Below is our list of Springtime holiday oldies on CD. These songs include Saint Patrick's Day and April Fool's Day songs as well as springtime flora and fauna songs.
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1955
- Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White - Perez "Prez" Prado
(This chart topper was from the movie "Underwater!" starring Jane Russell. "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White" is based on a French song written in 1950.)
1956
- April In Paris - Count Basie
("April In Paris" was written in 1932.) - Flowers Mean Forgiveness - Frank Sinatra
- When The White Lilacs Bloom Again - Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra
("When The White Lilacs Bloom Again" was written in 1928.)
1957
- April Love - Pat Boone
(This chart topper was the title song from the movie starring Pat Boone and Shirley Jones.)
1959
1960
- Come Rain Or Come Shine - Ray Charles
(Recharted in 1968. From the musical "St. Louis Woman" starring Pearl Bailey. Chart hit for Margaret Whiting in 1946.) - Greenfields - The Brothers Four
1961
- Fourty Shades Of Green - Johnny Cash
(Irish song and Country/Western chart hit which was the B-side of "The Rebel - Johnny Yuma.")
1962
- Lemon Tree - Peter, Paul And Mary
- Where Have All The Flowers Gone - The Kingston Trio
("Where Have All The Flowers Gone" was written by Pete Seeger.)
1964
- Daisy Petal Pickin' - Jimmy Gilmer And The Fireballs
- Don't Let The Rain Come Down (Crooked Little Man) - The Serendipity Singers
- Garden In The Rain - Vic Dana
(Chart hit for Gene Austin in 1929; also a hit for the Four Aces (1952).)
1965
- April Fool - Matt Monro
(B-side of "Walk Away.") - Baby The Rain Must Fall - Glenn Yarbrough
(Title song from the movie starring Lee Remick and Steve McQueen.) - Lemon Tree - Trini Lopez
- The Birds And The Bees - Jewel Akens
- Where Have All The Flowers Gone - Johnny Rivers
1966
- Flowers On The Wall - The Statler Brothers
- Green Grass - Gary Lewis And The Playboys
1967
- Dandelion - The Rolling Stones
- The Flower Children - Marcia Strassman
(Marcia Strassman is a TV/movie actress who was the wife on "Welcome Back, Kotter.") - The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener - Petula Clark
- The Rain, The Park & Other Things - The Cowsills
(Chart debut song for this family pop group.)
1968
- In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly
(The song title is an obfuscation or garbled up version of the phrase "In The Garden Of Eden.")
1969
- Rose Garden - Dobie Gray
- Time Of The Season - The Zombies
1971
- Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You - Wilson Pickett
- Fresh As A Daisy - Emitt Rhodes
- Here Comes The Sun - Richie Havens
(This George Harrison penned song is from the Beatles' 1969 Abbey Road album.) - Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson
- The Green Grass Starts To Grow - Dionne Warwick
1972
- April Fools - Aretha Franklin
(From the album "Young, Gifted And Black." B-side of "All The King's Horses.") - Beautiful Sunday - Daniel Boone
- Bless The Beasts And Children - The Carpenters
(Title song from the movie starring Billy Mumy.) - Garden Party - Rick Nelson And The Stone Canyon Band
1973
1976
- Flowers - The Emotions
