The ‘Quiet Ecstasy’ of Harry Simeone’s ‘Little Drummer Boy’
The story behind THE HARRY SIMEONE CHORALE's classic 'THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY' begins in 1941 with KATHERINE KENNICOTT…
Christmas in Verse, 2021
Timeless Christmas poems by ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON, DOLLIE RADFORD, ROBERT SOUTHWELL, et al. plus Christmas music videos featuring…
A Half-Century+ of Classic Animated ‘Rudolph’
On Dec. 6, 1964 NBC premiered an animated version of RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER with BURL IVES as…
The Deep Roots 2016 Yuletide Baedeker
A guide to the Christmas content published over the years in TheBluegrassSpecial.com and Deep Roots, including our 2016…
Coventry Carol (Lully, lullay): Twists and Turns
The ancient origins and twists and turns in the evolution of 'COVENTRY CAROL (Lully, lullay)," one of the…
‘It Must Have Been the Mistletoe’: Mandrell Knew It Was Cool Before It Was Cool
"It Must Have Been the Mistletoe,' written by JUSTIN WILDE and DOUG KONECKY, has become a contemporary seasonal…
This American Yule
With conductor/artistic director HARRY CHRISTOPHERS at the helm, the HANDEL AND HAYDN SOCIETY offers a journey through traditional…
Nnenna’s Unconventional Yule
An optimistic, upbeat, celebratory outpouring of emotion and spirit completely in tune with the season that inspires its…
Tchaikovsky, Straight & Ellingtonized (Or, ‘Let’s Play Two!’)
TCHAIKOVSKY wrote THE NUTCRACKER SUITE, DUKE ELLINGTON and BILLY STRAYHORN reimagined it, and HARMONIE ENSEMBLE NEW YORK offers…
The Ellingtonian ‘Nutcracker’
An appreciation of THE NUTCRACKER SUITE as DUKE ELLINGTON & BILLY STRAYHORN reimagined it in 1960 and of…