I hope you’ve been enjoying — and had a chance to catch up on — these delightful holiday tunes I’ve been posting this year. Today we pick up again with Straight No Chaser, a perennial favorite of mine in part because my cousin’s husband is one of its members. (Wheee!)
Anyway, their version of “Mary, Did You Know?” is lovely and slow and just the thing on a day when one is sipping hot tea and recovering from a sinus infection (as I am). Cheers.
I always include at least one Straight No Chaser carol in this list because they’ve done such a wonderful job with holiday music and because my cousin Zoë is married to one of their singers. (No, I’m not at all biased.)
Anyway, here’s their really lovely rendition of “This Christmas.” Enjoy!
And here is one more from Straight No Chaser. This one showcases a tiny bit better their sense of humor.
Those of you who have been following along on the blog for a few years now know that my cousin’s husband is a member of the a capella group Straight No Chaser. They have some really amazing Christmas renditions.
One of my favorite carols when I was a child was “Do You Hear What I Hear?” I’m not sure what about that song appealed to me most; maybe the structure, maybe the melody, maybe the sense of connection, maybe the telephone game. Anyway, I loved it.
Enjoy.
So have you finished your holiday shopping yet? I sure haven’t. Maybe I can get around to that on Tuesday, because, you know, hope springs eternal.
You know, if you’re stuck trying to figure out what to get for someone, Finis. just went on super-sale today. No idea how many days that will last, but it won’t be very long. You can find it at the various links below for just 99 cents, for a limited time.
And in honor of the shopping frenzy — but also very much because I’m thrilled that some of my cousins arrive from out of town tomorrow — I’m giving you a Straight No Chaser song today, “Christmas Can-Can.” What’s the family connection, you might ask? One of the guys in Straight No Chaser is my cousin-in-law.
Enjoy! And get that consumerism on. Time’s a-wasting!
*heavy snark*
*maybe*
And speaking of cousins, where can you buy Finis.?* So glad you asked! Be sure to spread the word. (It’s just about the only way to sell books these days.)
* Did you see what I did there? Yep, those of you who’ve already read Finis. will understand.
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P.S. — It appears that the music videos aren’t showing up in the emails when these posts go out to my blog subscribers. Don’t know why that’s happening, but the videos are showing up nicely when you click on the link in the email to go to the blog directly. Thanks for subscribing, and thanks for clicking in!
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