Old Enough to Forget

I will address the elephant in the room straight off. Gospel music really is not in my wheelhouse, nor was it music I grew up with as a kid. Oh, I grew up with an abundance of good old fashioned church music, and a lot of the old hymns still get me in the feels. I am not really into gospel, but when it comes to Christmas music, I'd rather sit and listen to this than have to suffer through the caterwauling that passes for a lot of the "modern" takes on Christmas classics. Released in 1962, Silent Night captures the reverence and sacred essence of the holidays. The music is sparse, predominantly organ with some orchestra and backing chorus that was conducted by Johnny Williams. Johnny Williams ... this was 1962, I wonder if this is the guy we now know as John Williams. You know, that John Williams - you likely just hummed one of two songs in your head right now, the theme from Star Wars, or at least the "da da, da na na na na, da na na na na, nah nah na naaaah" o...