**NOTE: Contest is now closed. You can still participate but will no longer be eligible for the giveaway.** Tis the season for holiday music and its time to giveaway another great recent release. This time around it comes to us via Cincinnati based Over the Rhine with their new Christmas album Snow Angels. To be […]
Win Mindy Smith’s “My Holiday”, CD Giveaway
**NOTE: Contest is now closed. You can still participate but will no longer be eligible for the giveaway.** You could say that Mindy Smith was born to sing Christmas songs. The adopted daughter of a pastor and his wife who raised her in Long Island, NY. No doubt her Christian upbringing played into her interest […]
“‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” with Bob Dylan
I saw mention of this on my wife’s favorite blog, Pop Candy. It is simply Bob Dylan reciting ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas on his XM radio show. What a great way to start a wonderful Christmas weekend. “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” (MP3) [audio:http://www.delawareonline.com/blogs/Bob%20Dylan%20-%20The%20Night%20Before%20Christmas.mp3] [source: Delaware Online] If Santa were to leave an autographed […]
Favorite Christmas Albums
Tired of your Manheim Steamroller and Manillow Christmas CD’s? Here are ten venerable holiday albums to consider. Feel free to respond and share your picks. #1 Bing Crosby Christmas Classics 1962 My favorite pick is a bit of a curveball; while many favor the 1940’s White Christmas-era recordings of a younger Bing Crosby, this 1962 […]
Holiday Album Previews
Well, it seems that nearly everyone is now in full on holiday mode. Our friends over at AOL Music are dedicating an entire listening party to holiday music. James Taylor, Hall & Oates and Sarah McLachlan were a few that caught my attention. Don’t miss Taylor’s rendition of “Jingle Bells”. On another wavelength check out […]
Milanesi’s Christmas Playlist Volume 4
On the fourth of 4 discs, Mike dedicates an entire disc to the voice of Christmas past, Bing Crosby. Disc 04: Bing’s Zing White Christmas It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Faith of Our Fathers I’ll Be Home for Christmas Christmas in Killarney Medley: Deck the Halls Medley: […]
Milanesi’s Christmas Playlist Volume 3
On the third of 4 discs, Mike tones it down with an instrumental playlist. Disc 03: Instrumental Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, David Qualey Engravings II, Ira Stein / Russell Walder Silent Night, Chet Baker Carol of the Bells, David Benoit White Christmas, Lee Ritenour The Christmas Song, Marvin Stamm O Come All Ye Faithful, […]
Get The Reverend Horton Heat’s, Run Rudolph Run (free download)
Make your Christmas a rockabilly one with the Reverend Horton Heat. The Rev. revisits Chuck Berry’s Christmas classic, Run Rudolph Run. — T.O. Download Run Rudolph Run now for free. Do you prefer your Christmas with “sawdust on the floor and blood in its mouth?” (New Music Express) If so, don’t bother writing to Santa. […]
Milanesi’s Christmas Playlist Volume 2
On the second of 4 discs, Mike focused on the secular side of Christmas with a set of classic songs. Disc 02: Secular This Christmas, Harry Connick / Branford Marsalis My Favorite Things, OMC Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Michael Franks Baby, It’s Cold Outside, Dianne Reeves / Lou Rawls Christmastime […]
Listen to Diana Krall’s latest album, Christmas Songs
Here’s a full stream for your holiday listening. This comes from one of today’s best jazz vocalists, Diana Krall. Listen to Christmas Songs Christmas Songs Diana Krall, Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra release date 11/01/2005 (Verve) On her first full-length Christmas album, pianist/vocalist Diana Krall delivers a smoky, sophisticated, and slightly melancholy album perfectly suited to accompany […]