Today's song is Silent Night, Hallowed NIght, by the Hayden Quartet in 1922. This song is played on a Swanson model 2 portable suitcase phonograph.
By the early 1920's the initial patents owned by Edison, Columbia, and the Victor Talking Machine company were beginning to expire. This allowed a number of competing companies, such as Swanson, to enter the market with their own phonographs. It is estimated that by 1922 there were over 200 phonograph companies in the United States.
Please enjoy today's song.
