Newsong – The Christmas Shoes
An evening pause: An American vision of Christmas.
Tag: music
Sue Richards & Maggie Sansone – The Ash Grove
An evening pause: Gentle music for the holiday season.
Hat tip Danae.
Geoffrey Castle – Ring Christmas Bells
An evening pause: One man becomes an orchestra.
Hat tip Danae.
Colin Hay – Goodnight Romeo/Prison Time
An evening pause: The first piece is an incredible acoustical guitar performance. And the second piece is as good.
Hat tip to Danae.
The John Wright Band – The Lock Keeper
An evening pause: The song is by Stan Rogers. Hat tip to Danae.
Simon & Garfunkel – American Tune
An evening pause: Performed live in New York, 1981.
I’ve posted a different Paul Simon performance of this song previously, but considering what SpaceX is about to try to do with its first stage, I think it appropriate to post it again. As Simon wrote,
We came on a ship they called the Mayflower
We came on a ship that sailed the moon
We came in the age’s most uncertain hour
And sing an American tune.
The Alan Parsons Project – Eye in the sky
An evening pause: Performed live in Madrid in 2004.
Hat tip to Danae.
Simon & Garfunkel – Homeward Bound
An evening pause: Performed live in New York in 1981.
Martin Frost – Ava Maria
An evening pause:
Luciano Pavarotti & Lionel Richie – The Magic of Love
An evening pause: Hat tip to Danae.
Willie Nile & Bruce Springsteen – One Guitar
An evening pause: Hat tip Keith Douglas, who noted to me that Nile is “fairly well known around the NYC club scene. I’ve seen him live maybe 3 times, but he never brought this friend to the events I attended.”
I like watching how much fun these guys have playing this song.
Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) / Kathrin Troester – Griminelli’s Lament
An evening pause: Recorded live 2005. Hat tip Dane.
Ralph Vaughan Williams:- A Song of Thanksgiving
An evening pause: Written for the BBC to mark the end of World War II, Vaughan Williams selected text from the Bible, Shakespeare, and Rudyard Kipling.
Teach us the strength that cannot seek,
By deed, or thought, to hurt the weak;
That, under thee, we may possess
Man’s strength to comfort man’s distress.
Teach us delight in simple things,
The mirth that has no bitter springs;
Forgiveness free of evil done,
And love to all men ‘neath the sun.
Go here for the full lyrics. It is absolutely worthwhile to print them out and read them as you watch this video. The images and words work together with amazing force, and illustrate well the importance of giving thanks on this day.
Ennio Morricone – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
An evening pause: With yesterday’s evening pause in mind, here’s a classical orchestra showing us how they perform spaghetti western music.
Spaghetti Western Orchestra
An evening pause: Recorded live 2011. With sound effects, props, and drinkable musical instruments!
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman
Jennifer Nettles – Hello Again
An evening pause: This song seems especially appropriate with me on the road in Israel and Diane back home in Tucson.
Hat tip Danae.
The Association – Along Comes Mary
An evening pause: Hat tip Keith Douglas. Recorded live during the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. The music is pure 60s pop, great to listen to. The opening intro, however, shows, as Keith wrote to me, that “nerds rock!”
Sandy and Richard Riccardi – Holiday Dinner Party
An evening pause: I think this is appropriate with the coming of the Thanksgiving and Christmas season.
Hat tip to Diane Zimmerman.
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet – Lotus Eaters
An evening pause: Hat tip Danae.
Nicole Atkins – Bird on a Wire
An evening pause: Hat tip Dane.