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Your Daily Dose of Christmas!
Today, a suite from an opera by Rimsky-Korsakov! The opera is called Christmas Eve, and its plot involves a scheme by the Devil to steal the moon. Rimsky-Korsakov’s operas have suffered an unusual curse: they are well-loved and highly regarded by … Continue reading
Your Daily Dose of Christmas!
Hey, it’s morning and I’m getting the Daily Dose out! See, I told you I’d get on track with this. In 1994, a remake of the 1947 classic movie Miracle on 34th Street came out. If I recall correctly, it did … Continue reading
Your Daily Dose of Christmas!
It’s Day 2! I generally try to not be this late in the day with this feature, but sometimes that’s just the way the ball bounces. Anyway: “Carol of the Bells” isn’t really my favorite bit of Christmas music, though … Continue reading
Your Daily Dose of Christmas!
It’s December! And as is my tradition, I will now spend the next twenty-five days featuring Christmas music. This is one of the most beloved traditions of this blog*, and I always look forward to doing it. I hope you … Continue reading
Your Daily Dose of Christmas!
It’s Christmas! May the day bring light and joy to you, whoever you are, wherever you are! (I personally tend to associate Handel’s Messiah more with Easter than Christmas, but I’ve noticed the great oratorio making more of a Christmas presence … Continue reading
Your Daily Dose of Christmas!
One day more! Oh, sorry…that has nothing at all to do with Christmas, does it? Sorry! Another grab-bag post: I went to college with this guy! Jim McDonough was obviously talented “way back when”, but he’s really made good on his … Continue reading
Your Daily Dose of Christmas!
Let’s see what’s in the Christmas music (and whatnot) grab-bag today, shall we? I just happened to be watching this when they did it on the air, sometime in the 90s. It lodged in my brain forever. I love this: … Continue reading
Your Daily Dose of Christmas!
There’s no theme here…just songs and music and maybe something that’s not music at all. This will be the way of it for the balance of the season. EDIT: One video has been removed because the uploader removed it. I’m … Continue reading
Your Daily Dose of Christmas!
OK, I hope this works…I’ve never tried embedding a playlist on WordPress before! If it does work, here is the score to the film The Nativity Story, with music my Mychael Danna. I have not seen the film, but the score is … Continue reading
Your Daily Dose of Christmas!
As I write this, I am scrambling to get all of these posts written and scheduled before we take flight; as you read this, we are traveling and (hopefully) having a great time in our tropical destination. So, that’s my … Continue reading