I decided to take a brief break from my countdown of cynical christmas music and go with something a little bit light hearted with Snoopy’s Christmas by The Royal Guardsmen. I’ve always liked the Snoopy vs the Red Baron songs and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It occurred to me that it was a shame that the appearance of the pony suit in Sunday’s strip is the only appearance it gets in the entire story line and you don’t even get to see it fully assembled![…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So here is on that I have been looking forward to doing, Duke Ellington‘s version of the Nutcracker Suite. I just love the way he has Tchaikovsky’s original melody drifts around the piece at first almost a subliminal accent behind Ellington’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“Fairy tales are more than true – not because they tell us dragons exist, but because they tell us dragons can be beaten.” ~ G. K. Chesterton, One thing you have to be careful about with children is some of them[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Okay for today’s selection I’m going to drop my search for all things in Christmas cynicism and go for something completely soppy. With “It Feels Like Christmas” from the Muppet Christmas Carol. As a lover of both the Muppets and adaptations[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is it folks. To finish up this year’s christmas playlist we have Oh Holy Night performed by Puddles Pity Party. I’ve been a fan of Puddles since I was introduced to his Youtube performances a couple of months ago and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As part of my list of Christmas Traditions I finished my Christmas Eve with a quick jaunt to Candy Cane Lane (aka n.e Park Rd) one of the most popular Christmas Displays in the city. I’v always been a fan[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
