Showing posts with label Xmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Xmas. Show all posts

Friday, December 27, 2019

PMJ Singers: What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

"What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" is a popular song written in 1947 by Frank Loesser as an independent song—not written for a particular movie or musical.

Rayvon Owen & Olivia Kuper Harris

Saturday, December 21, 2019

Postmodern Jukebox: I'll Be Home For Christmas

This was originally recorded by Bing Crosby in 1943. It quickly became one of America's most popular holiday songs along with "White Christmas," which Bing had put onto disc the previous year. 

Monday, December 9, 2019

Michael Bublé Sings: It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

"It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" is a Christmas song written in 1951 by Meredith Willson. The song has been recorded by many artists, but was a hit for Perry Como and The Fontane Sisters with Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra on September 18, 1951. Bing Crosby recorded a version on October 1, 1951, which was also widely played.  Read more: Wikipedia

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Thursday, December 5, 2019

Home Free Sings: O' Holy Night

"O Holy Night" is a well-known Christmas carol composed by Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the French poem "Minuit, chrétiens" (Midnight, Christians) written by wine merchant and poet Placide Cappeau (1808–1877). 
Home Free Acapella Group

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Johnny Cash Sings: Ballad of the Harp Weaver

The Christmas Spirit is the first Christmas album and seventeenth album by country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in November 1963. 

Josh Turner's Guitar Sings: The Christmas Song

"The Christmas Song" (commonly subtitled "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire" or, as it was originally subtitled, "Merry Christmas to You") is a classic Christmas song written in 1945 by Robert Wells and Mel Tormé. 

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Josh Turner Guitar Sings: Let It Snow

"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!", also known as "Let It Snow," is a song written by lyricist Sammy Cahn and composer Jule Styne in July 1945. It was written in Hollywood, California, during a heat wave as Cahn and Styne imagined cooler conditions. 

Kate Davis Sings:Blue Christmas (Dueling Basses)

"Blue Christmas" is a Christmas song written by Billy Hayes and Jay W. Johnson and most famously performed by Elvis Presley. It is a tale of unrequited love during the holidays and is a longstanding staple of Christmas music, especially in the country genre.

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Friday, November 29, 2019

Band Aid Sings: Do They Know it's Christmas? 1984

"Do They Know It's Christmas?" is a song written in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in reaction to television reports of the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia. It was first recorded in a single day on 25 November 1984 by Band Aid, a super-group put together by Geldof and Ure and consisting mainly of the biggest British and Irish musical acts at the time. 
Band-Aid 1984

Brenda Lee Sings: Rockin Around the Christmas Tree

"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" is a Christmas song written by Johnny Marks and recorded by Brenda Lee in 1958; it has since been recorded by numerous other music artists. By the song's 50th anniversary in 2008, Lee's original version had sold over 25 million copies with the 4th most digital downloads sold of any Christmas single. 
Benda Lee - Rockin Around the Christmas Tree

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Von Smith Sings: Joy To The World

"Joy to the World" is a popular Christmas carol with words by Isaac Watts. As of the late 20th century, Joy to the World was the most-published Christmas hymn in North America.