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🎄Top Hits of the Month Record Club: Christmas Favourites Sometime ago, I purchased a mysterious three-record set of vintage Christmas records that, at first glance, seemed like just another forgotten budget release. But as I began researching the label and contents, it quickly became clear this wasn’t your average drugstore 78 rpm EP record set. These were part of a fascinating and long-lost holiday series from the Top Hits of the Month Record Club. This obscure British operation appears to have released some of the most elusive postwar Christmas recordings of the 1950s. This video is part of a series exploring that three-record set—specifically, a likely Canadian pressing of the Christmas Favourites line, issued with distinctive “X” catalog numbers (cleverly branded for “X-mas”). These records were no-frills budget releases featuring anonymous performers, such as The Radio Choir and The Choristers, who delivered traditional carols in medley format—three songs per side. The pressings I found are almost certainly Canadian, based on label color, design, and catalog system. What makes this discovery so significant is that the very same recordings appear to have been issued in Britain under the more standardized EMO catalog system, with clearly British-manufactured pressings. This trans-Atlantic connection suggests a previously undocumented licensing arrangement between the UK and Canadian markets—carefully adapted to serve two different regions under differing catalog and branding strategies. The differences between the Canadian and British versions—color schemes, catalog numbers, label design—aren’t random. They reflect a conscious strategy of market segmentation and distribution. While every other budget label from this period (Crown, Diplomat, Somerset, etc.) has been well-documented and digitized, this label and these specific recordings are virtually absent from digital archives and discographic references. That makes this series a rare opportunity to present not just forgotten music, but genuinely undocumented recordings. These are more than just records—they’re cultural artifacts. They tell a story of how budget music moved internationally, how labels localized their designs, and how families on both sides of the Atlantic experienced Christmas music in the postwar era. These are likely some of the last truly undiscovered budget Christmas records, operating at the outer limits of the low-cost record industry. Their very anonymity—the lack of credited performers, the minimalist design, and the low production values—is precisely what allowed them to vanish for so long. But now they’re back, and we can finally give them the attention they deserve. If you’ve ever found unusual British or Canadian pressings in your collection—especially holiday or medley records—I’d love to hear your story in the comments. This is a conversation as much as a presentation, and I welcome insights from fellow collectors and music historians. Records Featured in This Set (Canadian Pressings?): 1X-A1: Deck The Halls / 1X-A2: Joy To The World / 1X-A3: It Came Upon A Midnight Clear (The Radio Choir) 1X-B1: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / 1X-B2: Away In A Manger / 1X-B3: O' Holy Night (The Radio Choir) 5X-A1: While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night / 5X-A2: The Holly And The Ivy / 5X-A3: God Rest, Ye Merry Gentlemen (The Radio Choir) 5X-B1: Once In Royal David's City / 5X-B2: We Three Kings / 5X-B3: As With Gladness Men Of Old (The Radio Choir) 6X-A1: Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful) / 6X-A2: Wassail Song / 6X-A3: Silent Night (The Choristers) 6X-B1: Angels From The Realms Of Glory / 6X-B2: Good King Wenceslas / 6X-B3: Christians Awake (The Choristers) British Equivalents (From Research): EMO-15A/B and EMO-16A/B — identical recordings, UK-labeled Resources Consulted: Michael Thomas's UK Record Label Database 45worlds.com label scans Discogs and private collector correspondence #ChristmasRecords #1950sVinyl #BudgetLabels #RecordClub #CanadianVinyl #BritishRecords #VintageChristmas #MusicArchaeology #CulturalGenealogy #VinylDiscovery #ObscureLabels #TopHitsOfTheMonth #RadioChoir #EMOrecords ----------------------- A reminder about the exclusive benefits available for supporting World Of Budget Vinyl Records: Consider becoming a patron on Patreon at   / budgetvinylworld  . As a patron, you'll enjoy early access to exclusive content, including complete albums that are often unavailable elsewhere on YouTube. If there is already an online copy, ours will be of appreciably better quality. Your patronage directly supports the creation of new content and compensates for the time and effort put into producing high-quality videos. Alternatively, you can join as a channel member on YouTube to access select full-length videos before they are fully released to the general public. Discover affordable genealogy s