The Neapolitan Trio - Silent Night, Holy Night. (1917)
Channel: C Porter
Date: 14/12/2020

Though this is the Neapolitan Trio, there's the bells done by William Reitz. 

Though commonly overlooked for the faster, less repetitive, hotter, sweeter, and otherwise more well known artists in the 78 era, the studio orchestras and studio musicians, weather solo with orchestral backing, in duos, trios, quartets, etc.  Still could make some very beautiful and great music. As heard here with The Neapolitan Trio. The Neapolitan Trio was one of the nearly countless Victor based studio bands from the early 1910s through the early 30s. This one being a trio composed of a harp played by Francis J. Lapitino, a flute played by Clement Barone, and a violin by Howard Rattay. All 3 of which Victor Studio artists. All making records of standard compositions for a general catologue release, occasionally backing up a singer or group. The band (as these such studio artists often did) would commonly have other artists there including bell-player William H Reitz, fellow violinist Alexander Schmidt, fellow harpist Charles Schuetze, and others accompany them on records or in place of others sidemen. All artists listed also had their own solo releases too. 

The trio was first formed at about 1911, initially put under the common name of "Instrumental Trio", but after early 1912 began, Victor most likely decided to give it a newer, less bland name to show some sort of class. From then on, most all records were made under the Neapolitan Trio name. Releasing records until 1918 when the name would be retired for nearly 7 full years, before coming back in 1925 for a year and a half before going out permanently this time.  Every Record ever released by the band was on Victor. It's much harder and not as helpful to make a Discographical History about an band or artist like this, so I'll leave it like this.

The B Side is called Christmas Hymns---Selections by Francis J. Lapitino which you can listen to here: https://youtu.be/N1JrjbgONX0