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Best Christmas Songs – Solomon Burke

Best Christmas Songs - Presents for Christmas Oh man oh man, the R&B groove of "Presents For Christmas" by Solomon Burke is as smooth as an eggnog latte. This Christmas song, penned by Burke, has been a mainstay on my holiday song playlist for years. "Presents For Christmas" was produced in 1966 and released on a 45 (remember those?) by Atlantic in 1967. And I especially love the Sam Cooke tribute at the 2:06 mark. [embedplusvideo height="505" width="640" editlink="http://bit.ly/2hebLRs" standard="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZYPIgR-r8cI?fs=1" [...]

Best Christmas Songs – Solomon Burke2023-04-05T00:12:50+00:00

Best Christmas Songs – Everything’s Gonna Be Cool This Christmas

Best Christmas Songs - Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas Coming in on Day 8 of my 25 Days of Christmas songs in which I countdown (in no particular order) what I consider the best Christmas songs is "Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas" by the Eels. The video makes me laugh. Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas - Eels The Eels are a band formed just a 5-iron away from me in Los Feliz, California in 1995 by singer/songwriter Mark Oliver [...]

Best Christmas Songs – Everything’s Gonna Be Cool This Christmas2023-11-16T00:57:52+00:00

Best Christmas Songs – If I Get Home on Christmas Day

Best Christmas Songs - If I Get Home On Christmas Day I missed posting about the best Christmas songs yesterday so here's the first of two for December 8. Elvis' "If I Get Home on Christmas Day," from the 1971 album Elvis Sings The Wonderful World of Christmas. If I Get Home On Christmas Day - Elvis What's Christmas without Elvis? Blue, I tell you. Blue. Although not as popular as his first Christmas album, the aptly named Elvis' Christmas [...]

Best Christmas Songs – If I Get Home on Christmas Day2023-11-16T00:57:46+00:00

Best Christmas Songs – Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin’

Best Christmas Songs - Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin' Making my 25 Days of Christmas Songs list, in which I count down what I think are the best Christmas songs, is Albert King's soulful R&B song "Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin'." [embedplusvideo height="505" width="640" editlink="http://bit.ly/2h0mHSo" standard="http://www.youtube.com/v/Sjc2KwhlrtA?fs=1" vars="ytid=Sjc2KwhlrtA&width=640&height=505&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=&notes=" id="ep4119" /] Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin' by Albert King Albert "The Velvet Bulldozer" King was one of the greatest blues guitarist ever in the history of ever. Born in Mississippi, he literally picked cotton on [...]

Best Christmas Songs – Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin’2023-11-16T00:57:45+00:00

Best Christmas Songs – The Mynabirds

Best Christmas Songs - All I Want is Truth (for Christmas) Holy post-election depression, "All I Want is Truth (for Christmas)" by the Mynabirds is the perfect song to make it to my Best Christmas songs list. It's a lovely song about consumerism, warmongering, failed politics, willful ignorance and climate change. Topical? I think yes. [embedplusvideo height="505" width="640" editlink="http://bit.ly/2g2RGQR" standard="http://www.youtube.com/v/r_tST4K8uAA?fs=1" vars="ytid=r_tST4K8uAA&width=640&height=505&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=&notes=" id="ep6450" /] The Mynabirds In brief, the Mynabirds is an indie pop band founded by singer-songwriter and pianist Laura Burhenn. She's [...]

Best Christmas Songs – The Mynabirds2023-11-16T00:57:44+00:00

Best Christmas Songs -Slashed Wrists This Christmas

Best Christmas Songs -Slashed Wrists This Christmas Since Sunday is the worst day in the week for me,  I thought I'd post a song about suicide in my best Christmas songs list. For the third year in a row "Slashed Wrists This Christmas" is on my holiday playlist.  I mean, who doesn't like a Christmas song about suicide? Slashed Wrists This Christmas - Gruff Rhys Oh sure, the holidays are all holly and jolly but where are the songs for the manic depressants? The [...]

Best Christmas Songs -Slashed Wrists This Christmas2023-04-05T00:12:49+00:00

Best Christmas Songs – I Want An Alien For Christmas

Best Christmas Songs - I Want An Alien For Christmas Last year I wanted to put "I Want an Alien for Christmas" on my 25 Days of Best Christmas Songs but I got behind in my posting and it never made it. Sure, a song called "I Want an Alien for Christmas" has all the makings of a novelty song like "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer." But "Alien" is actually a song that you won't want to kill [...]

Best Christmas Songs – I Want An Alien For Christmas2023-04-05T00:12:48+00:00

Best Christmas Songs – The Ramones

Best Christmas Songs - Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight) "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)" by The Ramones is definitely on my 25 Days of Christmas Songs list. It's truly one of the best Christmas songs of my generation. And frankly, what Christmas song playlist is complete without a punk band on it. And what says Christmas better than a song that basically says, "Can we just make it through the holidays without killing each other?" Merry [...]

Best Christmas Songs – The Ramones2023-11-16T00:57:42+00:00

Commonweal Theatre Here I Come

Another Play Heads to the Commonweal Theatre I'm heading back to the Commonweal Theatre in Lanesboro, MN. Well, maybe not me personally but one of my plays. I just found out that my play The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge will be produced by the Commonweal Theatre next year. [embedplusvideo height="505" width="640" editlink="http://bit.ly/2fKYKBt" standard="http://www.youtube.com/v/p_88GWh9phk?fs=1" vars="ytid=p_88GWh9phk&width=640&height=505&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=&notes=" id="ep1336" /] Back in 2014 the Commonweal put together a fantastic production of my play Around the World in 80 Days. (It was directed by my [...]

Commonweal Theatre Here I Come2017-02-11T05:49:03+00:00

Canyon Theatre Guild Goes Around the World

Canyon Theatre Guild Travels Around the World Hey everyone in the Santa Clarita, California area, hie thee to the Canyon Theatre Guild this month to see their production of Around the World in 80 Days. If you have kids, go see the show either October 8, 14, or 15. Kids under 15 are free! What a deal. Here's the Skinny Friday @ 8PM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Canyon Theatre Guild Goes Around the World2017-02-11T05:49:03+00:00
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