Three Christmas Carols I Listened to Today

For if you want something dramatic, played by a chamber orchestra, and almost a little jazzy… The Wexford Carol as performed by City of London Sinfonia and sung by the King’s Singers. For if you want to pretend you’re drinking mead with the lord of the manor… The King as performed by Loreena McKennitt and… Read more »

Sara Bareilles and Leslie Odom, Jr.: “Seriously”

This American Life asked Sara Bareilles to imagine what President Obama might be thinking about the current election and that horrible person, but can’t say publicly. Leslie Odom, Jr., performs the song. (There’s a lot of hatred and bitterness in the youtube comments. Skip them.)

Two Songs

It started snowing Saturday morning, then snowed steadily until very early this morning (Tuesday). Add an additional two feet or so to the pictures I posted last week and you’ll get the idea. At some point, I started taking little videos of the scene on my street and sending them to my nieces in Florida…. Read more »

All My “All” Songs

Occasionally, when I’m not feeling picky about what I want to listen to, I’ll open up my songlist, choose a place to start, and listen alphabetically. It can create some interesting sorting results, especially when you get to a word that frequently starts song titles (like “Close/r,” “Don’t,” “Long,” “Love,” and “You,” for example…). Just… Read more »