Day 8: Franz Biebl, “Ave Maria” I grew up in the Lutheran Church, which explains my love of hymns, as well as a few of …
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Poring over the list of GRAMMY Nominations in the Classical Category has become a holiday tradition for me ever since I became the Classical Music …
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Day 7: Felix Bernard and Richard B. Smith – “Winter Wonderland“ McDoc and I both grew up in California — he in Orange County in …
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Day 6: Christina Rossetti/Gustav Holst – “In The Bleak Midwinter” Snow and sleet came to Pittsburgh today, and that reminds me of the classic Christmas …
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The GRAMMY Nominations are out! Tomorrow I’ll comb through and comment on all the goodness, but for now, here’s a pdf of the raw data! …
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Day 5: The Specials – “Nelson Mandela” I was out running errands today when I got the news that Nelson Mandela had died. Whenever I …
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Day 4: Benjamin Britten, “This Little Babe” from A Ceremony of Carols A Ceremony of Carols by English composer Benjamin Britten is a well-loved and …
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Day 3: Vince Guaraldi and Lee Mendelson, “Christmas Time Is Here” I’m one of those purists who laments what I call “Christmas creep,” that is, …
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Day 2: J.S. Bach, Chorale Prelude on “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme,” BWV 645 Sleepers, Awake! That was a hard instruction for McDoc and …
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Day 1: “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” Happy December, Music Nerds! I hope all you U.S.-based music nerds had a lovely Thanksgiving. I know I …
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