Song Insight: That’s What I Want for Christmas

Song Insight: That’s What I Want for Christmas

Scoping my Facebook feed this morning, I read that Nancy Wilson has passed. She was one of the great singers of our time that went beyond jazz. She was a great story teller. I only got to hear her live once, but it was moving. I never got to meet her, but her musical...
Doug Ramsey: “This Christmas album is a joy.”

Doug Ramsey: “This Christmas album is a joy.”

Doug Ramsey Journalist, Author I first met Doug Ramsey shortly after I started teaching at Central Washington University. During my time there, I got to know him and his family, play some jam sessions, and talk about music. He knows his stuff and he’s deeply...
Song Insight: Winter Wonderland

Song Insight: Winter Wonderland

OMG this is a Peppermint Kandy Kids track! The Peppermint Kandy Kids “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” was my favorite Christmas record when I was little. I remember certain songs on it, but I had forgotten about this one until I started doing the research....
Advent Feature 2: Søren Banjomus

Advent Feature 2: Søren Banjomus

In honor of That Time of Year, I’m getting a little goofy and featuring “songs that didn’t make the cut”. You’ll get one short snippet each Sunday leading up to Christmas.   I learned this song after moving to Denmark. It is a sweet little kid number about a banjo...
Song Insight: Christmastime is Here

Song Insight: Christmastime is Here

The Charlie Brown Christmas Special was an annual experience in my household (along with Rudolph’s and Frosty the Snowman’s Christmas specials). While this was not such a big deal in Scandinavia, this was a huge part of growing up in the USA during the 1970’s....

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