RCA Victor debut in 1963 with the appropriately-titled LP Catch a Rising Star . The rising star would go on to release over 20 albums for the label, but one of the earliest remained one of his most beloved: The John Gary Christmas Album , also from 1963 (RGM-0394). The young singer was ushered into RCA’s studio at Webster Hall with producer Andy Wiswell (a cast recording specialist), the background singers of The Norman Luboff Choir, and an orchestra led by renowned arranger-conductor Peter Matz (who in the same year arranged Barbra Streisand’s Grammy-winning debut at Columbia) for this eleven-track collection of holiday perennials and lesser-known tunes, including a Gary original. The mood is sweetly romantic throughout The John Gary Christmas Album , with the singer’s smooth vocals comfortably blending with Matz’s lush orchestrations and the choir’s full-bodied presence. Uptempo songs are largely eschewed, but Gary’s easygoing, warm and laid-back style is tailor-made for relaxed interpretations of standards like “White Christmas,” “The Christmas Song” or “Winter Wonderland,” all of which are presented in lovely, gently appealing fashion. Traditional, spiritual tunes are also very much a part of Christmas Album including two lengthy, tenderly-sung medleys showcasing Gary’s great range. The oft-recorded plea for peace, “Do You Hear What I Hear,” is sung with admirable restraint and control, with Matz backing Gary with luscious strings, brass accents and the power of the Luboff Choir. Gary had a personal connection to “Sweet Little Jesus Boy” which translates to his heartfelt performance. The song’s author, Robert MacGimsey, was a mentor and champion of Gary’s. The song was written in the style of an African-American slave’s spiritual, and Gary honors the songwriter’s intentions for its dialect in a respectful manner. 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