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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1898
Song of the Day: Ben-Hur / King of Kings (“A Christmas Sequence”) [YouTube link], composed by Miklos Rozsa, arranged by Christopher Palmer, is a lovely ‘mash-up’ of the music from two of Rozsa’s film score masterpieces: “Ben-Hur” (1959) and “King of Kings” (1961). It takes the cues related to the…
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Continue reading →: Santa Stops By The Big Apple …
… though if you ask me, it’s a little early for “the city that never sleeps,” but hey, we’re traditionalists. We don’t open up presents until Christmas morning! (Okay, maybe one after midnight! 😉 )
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Continue reading →: Peace and Goodwill … in the Midst of Carnage
This is still one of the most remarkable stories of spontaneous peace and goodwill … in the midst of the carnage of war. From today’s Los Angeles Times article by Kevin Baxter: The first Christmas of World War I was a hellish time for Alfred Dougan Chater, a second lieutenant…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1897
Song of the Day: You’re All I Want for Christmas, words and music by Glen Moore and Seger Ellis, has been recorded by many artists through the years, including Bing Crosby (with the Andrews Sisters), Al Martino, and in a lush instrumental by Jackie Gleason [YouTube links] (with Pee Wee…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1896
Song of the Day: Christmas Every Day, words and lyrics by Dave Barnes, Cason Cooley, and David Archuleta, who sings this song from his 2018 album, “Winter in the Air.” Archuleta was a very young runner-up in Season 7 of “American Idol” (2008). This song has a finger-snappin’ sweetness. Check…
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Continue reading →: Empire Christmas
This is not a “Song of the Day,” because it was the featured song on December 29, 2008. But this wonderful light show atop the Empire State Building—my all-time favorite NYC skyscraper—took place on December 19, 2019, when Mariah Carey‘s 1994 holiday tune, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,”…
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Continue reading →: Song of the Day #1895
Song of the Day: Salsoul Christmas Medley, produced, arranged, and conducted by Vincent Montana, Jr., is from the 1976 album, “Christmas Jollies,” by the Salsoul Orchestra. The album actually hit the Top 40 on the R&B chart. It’s a fun disco journey through carols and songs of the holiday season.…
Chris Sciabarra, April 2022 Coney Island Parachute Jump, Brooklyn, New York
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