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Turntable Ornament This turntable ornament is an obvious choice for me to own. I've also included a classic country Christmas tune by Buck Owens. Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv-lu8mkHXs https://open.spotify.com/track/3Bvzxos6OqXt2ysKD2RQeB?si=f4166e618da74e87
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys: Santa's On His Way Santa's On His Way on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8d0mQ-99WA https://open.spotify.com/track/5jvOrfXK2NWeISxD2dcbgh?si=713d6cdb396a4fd2 I love to find old holiday songs that I didn't know before. I often find them throughout the year while researching these posts, at which point I will throw them into a list for later. … Continue reading Song of the Day: December 3, 2024
Vintage Aluminum Christmas Tree Today's photo is the first in a series of holiday pix. This is a photo of our favorite Christmas tree. It is an original 1950s aluminum tree that we purchased over 20 years ago from an Ebay seller whose parent worked at the factory* where they were made. There is no … Continue reading Photo of the Day: December 2, 2024
The Rev. T.L. Barrett (featuring the Youth for Christ Choir): Jingle Bells Jingle Bells Pt. 1 on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSIx-2u3mqg https://open.spotify.com/track/3Wak2RfgnZKyKpSRp7KhVE?si=ab066095129e4e97 It's about to get all holiday music up in this joint. I will provide one official song daily, but I will most likely publish a bunch of bonus posts as well. And the … Continue reading Song of the Day: December 2, 2024
Oscar Peterson: God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7abaFPt6zz0&list=OLAK5uy_nlDM6y1GyAQiVSmbDCGmEwx4ohMYchoIk&index=1 https://open.spotify.com/track/4g4CiZQyCf9Mt1CfPIiD3M?si=1822d4695bcb4f9f Sunday is jazz day and this is a Holiday edition. Holiday jazz tunes are often the only jazz that some will hear all year. There is certainly no shortage of options when selecting a Holiday jazz tune, … Continue reading Song of the Day: December 1, 2024
James White and The Blacks: Christmas With Satan Christmas With Satan on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4UyP8AbR6Y&list=OLAK5uy_m9rYYybSI5wJEvDEDpBqlota4hG5S_icw&index=12 https://open.spotify.com/track/5Ci98yFvCk1l8pNJD7oX2m?si=b3499ea8c634479e Saturday is lost classics day and this is a Holiday edition. Arguably the greatest Holiday music compilation of the New Wave period is the 1981 album A Christmas Record on the No Wave label ZE Records. This album … Continue reading Song of the Day: November 30, 2024
The Brian Setzer Orchestra: Jingle Bells Jingle Bells on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ALun_USeEY https://open.spotify.com/track/42VWiNs76HJuAkuoPWsMD3?si=f7314fd248034c15 It is the day after Thanksgiving, and here at the Faux household that means one thing - all Holiday music, all the time. You can visit my past posts about Holiday music if you want to take a deep dive into … Continue reading Song of the Day: November 29, 2024
Arlo Guthrie: Alice's Restaurant Massacree Alice's Restaurant Massacree on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaKIX6oaSLs https://open.spotify.com/track/4OjKHySJHstsImlUW3qfml?si=770e6d17cbc34aa6 It's Thanksgiving in the U.S., although here at the Faux household we don't treat the holiday as a celebration of our violent, ethnic-cleansing history. We instead celebrate this day as the start of an extended Holiday season, and as a day … Continue reading Song of the Day: November 28, 2024
Professor Longhair: Mardi Gras in New Orleans Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWjZkO9YlFk&list=OLAK5uy_nPrYWMgSTtXkFtfpGYMETXeKlXT2KfFBs&index=5 https://open.spotify.com/track/21cQzMJzLseYq3Q0Di3XqK?si=793b12642aec4907 It's funky Friday! I'm going to put a little bit of funk history into today's post by going back to what is considered one of the first funk recordings. Professor Longhair incorporated Afro-Cuban rhythms into his music … Continue reading Song of the Day: November 8, 2024
The George Peabody Library I had to take a week off from these posts due to personal stuff, but I'm back this week with some photos from a recent trip to Baltimore. Here are several more photos from the inside of the George Peabody Library. I've also included a song by Greg Kihn (who was … Continue reading Photo of the Day: November 7, 2024
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