First, LL and I loved that version of Hamlet, set in corporate offices. Julia Stiles as Ophelia. Second, a lovely "Silver Bells." I think my favorite modern Christmas song is "The Christmas Song," written in 1945 by Roberts Wells and Mel Torme. Nat King Cole recorded it four times, but I think it's Mel Torme's rendition that we usually hear. Again, this is a song with specific details that strike to the heart of our feelings about this fraught holiday. There's something a bit melancholy about it. btw, I always make a distinction between Christmas Carols and Christmas songs.
Nat King Cole is hands-down my favorite singer and I love "The Christmas Song," but decided it was too well known for this list. Fun fact: Mel Torme once said that Nat King Cole was the greatest pianist he'd ever performed with.
First, LL and I loved that version of Hamlet, set in corporate offices. Julia Stiles as Ophelia. Second, a lovely "Silver Bells." I think my favorite modern Christmas song is "The Christmas Song," written in 1945 by Roberts Wells and Mel Torme. Nat King Cole recorded it four times, but I think it's Mel Torme's rendition that we usually hear. Again, this is a song with specific details that strike to the heart of our feelings about this fraught holiday. There's something a bit melancholy about it. btw, I always make a distinction between Christmas Carols and Christmas songs.
Nat King Cole is hands-down my favorite singer and I love "The Christmas Song," but decided it was too well known for this list. Fun fact: Mel Torme once said that Nat King Cole was the greatest pianist he'd ever performed with.
NKC started as a jazz pianist and had to be persuaded to sing.