by Kevin Burton I caught myself in a lie last week. Christmas music, in a manner of speaking, revealed it to me. Stay with me here. I have heard people talk about when it was OK to begin playing Christmas music each year, after Thanksgiving, end of November, whatever. But I haven’t …
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The Origins Of Six Classic Christmas Songs
by Tim Ott interestingfacts.com The ubiquity of holiday songs on television, radio, and social media from Thanksgiving through Christmas ensures that we’ll be able to sing these anthems in our sleep. But lesser known are the backstories behind these famous tunes, which share common themes but draw from vastly different sources. From centuries-old …
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Origins Of Six Classic Christmas Songs
by interestingfacts.com The ubiquity of holiday songs on television, radio, and social media from Thanksgiving through Christmas ensures that we’ll be able to sing these anthems in our sleep. But lesser known are the backstories behind these famous tunes, which share common themes but draw from vastly different sources. From centuries-old standards to …
Quibbles And Bits: Leftovers And Hoops
by Kevin Burton For most people, but not for me, today is Black Friday. To me it should be National Leftovers Day. There is a leftovers day, Nov. 29. Leftovers Day should be a holiday falling on the Friday after Thanksgiving every year. If you are hosting you have your own leftovers. If …
Christmas Music Makes The Season Bright
by Kevin Burton I have a friend who hates Christmas music. I just giggle every time I think about that. If you knew this friend, actually a former manager of mine, she is so upbeat and positive about everything. If you woke up determined to be downcast you’d want to steer clear of …
My Smallish Musical Debut Is Coming
by Kevin Burton Alison Trelfa’s “Winter Warmer,” to be released in the UK Nov. 30, has one element no album has ever had. Me. Let me be clear up front, I won’t exactly be featured on the album, and there is still editing to be done. But I am pretty sure my …
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