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Holiday Music
We all at one time, have heard holiday music blare on our favorite radio stations, but do we know the time it first played? If you keep on reading, you can know how and when Holiday music first came out.
Cite: http://parentguide.com/short-history-of-holiday-music-from-hymns-to-rock-n%E2%80%99-roll/
| Gene Autry; with some of our Holiday favorites |
Explain, please?
Now that you know the history, let's hear some Holiday songs that maybe, you've never heard of before.
Cite: http://suite101.com/article/best-holiday-songs-youve-never-heard-a173619. Here is a list:
- Suzy Snowflake, written by Sid tepper and Roy Bennett and recorded by Rosemary Clooney, this song is about a girl that brings joy to every little boy and girl.
- How Lovely is Christmas, words and music by Arnold Suundgaard and Alec Wilder, this song reminds us of all the true meanings of Christmas.
- The Christmas Waltz, lyrics and music by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne, this has a many chorus-like parts(Chorus was explained in one of my earlier blog posts....) then, transitions into Frank Sinatra or whoever sings the song, as it was recorded by many artists, wishing us a Merry Christmas.
*Almost a* Musical Holiday
Its nearing the holidays! Are the cookies ready? Is the evergreen tree up? But most of all, what am I going to get for his/her present(s)? With only several days until Christmas and various other hoildays, these questions may still remain in some of your "Musical Minds".....Well, worry no more, because one of the best gifts that we've all ever gotten was....music! Here's some ideas:
- A Music CD, possibly with songs of meaning to the person obtaining the gift (Ex.: Popular Holiday Songs, songs both you and the person share an interest in, instrumental, etc.)
- An Apple iPod (For more information on Apple products and technology, visit http://technoshock19.blogspot.com/.) If they don't already have one....
- Just some nice time together with your friends and family, because that is the true spirit of Christmas.
- An iTunes gift card, great for downloading apps, music, books, music, etc. (For someone who has an Apple device!)
But like I said before, the presents are not the true spirit of Christmas. Family and friend bonding is, one of the best gifts one can receive. After all, shouldn't we be grateful for what we have?
Holiday Music Countdown to the, Holidays
I will be doing a music countdown to Christmas, or the Holidays if you don't celebrate Christmas, but in every Blog Post I do, I will post a favorite holiday song for my whole audience to see and hear. This blog post's song is: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer!!! So, comment what holiday song you want put up in one of my Blog Posts and/or mini messages! Or, you can comment what you are getting for your friend/relative for the Holidays! Until next time, have a belated Happy Christmas and Merry Holidays!
"Song of the Day"
I realize that I am running a little behind on my "Song of the week". In order for me to keep the "Song of the Week" up to date, I will need you, as one of my readers to comment a song that you would like to be put up as "Song of the Week". After reading this post, kindly direct your attention to the newly-updated "Song of the Week" Sorry for the inconvienience.
Musical Travelling?
- Nashville, TN - The Grand Ole Opry, a nice place for country bands and musicians, turned Nashville into a capital of country music.
- London, UK - A place to travel for English-Rock Lovers.
- Or in Morris County, New Jersey, Barque Orchestra.
The History of Music!
Music. Most of us "Musical Minds" think about the more modern music when the word "MUSIC" is mentioned. But, hear the history of what we think is "music" and maybe next time, we all will think of something different. Here are some researched facts:
- There is a theory that music came from the Ancient Greek muses, who were the 9 gods and goddesses of art, and science.
- There is another theory that music actually began around 500 B.C., when Pythagoras (Pie-tha-gore-rus) an Ancient Greek philosopher experimented with acoustics, and found out how math related to tones formed from plucking strings.
- Another one was that the main form of music came from Pope Gregory I, "The gregorian chant was used for religious services and at first, did not include instrumentation. And then music began to be mentioned outside of the Church, and then people inserted instrumentation.
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