COLORADO SUNSET The Champagne Music of Lawrence Welk with vocal by Walte...

Time now for The Champagne Music of Lawrence Welk as the boys play---and Walter Bloom sings---"Colorado Sunset."

Recorded on July 26, 1938 and released on Vocalion #4284.

Lawrence Welk - "Nobody Knows" - 78 RPM Record

Time for Champagne Music with Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra as Lawrence and the boys play----and Bob "Tex" Cromer sings------"Nobody Knows."


Recorded on June 26, 1945 and released on Decca #23759.

1953 HITS ARCHIVE: Oh Happy Day - Lawrence Welk

From 1953, it's time for "Oh, Happy Day" with Lawrence Welk and His Champagne Music.


Deep-voiced Larry Hooper provides the vocal here.


Released on Coral #9-60893.

The Lawrence Welk Show: New Year`s Eve

Here's the December 29, 1962 ABC Network telecast of The Lawrence Welk Show.


Join Lawrence, the Champagne Music Makers, Champagne Lady Norma Zimmer, the Lennon Sisters, and company as they get ready to help ring in 1963 (which was still three days away at the time).

Lawrence Welk- "Merry Christmas." 1956

"Merry Christmas" from Lawrence Welk and His Champagne Music!

Here are the tracks on this 1956 Coral LP album ( CRL-57093):

0:00 Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!
2:25 I Wanna Do More Than Whistle
4:51 White Christmas
7:23 Christmas Island
9:45 The Christmas Toy
12:36 Santa Claus is Comin' to Town
14:42 Winter Wonderland
17:00 Christmas Dreaming (A Little Early This Year)
19:36 Christmas Comes But Once A Year
22:05 Thanks for Christmas
24:30 Twelve Days of Christmas
27:51 High on the Housetop

Among the featured performers: The Sparklers, Alice Lon, The Lennon Sisters, Dick Dale and Larry Hooper.

The Lawrence Welk Show - Christmas Party!

Here's a real treat for you!


Here's a complete kinescope of the December 24, 1960 ABC Network telecast of The Lawrence Welk Show.


Join Lawrence, along with the Champagne Music Makers, the Lennon Sisters, and guest (still not yet the Champagne Lady) Norma Zimmer.


1. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Instrumental

2. The Night Before Christmas - Aladdin

3. We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Klein Kids

Dodge Commercial

4. Christmas Carols - Norma Zimmer & Lennon Sisters

5. March Of The Toys - Instrumental

6. Thanks For Christmas - Lennon Sisters

Geritol Commercial

7. High On A Housetop - Larry Hooper & Kids

8. High On A Housetop - Jim Roberts & Kids

9. Ava Maria - Norma Zimmer

Dodge Commercial

10. Santa Introductions - Aladdin Claus!!!

11. Rudolph (Puppet) - Rocky Rockwell

12. Presley Imitations - Jeff Rockwell (Rocky`s son)

Dodge Commercial

13. O Holy Night - Joe Feeney

14. Outer Space Santa - Bill Page & son Scotty

15. Merry Christmas From Our House - Lennon Sisters

Sominex Commercial

16. Ava Maria - Jimmy Getzoff

17. Christmas Comes But Once A Year - Larry Dean

18. Christmas Island - Kenny Trimble & son

19. White Christmas - Norma & Jim

Dodge Commercial

20. Jingle Bells - Jo Ann Castle

21. Silent Night

22. Aladdin passes out gifts as Santa

The Blenders- "Ring The Christmas Bells." 1965

From Dot Records in 1965 we have DLP #3671 (in mono) "Ring The Christmas Bells" with The Blenders (who were regulars on The Lawrence Welk Show at the time).


This vocal quartet, comprising of 1st tenor Bob Duncan, 2nd tenor Steve Smith, baritone Greg Dixon, and bass singer Johnny Johnson, sing twelve of your favorite Christmas songs.


Here are the tracks:


0:00 Ring The Christmas Bells


2:27 Blue Christmas


4:48 Little Lady Make Believe


7:00 Dancing Snowmen


9:17 Merry Christmas From Our House To Your House


11:39 It Came Upon A Midnight Clear


14:00 Thanks For Christmas


16:39 Hawaiian Christmas


18:50 White Christmas


21:01 Christmas Village


23:30 Marching Home For Christmas


25:25 Silent Night

The Lawrence Welk Show (#12) Live from Chicago at the Aragon!

Here's a kinescope of the September 17, 1955 ABC Network telecast of The Lawrence Welk Show, originating live from Chicago's Aragon Ballroom!


Join Lawrence, along with Champagne Lady Alice Lon, and the Champagne Music Makers.


Includes commercials for the 1955 Dodge.

Lawrence Welk - I'll See You In My Dreams

Here's a cut from a Coral Records album of multiple extended-play 45 RPM records as Lawrence Welk and His Champagne Music Makers play "I'll See You In My Dreams."

Then Champagne Lady Roberta Linn does the vocal here on this recording from around 1951 or '52.

Maria Elena (1940) - Jayne Walton

From 1940, it's time for The Champagne Music of Lawrence Welk as they play "Maria Elena."

Champagne Lady Jayne Walton handles the vocal in Spanish.

Released on Okeh #5939.

Julida Polka (From the Lawrence Welk Show)

In a kinescope clip from the ABC Network premiere telecast of The Lawrence Welk Show, dated July 2, 1955, here are Lawrence and Myron Floren playing the Julida Polka on twin Pancordions.

1938 version: Lawrence Welk (theme) - Bubbles In The Wine

Time for "Bubbles In The Wine," the long-time theme song of The Champagne Music of Lawrence Welk.

Here are Lawrence and the boys with their original recording from July 28, 1938; recorded in New York City.

Released on Vocalion #4368.

The Lawrence Welk Show #142 (ABC-March 15, 1958)

Here's a complete kinescope of the March 15, 1958 ABC Network telecast of Lawrence Welk's Dodge Dancing Party.

Join Lawrence, along with the Champagne Music Makers, Champagne Lady Alice Lon, the Lennon Sisters, and Pete Fountain for an hour of fun and music.

Even Lawrence's son, Larry, makes a cameo appearance and gets to lead the band.

Complete with commercials for the Swept-Wing 1958 Dodge.

The Lawrence Welk Show #001

Here's another TV treat! It's the ABC Network premiere telecast of The Lawrence Welk Show from July 2, 1955.

Join Lawrence and his Champagne Music Makers along with Champagne Lady Alice Lon, singer Jimmy Roberts, accordionist Myron Floren, and singer-trumpeter Rocky Rockwell---amongst others.

Complete with commercials for the 1955 Dodge.

The Lawrence Welk Show (ABC-January 7, 1956)

Here's a kinescope of the January 7, 1956 ABC Network telecast of The Lawrence Welk Show, originating from Houston, Texas.

Time for a full hour of music and fun with Lawrence and his Champagne Music Makers.

Complete with commercials for the 1956 Dodge, pardners.

The Lawrence Welk Show (ABC-February 17, 1962)

Here's a videotape of the February 17, 1962 ABC Telecast of The Lawrence Welk Show with a tribute to the 1890s.

Banjo virtuoso Eddie Peabody was a special guest that night.

Complete with commercials.

Lawrence Welk's TOP TUNES and NEW TALENT (ABC-October 15, 1956)

Here's a kinescope of the October 15, 1956 ABC Network telecast of Lawrence Welk's Top Tunes and New Talent, which includes commercials for the 1956 Dodge and Plymouth cars.

This was Lawrence's Monday night ABC series, which complemented his Saturday night Dodge Dancing Party.

The Lawrence Welk Show - S02E25 - W/O/C - March 2nd, 1957

Here's a kinescope of the March 2, 1957 ABC Network telecast of Lawrence Welk's Dodge Dancing Party, the Champagne Music King's Saturday night series.

Complete with commercials from the 1957 "Swept Wing" Dodge.

The Champagne Music of Lawrence Welk, v./Joe Rohner: "(Ho-Dle-Ay) Start ...

Time to dance to The Champagne Music of Lawrence Welk as Lawrence and the boys play "(Ho-Dle-Ay) Start The Day Right."

Joe Rohner handles the vocal here.

Recorded on June 2, 1939 and released on Vocalion #4918.

1956 Lawrence Welk - Moritat (A Theme from “The Three Penny Opera”)

From The Threepenny Opera, here's "Moritat," with Lawrence Welk and His Sparkling Sextet.

This song is best remembered lyrically as "Mack the Knife."

Maybe Lawrence should have had Larry Hooper, Bob Lido, or Rocky Rockwell sing it.

This 1956 recording was released on Coral #9-61574.