James Taylor does Christmas

Day 8, Christmas music JT’s Christmas hopes Posted by linkmeister on 7 December 2015, 8:46 pm This album has a weird history. It was originally issued and distributed by Hallmark Cards in 2004. In 2006 Taylor’s longtime label Columbia reissued it with a new title and a revised track listing; “Deck the Halls” was omitted, …

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A kind thought goes a long way

Originally posted December 2017. Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leslie Odom Jr., singing “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” from his “Simply Christmas” album. If you’re wondering who he is, he won a Tony as the first Aaron Burr in Hamilton. The song has had several iterations of its lyrics since it was written for the …

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Judy Garland sang it first

“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” made its first appearance in the 1944 film “Meet Me in St. Louis.” Hugh Martin composed it and Ralph Blane wrote the lyrics. Some of those lyrics were changed during filming when Garland, Tom Drake (her love interest in the film) and, perhaps most importantly, Director Vincente Minelli considered …

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Poignancy

Judy Garland sings “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” The song made its first appearance in the 1944 film “Meet Me in St. Louis.” Hugh Martin composed it and Ralph Blane wrote the lyrics. Some of those lyrics were changed during filming when Garland, Tom Drake (her love interest in the film) and, perhaps most …

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