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Day #365 of 365 Days of #arecordaday2016 : Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - Ella & Louis (Verve Records, 1956). Mom: "What do you think about record a day now that it's over. Are you going to miss it?" Sadie: "I just think we should do a video every day." Mom: "Are you trying to get to watch a video every day?" Sadie: "No I think we should make one." Mom: "That sounds hard." Dad: "I'm sure I will miss this someday, but I think we are done." Arlo: "Bath!" #ellafitzgerald #louisarmstrong

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Day #364 of 365 Days of #arecordaday2016 : Wham - Everything She Wants (Remix) / Last Christmas (Epic, 1984). Mom: "This band was a big deal when I was in first grade at Bay Elementary. George Michael is one of the guys in the band, and he died this week." #wham #georgemichael #lastchristmas

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Day #363 of 365 Days of #arecordaday2016 : Art Pepper - Meets The Rhythm Section (Contemporary Records, 1957). Dad: "You're standing in the same spot as jazz legend Art Pepper stood on Baxter Street & Alvarado Street in Echo Park (Los Angeles) in 1956. Art used to live right here with his girlfriend Diane. The photo was taken by a man named William Claxton." Sadie: "Mom, next time we go to a hula birthday party with swimming, we have to remember to bring panties in case I want to change out of my swimsuit for the hula dancing lesson." #artpepper #meetstherhythmsection #contemporaryrecords #williamclaxton

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Day #362 of 365 Days of #arecordaday2016 : Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (Columbia, 1968). Sadie: "The one with his hand behind his head looks like daddy." Mommy: "That's Garfunkel." Sadie: "Yep, he kinda does. His hair's curly." #simonandgarfunkel #bookends

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Day #361 of 365 Days of #arecordaday2016 : Doris Norton - Personal Computer (Durium Records, 1984). Dad: "Sadie, this woman was sponsored by Apple Computers and Roland to make music in the early '80s and then worked with IBM. Everything that you're hearing is made by computers and keyboards." Sadie: "Yeah, and robots." #dorisnorton #personalcomputer

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Day #360 of 365 Days of #arecordaday2016 : Gayla Peevey - I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas b/w Are My Ears On Straight (Columbia, 1953). Sadie: "Merreeeeee Christmas!" Dad: "Sadie, when this record came out Nana was 1 years old and Grammy was 11 years old." Sadie: "That's crazy!" Day #1 of #12daysofxmasrecords. #gaylapeevey #iwantahippopotamusforchristmas

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Day #359 of 365 Days of #arecordaday2016 : Various Artists - Christmas Rap (Profile Records, 1987). Day #2 of #12daysofxmasrecords. #christmasrap #christmasinhollis

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Day #358 of 365 Days of #arecordaday2016 : Willie Nelson - Pretty Paper (Columbia, 1979). Day #3 of #12daysofxmasrecords. Dad: "Sadie, Willie's an American legend." Sadie: "The cover doesn't look like Willy Wonka." #willienelson #prettypaper

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Day #357 of 365 Days of #arecordaday2016 : The Jackson 5 - Jackson 5 Christmas Album (Motown, 1970). Day #4 of #12daysofxmasrecords. #jackson5 #jackson5christmasalbum

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Day #356 of 365 Days of #arecordaday2016 : Gene Autry with The Cass County Boys & Carl Cotner's Orchestra - Merry Texas Christmas, You All! b/w The Night Before Christmas (In Texas, That Is) (Columbia, 1952). Sadie: "This is Day #5 of #12daysofxmasrecords. Only four days till Christmas!" #geneautry #merrytexaschristmas

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Day #355 of 365 Days of #arecordaday2016 : Vince Guaraldi - A Charlie Brown Christmas (Fantasy Records, 1965). Dad: "This is Day #6 of #12daysofxmasrecords, and this is the best Christmas song of all time." Sadie: "No, it's this one. It feels like Christmas." Dad: "Oh yeah it's this one." #acharliebrownchristmas #vinceguaralditrio

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Day #354 of 365 Days of #arecordaday2016 : James Brown - A Soulful Christmas (King Records, 1968). Mom: "This is Day #9 of #12daysofxmasrecords." Sadie: "Can Arlo open a present because I got to open one in Seattle?" #jamesbrown #asoulfulchristmas

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Day #353 of 365 Days of #arecordaday2016 : Hear Three Exciting Christmas Stories With Superman, Wonder Woman & Batman (Peter Pan Records, 1977). Dad: "Sadie, this is Day #8 of #12daysofxmasrecords." Sadie: "HA! Batman has a beard like Santa!" #peterpanrecords

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Day #353 of 365 Days of #arecordaday2016 : Mae West - Wild Christmas (Dagonet Records, 1966). Dad: "Sadie, this is Day #9 of #12daysofxmasrecords and this is Auntie Lydia's favorite Christmas record." Sadie: "This is me with my cousin Eleanor." Eleanor: "Mae West looks like a mermaid on the cover." Sadie: "Good." #maewest #wildchristmas #dagonetrecords

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Day #351 of 365 Days of #arecordaday2016 : A Chipmunk Christmas (RCA, 1981). Grammie: "Sadie, this is Day #10 of #12daysofxmasrecords." Sadie: "Wow! It looks like Chipmunk Punk." #chipmunkchristmas

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Day #350 of 365 Days of #arecordaday2016 : Charles Brown - Please Come Home For Christmas (King/Gusto, 1961/1978). Dad: "Sadie, this is Day #11 of #12daysofxmasrecords. This guy is from Texas City, Texas." Mom: "Hey, that's close to where I grew up." Sadie: "I like the Christmas tree on the cover." #charlesbrown #pleasecomehomeforchristmas

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Day #349 of 365 Days of #arecordaday2016 : Meco - Christmas In The Stars: Star Wars Christmas Album (RSO, 1980). Dad: "Today's the first day of '12 Days of Xmas Records.' For the next 12 days you and Arlo are going to open a present and each present's going to be a record. What do you think?" Sadie: "Wow!" Dad: "Sadie, this song's called 'What Can You Get A Wookiee For Christmas (When He Already Owns A Comb?)'." Sadie: "Whaaaaaatttt?!?!?!" #12daysofxmasrecords #starwarschristmas