Tag Archives: Holiday music

Sunday Open Thread

Posted on November 19, 2017 by rikyrah

Have a Blessed Sunday, 3 Chics Family. I’m in the mood for George Winston today. Hope you enjoy.

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Merry Christmas, Everyone!

Posted on December 25, 2015 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. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” is a song introduced by Judy … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | Holiday Music

Posted on December 24, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

“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 Salzburg, Austria, by the priest Father Joseph Mohr and the melody was composed by the … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | Holiday Music

Posted on December 23, 2015 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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Tuesday Open Thread | Holiday Music

Posted on December 22, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

This Christmas” is a well-known Christmas song originally recorded by R&B singer/songwriter Donny Hathaway and released as an Atco single in 1970. Hathaway co-wrote the song (it is credited to Nadine McKinnor and “Donny Pitts,” the stage name Hathaway used … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | Holiday Music

Posted on December 21, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!”, also known as “Let It Snow”, is a song written by lyricist Sammy Cahn and composer Jule Styne in July 1945. It was written in Hollywood, California during a heat wave … Continue reading →

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Sunday Open Thread | Holiday Music

Posted on December 20, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

“What Child Is This?” is a popular Christmas carol written in 1865. At the age of twenty-nine, English writer William Chatterton Dix was struck with a sudden near-fatal illness and confined to bedrest for several months, during which he went … Continue reading →

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Saturday Open Thread | Holiday Music

Posted on December 19, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

“Mary, Did You Know?” is a Christmas song with lyrics written by Mark Lowry and music written by Buddy Greene. Mark wrote the words in 1984 “when his pastor asked him to write the program for the living Christmas tree … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread | Holiday Music

Posted on December 18, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

“White Christmas“ is an Irving Berlin song reminiscing about an old-fashioned Christmas setting. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the version sung by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single of all time, with estimated sales in excess of … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | Holiday Music

Posted on December 17, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004), better known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. Ray was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm & … Continue reading →

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