With regards to the recent discussion about Christmas discs,
I received as a Christmas gift, a new CD containing selections
from the Nutcracker Suite and other Christmas favorites,

                As Performed by
        The PORTER Twin Disc Music Box

The illustration is that of a single disk Porter in a fine
table top heavily inlaid serpentine case.    My ears suggest
I'm listening to a single disc recording, a good one with a
fine selection.   Very nice gift.

Does anyone know if Porter actually produces a twin disc
box, or was the enclosed documentation in error?

BTW, some weeks ago, I appealed to this group for some
ASCII art combining Christmas and music.   Since then, I've
been actively poking around on the 'Net, but found very little.
The closest I could come up with is the following which turned
up on the ascii.art news group:

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Date: Sun, 10 DEC 1995 11:17:07 GMT
From: Benny Torres <bt017@lennon>
Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art

•       &
       & &
       &  &
       & &
       &&
 |____&&______________________________________________
 |   & &                Web Page:                    ||
 |__&_&&_&___________________________________________||
 | & & &  &    http://www.valleynet.com/~benster     ||
 |&__& &___&_________________________________________||
 |&  & &   &            Mail At:                     ||
 |_&__&&__&__________________________________________||
 |   & & &     bt017@lennon.csufresno.edu            ||
 |_____&_____________________________________________||
   &&& &
  &    &
   &&&&

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From: l33812@alfa.ist.utl.pt (Seal do Mar)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii
Date: 18 Dec 1995 17:48:07 -0600

        Here's from me to you all ...

•.----------------------_._------------------------------------------.
|                     d888b         .                        *      |
|   .   *           _ ?888P_                         .              |
|             ,-~~-'-/_~~~\.`-~:8o.          *                      |
|           ,'      .:8bv'      .:88.                     .         |
|          /         .:88         .:8b    .     .                 . |
|  .      /          .:8P          .:8b                             |
|       ,'          .:8P\           .:88.       Merry Christmas     |
|    ,='           .:88  \           __:88g_                        |
|     -._          .:8|  |    _..-~,~    ~;'           and      *   |
|        ~o..__    .:8|  | _-~   ?8b_ _.-'                          |
|          ~~  ~~--.:88  /:___...(888)             Happy New Year   |
| *                               `^'      .                        |
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And to all I add my most sincere regards and best wishes of
this fine annual reminder of goodwill and fine spirits.

Sincere personal regards to Jody and all others who make this
special interest group such a daily joy to receive.   Please
let us do everything possible to ensure its continued success
into the New Year.

Terry

•Terry Smythe            | *Sounds of Yesteryear*
55 Rowand Avenue        |  Restoration and enjoyment of vintage
Winnipeg, MB  R3J 2N6   |  automatic musical instruments
(204) 832-3982          |  email:  smythe@mbnet.mb.ca