Beautiful, Andrew and Marg! I love that Xmas album on Apple.
What would a walk through the East Gate Mall be during the holidays, take away "Walking in a Winter Wonderland," bouncing ball and all. Not so sure about the rental center, though. Aren't they akin to check cashing outlets?
The generic restrictions might not be so necessary. I found myself in Montana, with a huge collection of popular gospel, you know, as opposed to Handel, though he was there, too. What else but to host an "Hour of Power" radio show, Sundays, 10-12? Do you know, the one that brought the most rave phone calls was Aretha Franklin. Everybody loves Aretha. I'm not talking about Aretha's Christmas Album, either, but the get down Southern versions heard in the authentic southern churches.
Stan Kenton’s A Merry Christmas album (vinyl) in 1961 made quite an impression on me and is still remarkable to hear.
I'll have to look for it. Quite a bit of what Kenton did was remarkable.
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We wrote our own words for "Winter Wonderland" (and copyrighted them) figuring that Florida is the real Winter Wonderland. We put a lot of Sunshine, golf, tennis, fishing and other activities in it.
Since we have millions of 'snowbirds' that come to Florida in the winter to escape the cold, it goes over well.
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Since we play music for a living, I look forward to have the opportunity to play holiday songs. Christmas songs we get to play for a month, St.Patrick's day songs are only good for a few days. But the seasonal parties are both good for our spirits and our wallets.
My current favorites are "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" because I love to hear Leilani sing that one and "Silver Bells" because we do a duet with some call and response. I must admit, like most pop music, Christmas Music is more fun to play than to listen to.
I'm pretty neutral about Christmas music personally. I'm not a very festive person, and never have been - but while I'll never seek out Christmas music on my own terms, I don't let it bother me if I heard in the background. But if it comes on the radio, I change the station is all I'm sayin'....
My man! All that religionistic hypocritical stuff coming 'round the bend once again especially 'round Xmas time... PS you might like this one then, F:
I do love Christmastime... it was even better when my daughter was small, but that's for another post.
Christmas music it great. The only thing I have against it being played in the mall is they start playing it the day after Halloween...the first of November. By the time Christmas finally gets here I'm usually very overloaded with it.
Interesting note about Stan Kenton: Gary Burton claims that Kenton is one of the few of his era that really didn't know anything about music theory; particularly the chord, scale, voice leading and soloing theory that is common language amongst jazz musicians.
Gary talks about this in his Berklee Jazz Improvization class (which kicked my butt to kingdom come).
Simply put, I hate it. Since Oct 23rd when I first heard it in a store and said out loud to everybody who could hear me, "It isn't even ^%@%$% Halloween yet!!"
Simply put, I hate it. Since Oct 23rd when I first heard it in a store and said out loud to everybody who could hear me, "It isn't even ^%@%$% Halloween yet!!"
Apparently not loud enough ... , we're still pestered. PS the 'industry' needs more of this kind of sh!tty stuff, here are some suggestions: breakfast music, showering music, visiting the john music, wake up or go to sleep sleep music, you name it ... We BIAB users have an advantage, it's all in there, we can sit back while making automatic 'pick your nose' music, no need to shop in any store ... just press Shift-F5, piece of cake. F
That is one thing that I dislike is Holiday music being played before Halloween. It's the same thing with going to the store in early October and their Halloween display is practically non-existent but their Winter Holiday displays are massive/aisles long.
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That is one thing that I dislike is Holiday music being played before Halloween. It's the same thing with going to the store in early October and their Halloween display is practically non-existent but their Winter Holiday displays are massive/aisles long.
We don't play Christmas music until after Thanksgiving unless someone requests it as a requirement for hiring us. I think most good things can be overdone.
Simply put, I hate it. Since Oct 23rd when I first heard it in a store and said out loud to everybody who could hear me, "It isn't even ^%@%$% Halloween yet!!" _________________________ I will continue to post in the songwriters forum but will pretty much be keeping my opinions to myself as far as the off topic forum goes.
You have to admit your reply to this "off topic" thread and your signature is at least mildly funny.
I'm with you on the no Christmas music at Halloween. To me it seems a bit obvious. I mean, can you imagine the looks you would get blasting "The Monster Mash" during Christmas? People would think it's weird. Well, that is the point!
Thanks for the smile Eddie. It's great to see you posting again more.
Chad (Hope that makes it easier)
TEMPO TANTRUM: What a lead singer has when they can't stay in time.
You have to admit your reply to this "off topic" thread and your signature is at least mildly funny.
Some subjects merit me stepping out of my self imposed silence.
Get me started on how the #metoo women are okay with ads that infer and imply that if you give a woman a diamond for Christmas, you will get laid. Talk about a stereotypical concept, yet one widely accepted by women who want that diamond.... hypocrisy at it's commercial finest.
And if you DON'T give the diamond you run the risk of being accused of something you did not do by a woman who later retracts her front page claim (with the retraction buried on page 39 by the grocery store ads) admitting she has never even met you.....
The whole of the holiday nonsense is just a vile extension of how evil society has become.
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