The History of the Christmas Album: Part 2

We’re back with our first episode of 2026 and our next episode in our The History of the Christmas Album series!

In this episode we look at the early days of recorded music, including the first format war between Thomas Edison’s wax cylinders and Emile Berliner’s shellac discs.

Music in this episode:

1. Sleigh Ride Party – The Edison Male Quartette
2. Christmas Time Seems Years and Years Away – Manuel Romain
3. Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra – Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
4. The Vincent Lopez Orchestra – Toyland
5. Shchedryk – Bel Canto Choir Vilnius
6. Christmas Chimes – Chris Chapman

Also Mentioned in this episode:

• The Great 78 Project
• University of California Santa Barbara: Discography of American Historical Recordings

‘Tis the Soundtrack is written and produced by Kevin Williams as part of KarteDrop LLC.

Intro and outro music “Krampus Workshop” by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetech Inc.

All other music and audio in this episode belong to their respective copyright holders and are used solely for the purpose of commentary.