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2021 “Uketide” Tunes – Part III

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After a little fun with unrequited love at the holidays, I am solo on this recording with one of my favorite Christmas carols, O Holy Night. This song is based on a poem written by French poet Placide Cappeau in 1843. The music was later composed by Adolphe Adam in 1847 with English lyrics eventually penned by John Sullivan Dwight in 1855. That would have been an ASCAP nightmare!

What I am playing here is a mix of several different arrangements, as well as a few flourishes I added myself:

The grand finale is next as my daughter makes another appearance!

2021 “Uketide” Tunes – Part II

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We had a grand old time last week with the Jose Feliciano holiday staple, Feliz Navidad. Up next, a song that receives much mockery in our house, soley from my wife who despises it. This makes me question whether she loves Christmas at all. Aria and I, however, love this tune, which was a big hit in 1984 and continues to be a prime mainstay of holiday radio. Presenting Wham!’s Last Christmas, daddy-daughter style:

We have one more song to do together, but first, I’ll have a solo piece later this week of a well-known Christmas carol.

2021 “Uketide” Tunes – Part I

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The band is back together! Aria joins me for a little fun with Puerto Rican singer Jose Feliciano’s macaronic Christmas pop song, Feliz Navidad, from 1970. It continues to receive an enormous amount of radio airplay during the holiday season and is one of the top 25 most played Christmas songs in the world. Not bad for something he wrote in 10 minutes that only has 19 words.

Strange how our version isn’t on any radio playlists, but it’s a good start to our holiday music season, nonetheless:

On the way is another collaboration, featuring a Wham song that has been covered many times and is a Christmas staple.