Monthly Archives: December 2009

Today’s Quote: accountability

You better watch out You better not cry Better not pout I’m telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town — Haven Gillespie, Tin Pan Alley composer and lyricist
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An Uncle Ebenezer Christmas Carol

Celtic Woman performs Carol of the Bells, also known as the Ukrainian Bell Carol, by the Ukrainian composer Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych. Celtic Woman is an Irish, all-female musical ensemble. Carol of the Bells can be found on Celtic Woman’s A Christmas Celebration album.
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An Uncle Ebenezer Christmas Carol

Joan Baez performs Virgin Mary Had One Son from her 1966 Christmas album Noël.
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An Uncle Ebenezer Christmas Carol

Sting performs Gabriel’s Message, a Basque Christmas folk carol about the Annunciation to the Virgin Mary. You can find Sting’s performance on the Christmas collection A Very Special Christmas.
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An Uncle Ebenezer Christmas Carol

The Royal Guardsmen perform their 1967 hit Snoopy’s Christmas. Snoopy and the Red Baron are recurring themes in their songs. You can find Snoopy’s Christmas and other favorites on The Best of the Royal Guardsmen album.
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An Uncle Ebenezer Christmas Carol

Allison Crowe covers Joni Mitchell’s River. River is from Mitchell’s 1971 album, Blue. Crowe included River on her 2004 Christmas album Tidings. Bonus: Joni Mitchell’s original version. Listen to it here.
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An Uncle Ebenezer Christmas Carol

Christina Aguilera sings The Christmas Song. Bonus: A classic rendition of the Christmas song by Nat King Cole. Watch it on YouTube.
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An Uncle Ebenezer Christmas Carol

Mannheim Steamroller performs Stille Nacht (Silent Night) from their Christmas album. Visit Mannheim Steamroller’s official website.
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Today’s quote: Galileo

I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forego their use. —  Galileo Galilei, Italian physicist, astonomer, and philosopher
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An Uncle Ebenezer Christmas Carol

Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft performs You’re A Mean One Mr Grinch. The song was originally created for the 1966 animated Christmas special How the Grinch Stole Christmas! based on the book of the same name by of Theodor “Dr. Seuss” Geisel. Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft (February 6, 1914 – May 22, 2005) was an American voice actor and [...]
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