Tag Archives: Christmas Jams 2018

MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!

Posted on December 25, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

3ChicsPolitico wishes all of our commenters, readers, followers, friends and guests a very Merry Christmas. May your day be filled with love, joy, good food and good cheer. Enjoy and stay safe. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” is a … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | Christmas Jams 2018

Posted on December 24, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

Merry Christmas Eve, everyone. If you’re traveling to be with family and friends, please be safe. “Silent Night” (German: “Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht”) is a popular Christmas carol. The original lyrics of the song “Stille Nacht” were written in Oberndorf bei … Continue reading →

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Sunday Praise & Worship | Christmas Jams 2018

Posted on December 23, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

“The First Noel” (also written “The First Noël” and “The First Nowell”) is a traditional classical English Christmas carol, most likely from the early modern period, although possibly earlier.[2][3] Noel is an Early Modern English synonym of “Christmas”.[4] The First … Continue reading →

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Saturday Open Thread | Christmas Jams 2018

Posted on December 22, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

“What Child Is This?” is a Christmas carol whose lyrics were written by William Chatterton Dix, in 1865. At the time of composing the carol, Dix worked as an insurance company manager and had been struck by a severe illness. … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread | Christmas Jams 2018

Posted on December 21, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

This Christmas is a song by American soul musician Donny Hathaway released in 1970 by Atco Records. The song gained renewed interest when it was included in 1991 on Atco Records’ revised edition of their 1968 Soul Christmas compilation album[1] … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | Christmas Jams 2018

Posted on December 20, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

O Holy Night“ (“Cantique de Noël“) is a well-known Christmas carol composed by Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the French poem “Minuit, chrétiens” (Midnight, Christians) by Placide Cappeau (1808–1877). Cappeau, a wine merchant and poet, had been asked by a … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | Christmas Jams 2018

Posted on December 19, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

Someday at Christmas is a Christmas album by Stevie Wonder, released on November 27th, 1967 under Motown Records. It was his eighth studio album release. It would also be re-released in 1978 with different cover art and different Catalog number … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Christmas Jams 2018

Posted on December 18, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

Recorded in 1985, The Spirit of Christmas finds Ray Charles performing a variety of holiday favorites with vocal assistance from the Raelettes and an appearance by jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. The ten tracks mix standards and originals, including “Santa Claus … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | Christmas Jams 2018

Posted on December 17, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” is a popular Christmas song written in 1963 by Edward Pola and George Wyle. It was recorded and released that year by pop singer Andy Williams for his first Christmas album, The … Continue reading →

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Sunday Praise & Worship | Christmas Jams 2018

Posted on December 16, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

O come, O come, Emmanuel is a translation of the Latin text (“Veni, veni, Emmanuel“) by John Mason Neale and Henry Sloane Coffin in the mid-19th century. It is a metrical version of a collation of various Advent Antiphons (the … Continue reading →

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