Editor’s note: Regardless of Entertainment Weekly’s jaded take on Bob Dylan’s album of Christmas standards, we’ll give Bob an A for Christmas Spirit.
Story via Entertainment Weekly
Bob Dylan Does Christmas: Hark, the wheezing geezer sings
by Joseph Brannigan Lynch
Over the years, Christmas-themed horror films have fruitlessly tried to imbue the altruistic joy of the holidays with terror [...]
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Bob Dylan Sings Old Christmas Standards
Posted in MUSIC & SONG, tagged album, Bob Dylan, Christmas, songs, Standards on October 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Valley Winter Song” – Fountains of Wayne
Posted in Fight the Holiday Blues, MUSIC & SONG, tagged blues, Christmas, depression, Fountains of Wayne, holiday, Music, New England, sadness, Snow, Valley Winter Song, winter on December 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
“Christmastime”
Posted in Christmas Poetry, For Those in Need, MUSIC & SONG, tagged Celebration, Christmas, Christmas Eve, complacency, FAMILY, goodwill, Joy, loneliness, New Year's Day, New Year's Eve, poverty, sadness on December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Now that it’s Christmastime
Won’t you please forgive the tearful eye?
Please forgive the shabby man on the street.
Now that we’re almost there,
On the verge of another year,
Please forgive the tattered shoes on his feet…
Hey, don’t you look away,
This can’t wait for another day.
Hey, don’t you look away,
This can’t wait for Christmas Day.
On Christmas Day we gather [...]
Joni Mitchell: “River” Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1970
Posted in MUSIC & SONG, tagged 1970, Albert Hall, Christmas, England, Joni Mitchell, River, skate on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Celebrate the Joy,” Seasonal Music for Choirs & Brass @ First Congregational Church, Bellingham
Posted in **CHRISTMAS EVENTS!**, MUSIC & SONG, tagged B.C., Bellingham Sings, Brass, Choir, Christmas, concert, holiday, Touch of Brass, Vancouver, Washington on December 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
What: 5 choral ensembles of Bellingham Sings, conducted by Ann MacDonald, and Vancouver’s acclaimed brass quintet, Touch of Brass, join together for a concert of seasonal music. Among the many works in this program are Daniel Pinkham’s “Christmas Cantata”. Andrea Rackl-Rose and Kirsten Rutschman, accompanists.
Where: First Congregational Church, 2401 Cornwall Ave, Bellingham, WA [map]
When: Fri, [...]
BHS Jazz Ensemble Concert, “The Dark of December,” December 5-6,2008, Bellingham
Posted in GIVE, MUSIC & SONG, Traditions, tagged Bellingham High School, benefit, BHS, concert, ensemble, fund-raiser, holiday, Jazz, Music, Washington, youth on December 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
What: Hear the award winning BHS Jazz Band, conducted by Matt Cole. Desserts served during intermission. Unique door prizes! All proceeds support the BHS Band and Jazz Ensemble programs. SUPPORT YOUTH MUSIC!!
Where: Community Bible Fellowship, 2826 Birchwood Ave, Bellingham, WA 98225 [map]
When: Fri, December 5, 7:00pm | Sat, December 6, 7:00pm
Admission: Adults: $10.00 | [...]
Christmas is what you make it
Posted in Christmas Poetry, Fight the Holiday Blues, For Those in Need, MUSIC & SONG, SIMPLIFY!, Traditions, tagged commercialism, FAMILY, Greg Lake, I Believe in Father Christmas, Joy, meaning of christmas, Noel, peace, spirit of christmas on November 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the video below, “I Believe in Father Christmas,” Greg Lake is singing about a process he went through, that many people go through as they grow older:
1.) The wonder and innocence of Christmas
I remember one Christmas morning
A winter’s light and a distant choir
The peal of a bell, and that Christmas tree smell
And their eyes [...]
Welcome Christmas
Posted in Christmas Video Clips, MUSIC & SONG, Traditions, tagged clip, Dr. Seuss, excerpt, Grinch, trim up the tree, video, welcome christmas on November 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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