FaLaLaLaLa Archived Mixes for Your Yuletide Joy! – FaLaLaLaLa
Over the past several years I have broadcasted live through the online service Mixlr. Basically I would just get a particular playlist going and then connect to the live server. I didn’t do any...
View ArticleStressless FaLaLaLaLa Christmas in 2016 – FaLaLaLaLa
Here it is December 4th, getting closer to Christmas, and this is my first post to the FaLaLaLaLa blog. I feel a bit like a slacker… The truth is, I’ve been having a bit of an existential crisis...
View ArticleFeatured Album: Noël de Danse by Le Trio Monterey – FaLaLaLaLa
Le Trio MontereyNoel de DansePassé-Temps (Canada) PST-35(Year Unknown) Side One: 1 Féerie De Noël (Winter Wonderland)2 Sainte Nuit (Silent Night)3 J’ai Vu Maman Embrasser Le Père Noël (I Saw Mommy...
View ArticleDownload Giddy-up by The Dumbells (AKA Roxy Music) – FaLaLaLaLa
Giddy-up b/w A Christmas DreamThe DumbellsEG Records (1980) Side One: 01 Giddy-up (Inc. “Sleigh Rides”) (2:50)(L. Anderson arr. Dumbells) Side Two: 02 A Christmas Dream...
View ArticleQuick Pick: Trombones Under the Tree – FaLaLaLaLa
Joseph Alessi, Mark H. Lawrence, Carle Lenthe, M. Dee StewartTrombones Under the TreeSummit Records – 1991 I’m not sure how or when I discovered this gem of an album, but each time it comes up in my...
View ArticleChristmas Record Covers Jigsaw Puzzle – FaLaLaLaLa
One of my hobbies besides collecting old Christmas music is doing jigsaw puzzles. (I know, a pretty radical guy, right….) So my wife and I were out shopping with the girls and found this jigsaw...
View ArticleKurt Elling's Love Letter to Albert Finney's 1970 Scrooge – FaLaLaLaLa
Sing A Christmas Carol My love for Leslie Bricusse’s 1970 musical “Scrooge”, starring Albert Finney, runs deep. I read Dickens’ original “A Christmas Carol” every year. It is not only one of my...
View ArticleWhat's The Magical Chord That Makes Music Sound Like Christmas?
Besides the sound of sleigh bells what aspects of a song gives it that distinctive Christmas feel? Ultimately it was the will of Santa Claus through the force of the Christmas Spirit that inspired the...
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