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Category: Holiday Music
Jimmy Smith: We Three Kings (of Orient Are) We Three Kings (of Orient Are) on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xT8LwH0EZA https://open.spotify.com/track/44m6DTYegMhyIVN6LZn8aq?si=b204de8e76f3465d Sunday is jazz day, and today is a Holiday edition. Jimmy Smith's 1964 album Christmas '64 (aka Christmas Cookin') is an absolute stone-cold Holiday jam. Smith was one of the originators of Hammond B-3 organ … Continue reading Song of the Day: December 22, 2024
Holiday Decorations Today's Holiday photo showcases several of Ms. Faux's favorite Holiday decoration methods. There is a framed Holiday LP in the background, along with a small vase of battery-powered string lights and a larger vase with glass ornaments. I have also included my favorite blues Holiday tune. Santa Claus on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtfHjgwFowY&list=OLAK5uy_mnqDj3j3Olo7w61kKqfLdyZ1kWiYlauqw&index=25 … Continue reading Photo of the Day: December 21, 2024
Annie Lennox: Lullay Lullay (Coventry Carol) Lullay Lullay (Coventry Carol) on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRZTP9MlPOs https://open.spotify.com/track/2OnHOxckrcNHSsgMPuGDqF?si=b7cdc80a73cd4d72 Saturday is lost classics day, and today is a Holiday edition. Annie Lennox released her album A Christmas Cornucopia in 2010. Lennox has one of the greatest voices of any 20th century pop vocalist, and she performs these traditional … Continue reading Bonus Song of the Day: December 21, 2024
Aimee Mann: Whatever Happened to Christmas Whatever Happened to Christmas on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgmNjYJrN3k https://open.spotify.com/track/23LXWMGW43O5HF2VGU8wkF?si=53d0dddbdede4d7e Saturday is lost classics day, and today is a Holiday edition. Aimee Mann released her album One More Drifter In The Snow in 2006. It is a great singer/songwriter Holiday album. The song selections are thoughtful and the production … Continue reading Song of the Day: December 21, 2024
Santa Claus Print Today's Holiday photo is a reprint of a vintage Santa Claus poster by Hatch Show Print. I have also included a song about a Santa Claus suit. Somebody Stole My Santa Claus Suit on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2id4ZoDda6Y https://open.spotify.com/track/6zC3TRwn8id1ox5lcgoH3u?si=f24e7e4ff62e49bf
Little Jimmy Thomas: Deck the Halls Deck the Halls on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5b8qtOR4hQ https://open.spotify.com/track/22lpzip2rDXq8Ozs2XE9u1?si=a5f97a8cadb34ad6 It's funky Friday, Holiday style! Here's a bonus song, from the wonderful compilation Santa's Funk and Soul Christmas Party, Volume 2 on Tramp Records. To listen to all of the songs of the day, check out the Radio Faux Show … Continue reading Bonus Song of the Day: December 20, 2024
Lou Rawls: Good Time Christmas Good Time Christmas on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc6PtRBbH-g https://open.spotify.com/track/22tq95CQ76rAttwICJYC5R?si=f145472ec767415d It's funky Friday, Holiday style! One of the best soul Holiday albums is Merry Christmas, Ho! Ho! Ho! by Lou Rawls. It was released in 1967, before Rawls scored his biggest hits. Track 1 is a great version of "Little Drummer … Continue reading Song of the Day: December 20, 2024
Herb Alpert: Winter Wonderland Winter Wonderland on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h_Y9l4jxDA&list=PLuhAEE12s8ePOtboN_iue3WCFp1YrYPKO&index=1 https://open.spotify.com/track/6SJrpHbPHTsPgQ2lu3ouvP?si=903dd89356b74af3 Christmas Day is fast approaching so it is time to crank up the Holiday tunes at a fever pace! Here is a song from the classic Herb Albert Christmas album. To listen to all of the songs of the day, check out the … Continue reading Bonus Song of the Day #2: December 19, 2024
Vintage Shiny Brite "Eyelash" Ornament I've been very lax in my Photo of the Day posts, but I'll try to get some Holiday themed images out there over the next week. Here is a vintage Shiny Brite ornament that looks like a futuristic space-age eyelash. We bought a set of these decades ago and still … Continue reading Photo of the Day: December 19, 2024
Judy Garland: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKG5X0QMSWA https://open.spotify.com/track/1Gfdx16f0aOZ70Tm2Z0Lne?si=653eb942c4824c12 Ms. Faux let me know this morning that although she loves the Kay Starr version of "The Man With The Bag," her favorite Christmas song is "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas." I actually know … Continue reading Bonus Song of the Day: December 19, 2024
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