Russ Carlyle got his professional start after winning an amateur singing contest in 1935. After engagements at local Cleveland nightclubs, he went to work for radio station WJAY. In 1936 fellow Clevelander Blue Barron hired him as featured vocalist of his new orchestra. Carlyle was well-received by audiences, being voted one of the top four male vocalists by Billboard magazine in 1939.
From the 1940s into the 1960s, Carlyle performed on radio, TV, records, and live performing. In 1960, he hired Patty Clayton to be his lead female singer in his band and they continued to perform around the United States.
In 1968, they recorded this Christmas single and sent it to thousands of radio stations in the US. One of those stations was WOWO Radio in Fort Wayne, Indiana which added it to their Christmas playlist for many years - a local favorite.
Russ and Patty married in 1970 and together the pair would continue to perform for audiences until 1990 when both retired. Carlyle would pass away in 2011, Clayton is still alive (as of this writing).
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