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Tag Archives: Music
Play Ball! (Opening Day, 2026)
I don’t follow baseball all that closely (I’m a football kind of a gal), but I’ve always wanted to see a YouTube video with one of my favorite “baseball” songs – “What A Game!” from the musical Ragtime, mixed with pictures from … Continue reading
On Jonathan’s Birthday – “Autumn Leaves”
. Today would have been my friend Becky’s oldest son’s 39th birthday. Jonathan left us much too soon (a car accident in 2001), but he left lots of great memories behind for those who loved him best. One of the things … Continue reading
My Advent Calendar of Music – Day #19: Blues and Rhythm
. What’s that you say, Skippy? Your sweetie’s far from home? Well, just tell him/her to “Please Come Home For Christmas”: . .
My Advent Calendar of Music – Day #16: Happy Hour
Christmas is a little more than a week away, and I’m sure that nerves are getting a little frazzled. So today, I thought I’d play some music with a sophisticated, “grown-up” feel to it – the kind you might hear … Continue reading
My Advent Calendar of Music – Day #13: Odds and Ends
There is so much great music out there that I couldn’t include all of the songs that I love (or that people want to hear)! While putting this series together, I tried to group songs with a similar theme together, … Continue reading
My Advent Calendar of Music – Day #12: Songs from a Shared Childhood
Today’s post is a little different from all the rest.
My Advent Calendar of Music – Day #11: Christmas at the Movies
. Not every character in the movies likes Christmas: . . Happily, however, most of them do! I thought today I would share some Christmas music from the movies – many of the songs that we think of as “Christmas … Continue reading
My Advent Calendar of Music – Day #10: The Bells of Christmas
Whenever I hear sleigh bells, it always makes me think about Christmas. There are lots of Christmas songs with a “bell” theme to them, so I thought I’d group some of them together in a post.
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