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Your Daily Dose of Christmas
Yesterday was Frank Sinatra’s birthday, so here’s Dean Martin! (With Frank Sinatra.) Well, you can’t stop with just one bit of Frank, so here he is with Bing Crosby: And here’s Frank all by himself.
Your Daily Dose of Christmas!
“Chestnuts roasting on an open fire….” Such a strong and evocative image of Christmastime…and yet, I’ve never once tasted a roasted chestnut, nor have I come close to roasting one on an open fire. But that’s not my fault: Hopefully … Continue reading
Your Daily Dose of Christmas!
It’s that time of year again: the annual debate over whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie! My personal opinion is that this one’s easy: yes, Die Hard is a Christmas movie. But a friend on Facebook made an interesting … Continue reading
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Your Daily Dose of Christmas
Is there any mode of transportation that lends itself to the magic and mystery of Christmas better than the train? If there is, I don’t know what it is. Nobody gets wistful about the Christmas Airplane. The closest competitor is … Continue reading
Over on the Substack…
…I wrote more at length about my mother. Please read. And subscribe, if you’re so inclined.
Your Daily Dose of Christmas
One thing I make sure to do every year while putting this feature together on a daily basis is to find stuff I’ve never heard before. Christmas music is such a huge genre that it seems a pity to only stick … Continue reading
Your Daily Dose of Christmas!
I heard this piece on one of the SiriusXM Holiday music channels yesterday, and…that’s literally all I know about it. Enjoy! It’s quite short. (Sometimes on this feature I go into depth talking about a longer-form work, other times I … Continue reading
Your Daily Dose of Christmas!
In college, every year we did a big Christmas Pageant thing, a big concert of sacred music performed by the combined forces of the concert band, the choir, and the jazz vocal group. This was all tied together by a … Continue reading
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Your Daily Dose of Christmas
Yesterday, Taylor Swift. Today, Beyonce. I see no reason to have to choose between these two. I live in a time when they’re both doing amazing things.
Your Daily Dose of Christmas
There’s no questioning that 2023 belonged to Taylor Swift. And I may have missed the Eras tour, but next time? I want to be there! I don’t know her music enough to call myself a “Swiftie”, but I like her … Continue reading