Day 24: “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” words by Phillips Brooks; music by Lewis Redner This song is a sentimental favorite of mine. I’ve always …
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Day 23: “I’ll Be Here For Christmas,” Meaghan Smith Not to be confused with “I’ll Be Home For Christmas,” today’s song is a more recent …
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Day 22: “In Dulci Jubilo,” attributed to Heinrich Seuse It’s a dream of mine to attend the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols presented at …
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Day 21: Paul McCartney, “Wonderful Christmas Time” Well, everyone has their musical guilty pleasures, and here’s one of mine! I realize that this in one …
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Day 20: John Jacob Niles, “I Wonder as I Wander” I’ve always loved the Christmas song “I Wonder as I Wander,” but I never gave …
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Day 19: Carol Hall, “Hard Candy Christmas” My friend Marcy reminded me of the song “Hard Candy Christmas” today when she posted the video below …
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Day 18: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker had its premiere in St. Petersburg on this day in 1892. It got mixed reviews, though …
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Day 17: “Harpsichord At The Holidays: Christmas Carols Past And Present,” performed by Elaine Funaro I’m a big-time public radio nerd; Commercial radio makes me …
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Day 16: “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,” English carol Have you heard of Postmodern Jukebox? If you haven’t, you should know about them, because they …
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Day 15: Katherine Kennicott Davis, “Little Drummer Boy” UPDATE: See parody of the Bowie/Crosby version below! There is a dark side to Christmas, music nerds …
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