The top five most annoying songs of Christmas. Sounds like a peach of an assignment, right? I mean, who doesn’t have a list in their head right now of Christmas music that makes them throw up a little eggnog in their mouth? We all do. After all, there is that much nauseating Christmas drivel out […]
Songwriters Hugh Martin and Ralph Blaine wrote the classic song “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” for Judy Garland’s 1944 movie, Meet Me in St. Louis. It has been covered by literally thousands of artists over the decades. It was just released again by vocalist Lucy Thomas: Lucy Thomas is an English singer and songwriter […]
Billy F. Gibbons is ushering in the spirit of the holidays with the release of his unique version of “Jingle Bells.” Retitled “Jingle Bell Blues,” it was recorded by the ZZ Top guitar hero in Nashville over the summer by Gibbons and Michael Fiorentino. “It dawned on us that everybody loves Christmas music,” says Billy […]
Getting a Christmas tree might be a problem this year. Between the drought, pandemic supply-chain issues, and wild fires a perfect storm is shaping up that may affect your ability to get a Christmas tree this year. Growers of Christmas trees are lamenting the high-heat summer weather that is affecting their tree farms. The New […]
It’s a Wonderful Life premiered in New York City at Christmastime in 1946, making it 75 years old in 2021. Originally slated for a 1947 release the movie’s premiere was moved up so that it could compete for the 1946 Academy Awards. It was, in fact, nominated for six Oscars but won only one – […]
You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch is a song belonging to the original animated television special about The Grinch broadcast in 1966. Unlike some modern adaptations of the story, the song has held up quite well. This year’s rendition by Voiceplay takes it to an all new level: I love this version so much better […]
The First Noel is getting a lot of cover this year. Few however are covering it with such love and emotion as what we hear in this wonderful blend in a new arrangement: This version of The First Noel was composed and arranged by Jared Pierce, who is playing the piano in this video. The […]
The United States Postal Service as announced new designs for stamps to be released for the 2020 holiday season. They likewise have announced an increase in overall postal pricing for the 2020 holiday season. There will be five new Forever stamp designs similar to this one featuring the 18th century painting of Our Lady of […]
Every year for Christmas in July we recount the anniversaries of Christmas – literally a history of Christmas history. The amount of Christmas to recount in 2020 is amazing. ~ Christmas 25 Years Ago (1995) ~ One of the amazing things about Christmas is that a Christmas movie doesn’t necessarily have to be about Christmas […]
Every holiday season brings something a little different. Here’s a quick list of things to know about Christmas 2019 – It’s going to sneak up on you. Yes, Christmas is still on December 25th, just like every year. But Thanksgiving is on November 28th. You have just four weekends between Thanksgiving and Christmas (if you […]
For the second time in less than a month a bad idea for a Christmas movie has been announced. Paramount has declared that Kevin Hart will produce and likely star in a remake of 1988’s dark comedic disaster called Scrooged, which originally starred Bill Murray. Scrooged is just one of many inexplicable takes on Dicken’s […]