Tag Archives: Daily Dose of Christmas

Sometimes the definitive version of a song really is the first one. Here’s Judy Garland.

Wow…today is the birthday of the Chairman of the Board himself, Mr. Frank Sinatra! He would have been 104 today. What a star he was! There’s never been a time when his voice wasn’t a part of my life. One … Continue reading →

It snowed at Casa Jaquandor today! Not an awful amount, just six or seven inches or so. Nothing to get nervous about. But that kind of conjures up a mood for a sleigh ride, right? Here are a few versions!

Today’s featured piece is apparently really obscure, and it really shouldn’t be. At all. Ralph Vaughan Williams is one of the most revered British composers of the 20th century, and a lot of his music is not only frequently heard … Continue reading →

Enya.

OK, so after a really busy day of errands and whatnot yesterday I suddenly remembered about 11:00pm that I hadn’t posted a Daily Dose, so I went with a comedy number by Johnny Carson that I use every year. But … Continue reading →

One of my favorite Christmas comedy bits:

Even now it comes as a surprise to a lot of people that the trumpet isn’t just an instrument for blazing fanfares and astonishing brass coluratura fireworks. The trumpet can be a deeply lyrical instrument as well, as is heard … Continue reading →

So tonight I get to go see a live performance by the biggest star I will ever have seen live: Celine Dion! In that case, we’d better hear some of her Christmas work, right?

Scottish singer and songwriter Dougie MacLean has been a favorite artist of mine for years, but I only just today learned that he wrote a Christmas song of his own. And here it is!