christmas

I came upon this article today and thought I'd send it along. Pretty nifty. https://lancasteronline.com/features/entertainment/a-carpenters-christmas/article_8cba2b1f-c906-5f70-836d-7ec2c0430e77.html

As Christmas dawns, it seems that the Christmas lyrics that Karen clearly believed in so strongly, (and, no doubt, Richard, too), are far from coming true….. the hopes for peace and the messages of good will. It is clear that if one is having a happy Christmas, one is extremely lucky. A...

Approximately a month ago, I had observed that the Carpenters had around 4 million listeners a month on Spotify. Yesterday, when I looked again, they had reached 13.5 million monthly listeners! Does this prove that the Carpenters are still the kings of Christmas?

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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/stephanie-j-block-merry-christmas-darling-preview_n_6543a40ee4b00f9ca31eb721

As a longtime Carpenters historian and coauthor of “Carpenters: The Musical Legacy” (with Mike Cidoni Lennox and Richard Carpenter, © 2021), I answer a number of questions submitted to me directly by Carpenters fans related to the duo’s Christmas catalog, while laying out a comprehensive...

Well, we're 6 months til Christmas so Chris.....any news on this project? Take care all, Neil

Who are some artists that you were first introduced to through their Christmas music? I’ll start: 1. The Ventures. I was hooked when I first heard Sleigh Ride. Those twangy guitars and the driving beat blew me away. 2. Booker T and the MGs. I always preferred instrumentals to vocals and when...

It's December - time to start hauling out the Christmas music. And around these parts, that means: ¡SOMETHING FESTIVE! (A&M SP-19003) in conjunction with B.F.Goodrich I thought it was interesting to look this album up on Amazon.com. It's never had an official CD release, and yet a...