In 1972, Light records released a children's Christmas choir album. It was arranged by Clark Gassman and directed Jan Gassman. I don't know what Clark Gassman was on when he arranged this but even today, almost 40 years later, it still sounds like pure genius. The original songs are so great as well.
This album is a great mystery to me. There is barely any information online about the Gassmans or the record. The only pieces of information I found were that Clark was married to Jan, Clark died from cancer in the middle of 2006, there were actually three albums they have done, and all the recordings are out of print.
When I typed in Sunshine and Snowflakes in google, I was surprised to see how many people were still trying to get their hands on it. Fortunately I came across the website http://madphilosopher.ca/2004/12/sunshine-and-snowflakes/comment-page-5/. The "mad philosopher" has posted all the tracks available for download for free. I suggest that if you have kids, you take advantage of this. It's a fantastic recording.
Merry Christmas. Happy Birthday Jesus. See you all on Monday.
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