Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Doris Day (Album: Under The Mistletoe: Reindeer & Romance)
Santa Baby – Sheila E. (Album: Latin Jazz Christmas)
(Everybody’s Waitin’ For) The Man With The Bag – Kay Starr (Album: The Best Of Christmas Cocktails)
The Christmas Song – Carmen McRae (Album: Under The Mistletoe: Reindeer & Romance)
Manhattan In December – [...]

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I first saw (and heard) Monica Mancini on the PBS special “We All Love Ella”, which was broadcast on New Year’s Eve 2007.  To put it bluntly, I was blown away by her vocal talents and stage presence.  Yes, she is decended from Henry Mancini (her father) and she does him proud!  Monica Mancini is pure [...]

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While listening to my “Diana Krall” Pandora station (via Sonos), the song “The Best Is Yet To Come” started playing, but I didn’t recognize the artist.  When I looked at the song info, it was Debby Boone!  What???  Debby Boone doing jazz?  Well, the album is entitled “Reflections Of Rosemary” in honor of Rosemary Clooney.  [...]

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Arts / Music
Spears’s Awards Fiasco Stirs Speculation About Her Future
By JEFF LEEDS
Published: September 13, 2007
Endlessly mocked in the mainstream news media and the blogosphere, Sunday night’s fiasco has left Britney Spears’s fans and her handlers bewildered.  Read the rest of the article at:  http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/13/arts/music/13brit.html?ex=1347422400&en=b9381bba4ebb80ef&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

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I fell in love with the concept of the Sonos wireless music system last year when my partner charged me with the task of installing a whole-house music system for an upcoming party.  The only problem was, the upcoming party was scheduled to start in about 24 hours!  At that time, Sonos was only available for [...]

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