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Bells Will Be Ringing, Mark's Holiday Music Blog: November 2012

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Friday, November 30, 2012. Here Comes Santa Claus, Part 4. My 2012 holiday mix has 38 tracks and this week I started posting a little background on each of them. We've looked at the first nine tracks already, and today we have two more, each of which is a terrific example of one of the styles I grew up on and still love today. You can't persuade me that today's top sellers are anywhere near as good as this:. Ain't No Chimneys in the Projects, by Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings (2009). Most of whom have pl...

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Bells Will Be Ringing, Mark's Holiday Music Blog: Happy New Year!

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Thursday, January 1, 2015. Mark J in LA. Labels: New Years Eve. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Visit My Holiday Music Website. Click above to visit my holiday music website, featuring info and audio from my previous holiday mixes! Listen to Mark's Holiday Mixes on Mixcloud. Favorite Holiday Music Sites. Christmas A Go Go. Fa La La La La. Stubby's House of Christmas. Closing Up Shop for this Season . . . See You in t. RIP: Mario Cuomo (1932-2015) and Donna Douglas (1. Other Music I Enjoy. Santa Claus...

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Merry and Bright!: August 2014

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Thoughts and musings about Christmas, holidays, books, music, and mental ephemera. Friday, August 29, 2014. Coming Soon to a Theatre Near Me. I haven't given much space in the past here at Merry and Bright! For "Jingle Bell Rocks! Well, time for a change. Great things have been happening for Mitchell and his film as he's made the film festival circuit. Awards, accolades. Plans for the DVD and Blu-Ray release. (Hey! I know what my team at work is getting for Christmas! How cool is all this? I only know Mi...

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Merry and Bright!: October 2013

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Thoughts and musings about Christmas, holidays, books, music, and mental ephemera. Monday, October 7, 2013. Cuneo Christmas Book Collection. I've written here before about the Cuneo Christmas books I've collected over the past couple of years. The books were published by Cuneo Press in Chicago from 1942-1981(? I've managed to pick up several more editions of the books, including all eight published in the 1940's. Here are a few pictures from the inaugural edition, from 1942:. Each one, starting in 1943, ...

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Merry and Bright!: October 2014

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Thoughts and musings about Christmas, holidays, books, music, and mental ephemera. Sunday, October 12, 2014. Last Friday, the 10th of October (we'll just call that the official kickoff to my Christmas season this year), I had the pleasure of attending a screening of " Jingle Bell Rocks! Mitchell Kezin's documentary film about the world that we all know and love - Christmas Music collecting. The film was screened at the Kansas International Film Festival. Run DMC's " Christmas in Hollis. To make the eveni...

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Merry and Bright!: February 2015

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Thoughts and musings about Christmas, holidays, books, music, and mental ephemera. Saturday, February 21, 2015. Book Review: "Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America". You may or may not like Linda Tirado or her message after reading her powerful book. But you will never view the working poor the same way again. Penguin Books provided an advance reading copy of "Hand to Mouth" for review. Saturday, February 14, 2015. Mr Johnston's skill at bringing depth to "Descent" is very admirable. At times th...

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Merry and Bright!: Book Review: "Descent"

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Thoughts and musings about Christmas, holidays, books, music, and mental ephemera. Saturday, February 14, 2015. Mr Johnston's skill at bringing depth to "Descent" is very admirable. At times the cost of the depth is a story that moves at a deliberate pace,but it is well worth it. When the story picks up the pace, you will not want to put the book down. Thoughts a reader may have are quickly erased. Descent" is a fine, gripping, and involved novel, and an excellent choice for a Wintertime read. All albums...

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Merry and Bright!: Time To Catch Up

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Thoughts and musings about Christmas, holidays, books, music, and mental ephemera. Wednesday, July 8, 2015. Time To Catch Up. Well hello there good readers. It's time for me to catch up on a few things here on the blog where I've fallen behind over the past few months. Mainly, music reviews. There are some terrific local artists that I want to share with the world, so I'll be getting some album reviews out in the next few days/weeks. I may throw in a concert review or two for good measure.

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Merry and Bright!: May 2014

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Thoughts and musings about Christmas, holidays, books, music, and mental ephemera. Friday, May 9, 2014. It's May the 9th, mid-Spring, and nearly 5 months since I left you with a "Merry Christmas" greeting! My, how time flies. The good news is that there is only 5 1/2 months to go until Christmas Music Season :-). More on these great artists to come. Plus whatever else comes to mind. I have some Christmas-related projects on the drawing board - if they come to fruition then all you readers will be...View ...

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Bells Will Be Ringing, Mark's Holiday Music Blog: RIP: Mario Cuomo (1932-2015) and Donna Douglas (1932-2015)

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Friday, January 2, 2015. RIP: Mario Cuomo (1932-2015) and Donna Douglas (1932-2015). I was very sorry to learn that former New York Governor Mario Cuomo. Died yesterday. I remember watching his inspiring keynote address at the 1984 Democratic National Convention, and, like many others, had high hopes that he'd run for president in each of the next several election cycles. He was an inspiring orator. And a good man. Who played young Ellie May Clampett on the The Beverly Hillbillies. Mark J in LA. JINGLE B...