I’m not the biggest fan of Family Guy. Most of the time I think it consists of the adventures of a sociopathic man-child being enabled by his slightly smarter friends and family… But the music’s generally good. Seth Macfarline seems[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For today’s dark Christmas song is “Fairytale in New York” By the Pogues & Kirsty MacColl. Mainly because I like the Pogues but also because this one is delightfully viscous. Enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwHyuraau4Q
Being part of the first generation who grew up on Sesame Street from it’s beginning I am very fond of it’s Christmas special “Christmas Eve on Sesame Street” Watching it today it comes off as a bit schmaltzy but still[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For today’s contribution of Christmas cynicism and mockery we move on to Stephen Colbert‘s “A Colbert Christmas: A Colbert Christmas”. It’s a fun show that directly spoof numerous annual celebrity specials with the usual cameos that are all fun (I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
To finish off this year’s Christmas playlist we have “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” from “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” sung by Thurl Ravenscroft. If I do a countdown of Christmas specials I would put this one close to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This one may be a stretch of the definition but I enjoyed it. “I’ll Say Yes,” with Gospel Rhapsody.
With huge apologies to Alfred, Lord Tennyson who’s poem, “Ring Out, Wild Bells” I kind of mangled for Michelle’s song.
For this week’s Rhapsody we return to Liszt with his Eighth Hungarian Rhapsody performed by Claudio Arrau. It’s a lot “quieter” and whimsical than a lot of Liszt’s music but he cranks out the power in the end.
Today’s rhapsody is the Argentine Rhapsody by Frank Sanucci. Performed by Austin Smith and John Lyons of the Heller Piano Studio.
Today’s Rhapsody is Tibor Serly‘s Rhapsody for Viola and Orchestra. Performed by Hong-Mei Xiao and the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Janós Kovacs.
