Old Enough to Forget

I was searching for albums that I'd not heard of, and I found Christmas Time . The cover was wonderfully kitschy and the songs ranged from "Silent Night" to "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire" which appealed to me. The back cover photo of Roger Williams looked sufficiently geeky to catch my interest. This was either going awesome or a train wreck. The original version of the album came out in 1959, and this re-issue is undated, but I suspect it's from the early '60s. It was manufactured by MCA in Canada. Man, I don't know why it was such a problem to put a date on things. I suppose there was a feeling this was timeless and as such didn't need a date. Perhaps in a way it is. I really didn't know what to expect the first time I dropped the needle. Not knowing anything about Roger Williams, I didn't know if this was a vocal or instrumental collection of songs. Turns out Mr. Williams was a pianist — and a really good one. There is certainly ...