It is the winter solstice. Joni Mitchell's classic seems like the song to fit the moment.
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Click here for more info on Joni Mitchell – Blue – "River".
The MP3 may be purchased here… Joni Mitchell - Blue
If I don't see you in the next couple weeks, I want you to have yourself a Merry Little Christmas, and a Happy New Year!
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The MP3 may be purchased here… Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas
Who doesn't?
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Click here for more info on Gayla Peevey – "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas".
The MP3 may be purchased here… Gayla Peevey - I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
A week ago I was lamenting that there weren't a lot of good, new, original Christmas-y songs. Covers of previous songs, and carols sure, but so little new material worth beans.
Well between Meaghan Smith and Matthew Ebel (yesterday's pick), I am eating my words! Where Matthew Ebel will appeal to the kid in us, Meaghan's "Wish Upon a Star" EP will please those of you who cling to the Classic Pop Christmas albums of the mid-1900s… the Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, etc. Check it out!
PS: I actually first heard Meaghan's cover of "Christmas Time Is Here" from "A Charlie Brown Christmas" by the Vince Guaraldi Trio. She actually made it not depressing, and that really impressed me. Her "Wish Upon a Star" EP has but four songs, but she could, and should do more!
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Click here for more info on Meaghan Smith – Wish Upon A Star – "It Snowed".
The MP3 may be purchased here… Meaghan Smith - Wish Upon A Star
I think this song is great! Loved it the first time I heard it. Matthew Ebel's sound and style is very Ben Folds-ish, in fact after I first heard this song, I was looking for it under Ben's name, and that is a complement. Maybe I like it partly because of the story and interjections from his robot, "Prodo", reminding me of John Denver and the Muppets Christmas album.
Fun!
Hopefully he won't mind that I directly streamed it off his site http://matthewebel.com/main/music/hohs/. AND I did not realize there was a whole album until I visited his site just now. I'm going to have to check out the rest now!
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The MP3 may be purchased here… Matthew Ebel - The High Orbit Holiday Special
This is an unlikely pairing of two great singers and was recorded not long before Bing Crosby's death in 1977. Bridging the generations, it is certainly a Christmas classic at this point.
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The MP3 may be purchased here… Bing Crosby and David Bowie - Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas
Despite the insane busy-ness that is the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas, it is in many many ways, the most wonderful time of the year, isn't it? Ah… the anticipation of Christmas… family & friends, food & presents, sights & smells, and a new year to boot!
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The MP3 may be purchased here… Andy Williams - The Andy Williams Christmas Album
