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And now we bring you the last part of the Library Director's annual ?Don?t Touch That Dial? holiday-music blog post, designed to chase the dark away.
2010, PART 3....
17. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by John Lennon, The Harlem Community Choir, Yoko Ono & The Plastic Ono Band, from John Lennon & Yoko Ono Power to the People - The Hits (Remastered) 2010
John Lennon?s death is right up there with the Kennedy Assassination as two of the defining events of my life. Never a fan of Yoko (she broke up the Beatles)
18. A Holly Jolly Christmas by Burl Ives, from Have a Holly Jolly Christmas 1965
Good songs, goofy animation, grrrrreat characters: Hermey, the elf who wants to be a dentist, Yukon Cornelius, Charlie in the Box and his pals on the Island of Misfit Toys. CLASSIC!!!
19. God Bless The Master, from Folk Songs Of The Four Seasons
. Folk poetry that blesses the Master, the Mistress, the House and Cattle, too. Powerful in its simplicity, the song closes every performance of Revels, a national arts organization founded in 1971 by musician, educator and author John Langstaff to celebrate the seasons through the power of traditional song, dance, storytelling and ritual from cultures around the world.
20. Santa's Got a Brand New Bag by The Bobs, from Too Many Santas
The a cappella Bobs salute "the hardest-working man in show business, the great James Brown (May 5, 1933 ? December 25, 2006).
Bonus Tracks in Honor of Holiday Feasting
21. Nobody's Fat in Aspen Christine Lavin, from Future Fossils 1984
Neo-folkie Lavin reveals the shallow, fallow under-girding the beautiful people. But it?s not a downer when sung by Lavin?s chirpy, quirky soprano. It makes the list because it references snow. And skiing.
22. He's a Chubby Little Fellow by The Singing Cowboy Gene Autry, from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and Other Christmas Classics 2003
Creator of the Cowboy Code (?a cowboy must keep himself clean in thought, speech, action and personal habits?), Autry was famous for his Christmas classics, the most famous of which is the aforementioned Rudolph. But I liked this one better.
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- Too Cool For Yule: Holiday Tunes From The Director, Part 2
This week we bring you the Library Director's annual ?Don?t Touch That Dial? holiday-music blog post, designed to chase the dark away. PART 2.... 9. Angels We Have Heard On High by Indigo Girls from Holly Happy Days Girls with guitars who have known...
- The Arlington Years: Don't Touch That Dial - The Annual Yule Blog
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- The Arlington Years: Don't Touch That Dial?a Yule Blog From The Director
The Arlington Years Thoughts from County Native and Arlington Public Library Director, Diane Kresh Do you hear what I hear? As another holiday season has us in the grip (or gripe), I am reminded once again of the thing that still makes me tingle (and...
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Find Holiday Inspiration at the MPL We've got ideas for holiday crafts, decorations, recipes and music in our non-fiction collection. Take a break and watch a Christmas movie from our DVD and VHS collection. Below are a few of the newest titles from...
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Too Cool for Yule: Holiday Tunes from the Director, Part 3
And now we bring you the last part of the Library Director's annual ?Don?t Touch That Dial? holiday-music blog post, designed to chase the dark away.
2010, PART 3....
17. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by John Lennon, The Harlem Community Choir, Yoko Ono & The Plastic Ono Band, from John Lennon & Yoko Ono Power to the People - The Hits (Remastered) 2010
John Lennon?s death is right up there with the Kennedy Assassination as two of the defining events of my life. Never a fan of Yoko (she broke up the Beatles)
18. A Holly Jolly Christmas by Burl Ives, from Have a Holly Jolly Christmas 1965
Good songs, goofy animation, grrrrreat characters: Hermey, the elf who wants to be a dentist, Yukon Cornelius, Charlie in the Box and his pals on the Island of Misfit Toys. CLASSIC!!!
19. God Bless The Master, from Folk Songs Of The Four Seasons
. Folk poetry that blesses the Master, the Mistress, the House and Cattle, too. Powerful in its simplicity, the song closes every performance of Revels, a national arts organization founded in 1971 by musician, educator and author John Langstaff to celebrate the seasons through the power of traditional song, dance, storytelling and ritual from cultures around the world.
20. Santa's Got a Brand New Bag by The Bobs, from Too Many Santas
The a cappella Bobs salute "the hardest-working man in show business, the great James Brown (May 5, 1933 ? December 25, 2006).
Bonus Tracks in Honor of Holiday Feasting
21. Nobody's Fat in Aspen Christine Lavin, from Future Fossils 1984
Neo-folkie Lavin reveals the shallow, fallow under-girding the beautiful people. But it?s not a downer when sung by Lavin?s chirpy, quirky soprano. It makes the list because it references snow. And skiing.
22. He's a Chubby Little Fellow by The Singing Cowboy Gene Autry, from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and Other Christmas Classics 2003
Creator of the Cowboy Code (?a cowboy must keep himself clean in thought, speech, action and personal habits?), Autry was famous for his Christmas classics, the most famous of which is the aforementioned Rudolph. But I liked this one better.
- Don't Touch That Screen: Fourth Annual Good Tidings And Tunes Yule Blog
©Lloyd Wolf /Arlington Photographic Documentary Project Each year, the Christmas season seems to arrive a little earlier. A few weeks ago, it was not yet Halloween and Macy's at Pentagon City was setting up its Christmas shop. Ever the stickler...
- Too Cool For Yule: Holiday Tunes From The Director, Part 2
This week we bring you the Library Director's annual ?Don?t Touch That Dial? holiday-music blog post, designed to chase the dark away. PART 2.... 9. Angels We Have Heard On High by Indigo Girls from Holly Happy Days Girls with guitars who have known...
- The Arlington Years: Don't Touch That Dial - The Annual Yule Blog
The Arlington YearsThoughts From County Native and Arlington Public Library Director, Diane Kresh Here we come a caroling??tis the season to be seasonal. It?s that most wonderful time of the year for decking and hauling, tinseling and snowballing (at...
- The Arlington Years: Don't Touch That Dial?a Yule Blog From The Director
The Arlington Years Thoughts from County Native and Arlington Public Library Director, Diane Kresh Do you hear what I hear? As another holiday season has us in the grip (or gripe), I am reminded once again of the thing that still makes me tingle (and...
- 'tis The Season
Find Holiday Inspiration at the MPL We've got ideas for holiday crafts, decorations, recipes and music in our non-fiction collection. Take a break and watch a Christmas movie from our DVD and VHS collection. Below are a few of the newest titles from...