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CD REVIEW: It’s never too late for (Christmas with) Tony Bennett
By GENE STOUT
Who’s got time to read all those last-minute gift ideas circulating just before Christmas? Most people are too frantic to care. But if you’re on the hunt for the perfect traditional Christmas album, look no further than “Tony Bennett: The Classic Christmas Album.” The compilation features superb arrangements and production.
The 14-time Grammy winner [...]
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CONCERT PREVIEW: Hearth-warming shows for the holidays
By GENE STOUT
‘Tis the season for little morsels of holiday music.
Or, more appropriately, big bites.
Between now and Christmas, the largest shows of the season are lined up like oversized Yule logs, ready to light your fire. And two of them are already sold out.
First up is KNDD’s marathon “Deck the Hall Ball,” featuring Mumford & [...]
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CD REVIEW: ‘Best Christmas Ever’ by bad girl Ronnie Spector
By MIKEL TOOMBS
My favorite girl-group song isn’t The Crystals’ “He’s a Rebel” or The Ronettes’ “Be My Baby,” or anything else found on the aptly titled LP “Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica,” music from the future Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees that was meant “for the gods and the girls’ bathroom” (Greil [...]
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‘A treasury of songs’ for the season: Geoffrey Castle’s “Underhill’s Angel”
This is the time of year when new Christmas CDs beckon from store shelves, offering holiday cheer in small, inexpensive packages.
Since nostalgia is such a big part of Christmas, many collections are simply repackaged (or re-recorded) songs from past and present artists. And then there’s the wacky novelty stuff, such as a Chipmunks Christmas remix [...]
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