Culinary Christmas - December 1: Christmas Dinner, Country Style
Featured Foods: Turkey, duck, bread, cider, ham, yams, chestnut stuffing, huckleberry muffin, cranberry sauce, cheese, pumpkin pie, mince pie, black-eyed peas
What better way to kick off Steve's 25 Days of Christmas Music for the 10th season than with a song that symbolizes just how crazy this "Culinary Christmas" theme really is. Thus, I present to you Christmas Dinner, Country Style. Bing Crosby made this a "Christmas hit" in 1963. Usually, I like to avoid Bing overload around this time of year because all we seem to hear over and over and over again is his rendition of "White Christmas". This is something quite different from that!
Incidentally, this isn't the first time we've featured a version of this song. Back in 2005, The Jimmy Joyce Singers brought us a rendition during our Amazing Vinyl ADVENTure theme. I'll leave it up to you to decide which version is better.
No matter which version you spin, I think you'll agree that there's a LOT of food mentioned in this song. Talk about a feast!
Once again you'll note we have a MUSIC PLAYER below so you can preview the song if you'd like… and as always, you can then download it. Also, please feel free to SPREAD THE WORD about the 25 Days via your blogs, Facebook, Twitter, etc. It's always more fun to share something like this with as many folks as possible.
So sit back, relax, and feast on this opening song to Steve's 25 Days of Christmas Music. It's going to be a fun journey! 
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- Bing Crosby – Christmas Dinner Country Style (Released 1963, 2:28, 2.5 MB)
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From the Archives: December 1
- 2002:
- Christmas is Coming by John Denver and the Muppets
- Christmas Time is Here by Vince Guaraldi Trio
- 2003: Jingle Bells from The Santa Clause
- 2004: It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas by Sam Levine Bluegrass Band
- 2005: Christmas Chopsticks by Jan Garber and His Orchestra
- 2006
- All I Want For Christmas Is My Upper Plate by Homer & Jethro
- Boogie Woogie Santa Claus by The Brian Setzer Orchestra
- 2007: Hark, The Herald Angels Swing! by The World's Greatest Jazzband of Yank Lawson & Bob Haggart
- 2008:
- Angels We Have Heard On High by The Brian Setzer Orchestra
- Angels We Have Heard On High by Appalachian Christmas Quartet
- 2009: It's a Small World Holiday by Disneyland
What's This All About?
New to Steve's 25 Days of Christmas Music? Take some time to read the explanation and introduction!
[...] wait to hear what music Steve is going to dish up this year. What are you waiting for? The first helping of music has been served… dig [...]
Let the yumminess begin!!!
I personally like the non-Bing version better!!
I like Bing, this isn't my favorite song but it's fun and a good way to set the tone for the 25 Days of Christmas Music. It reminds me some old Disney film like Apple Dumpling Gang or "Jodie Foster is a precocious tween" movie.