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[Mtsnow13]

Antonella wrote: "Using only his mouth Michael Winslow makes a quite incredible version of
Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin

Here more of his Sound Effects."

THAT is just so awesome cool Antonella! Thank you for sharing :-D

[Alison]

A wonderful minor-key version of a Christmas classic. I quite like it!

All I Want for Christmas by Kurt Hugo Schneider and Chase Holfelder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDACj...

[Alison]

Antonella wrote: "Using only his mouth Michael Winslow makes a quite incredible version of
Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin

Here more of his Sound Effects."

That's quite cool. What an amazing skill. :)

[Antonella]

Neil Gaiman talks about Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (which I've just bought):

http://soundcloud.com/penguin-books/t...

[Judy]

Alison wrote: "A wonderful minor-key version of a Christmas classic. I quite like it!

All I Want for Christmas by Kurt Hugo Schneider and Chase Holfelder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDACj..."

Wow! If this doesn't boot you into the Christmas holiday season, maybe Kurt Hugo Schneider looking for kids to sing in his video recording at the Duke Children's Hospital just after Christmas will. If anyone in North Carolina is interested, his contact info and deets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDACj...

[Antonella]

Catherine Dair just posted a delightful version of this song which her daughter played and sang two years ago, when she was 14, for Eric Arvin when he went into the hospital. It reminded me that it is a song I like. So here is the original version:

Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkHTsc...

[Antonella]

The New York Public Library presents a recording of Neil Gaiman, dressed as Charles Dickens (you won't see him), reading the entirety of Dickens' own performance version of A Christmas Carol.

http://soundcloud.com/nypl/neil-gaima...

[Josh]

My Five Favorite Christmas Albums This Year:

1 - Winter Romance - Dean Martin
2 - A Very She and Him Christmas - Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward
3 - What a Wonderful Christmas - Louis Armstrong & Friends
4 - A Big Band Christmas - various
5 - Sweet Bells - Kate Rushby

What are you listening to this holiday season?

[Valerie]

Josh wrote: "My Five Favorite Christmas Albums This Year:

1 - Winter Romance - Dean Martin
2 - A Very She and Him Christmas - Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward
3 - What a Wonderful Christmas - Louis Armstrong & Frie..."

She and Him is one of my favorite Christmas albums, too. :)

[Valerie]

The Oh Hellos Family Christmas Album
"Silent Night"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP_ud...

The Wintersong Band - Come December

A Christmas Party with The Sweptaways & Friends
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

The Hotel Cafe Presents... Winter Songs (Various artists)
Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson - Winter Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkOKC...

My Morning Jacket 'Does Xmas Fiasco Style'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojZDf...

[Johanna]

Oh, such lovely Christmas music listed here!

Here are the ones I've been listening to so far this year:

1. The Doris Day Christmas Album
2. Christmas with The Rat Pack
3. Winter Romance — Dean Martin
4. White Christmas — Bing Crosby
5. Joulu — Rajaton

Rajaton is a Finnish a cappella group and their Christmas album from 2003 is one of my very favorite Christmas albums. It's extremely soothing. Here's one of the songs: Tonttu (Elf in English)

And now I'm off to check out A Very She and Him Christmas! :-)

[Josephine]

Not a Christmas pass us by here in the Philippines without hearing this guy's voice over the radio (and at the churches all over the country):

When a Child is Born
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnc2i...

Various
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3klQ...

Jose Mari Chan with his daughter, Liza:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVw0w...

I admittedly listen to the same guy every Christmas. :D

[Valerie]

I'm finding Troye Sivan's album Blue Neighbourhood quite addictive:

FOOLS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfD96...

[Mtsnow13]

Yay! Jefferson Blythe, Esquire was delivered to my Audible account today!!

http://www.amazon.com/Jefferson-Blyth...

Also, if you haven't preordered it like I did, well, Audible has a real good sale on it for only $8.97 for US members right now: http://www.audible.com/pd/Romance/Jef...

http://www.audible.com.au/pd/Fiction/...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jefferson-Bly...

[Mtsnow13]

Valerie wrote: "I'm finding Troye Sivan's album Blue Neighbourhood quite addictive:

FOOLS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfD96..."

I was just looking at downloading his album last night. Very nice!!

[KC]

Mtsnow13 wrote: "Yay! Jefferson Blythe, Esquire was delivered to my Audible account today!!"

Oh, cool! Enjoy! off to check mine :-)

[Calathea]

KC wrote: "Mtsnow13 wrote: "Yay! Jefferson Blythe, Esquire was delivered to my Audible account today!!"

Oh, cool! Enjoy! off to check mine :-)"

And good timing! I only got my newest credit yesterday. :-)

[Jordan]

I've been listening to the Nutcracker suite as performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra since I got it last week. :-) I will be seeing the ballet with my parents when they arrive next week!

[Judy]

Dug out my holiday music CDs! Here are a few of my favorites:
Snowbound! by Seattle Men's Chorus
Holiday Traditions by Seattle Men's Chorus
Christmas goes Baroque by CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra (1989 recording)
A Little Christmas Music by The King's Singers (1989)
Christmas by Mannhein Steamroller

Listening to MEMORIES OF THE HEART by Felice Stevens. Undecided as to what to listen to next. Have a shed-load of Josh's audiobooks but stressed out and can't handle anything nerve wracking. Suggestions?

[Alison]

Valerie wrote: "I'm finding Troye Sivan's album Blue Neighbourhood quite addictive:

FOOLS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfD96..."

I listened to it the other day. It's nice. Have you watched the accompanying music video trilogy? It's about two boys who are childhood best friends and have an amorous encounter when they're older and the aftermath. I haven't decided whether the ending is happy or sad. I always like it when music videos tell a story.

Here's part one:

Wild by Troye Sivan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdXNN...

(FOOLS is part two.)

[Alison]

For holiday music, I am a huge fan of Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite, which is a jazz version of the Tchaikovsky and it's awesome. Maybe you'd like that one too, Jordan.

And I do quite like Bad Religion's "Christmas Songs" album if I'm in the mood for something a bit noisier. :)

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen by Bad Religion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYwTK...

[Calathea]

Josh wrote: "What are you listening to this holiday season?
"

I get out the Christmas songs of my childhood. We actually have to dust off the record player. ;)
Fortunately they're now available on YouTube (and CD for the car).
"Sind die Lichter angezündet"
"Bald nun ist Weihnachtszeit"

And then there's the "Christmas Pop" playlist and Christmas with Sinatra and Crosby playliston Spotify

[Susinok]

Still listening to The Hell You Say. Pirate King (my least favorite of the series) up next. I had to do a full re-listen. Good way to fill the quiet of the new house while hauling boxes or unpacking.

[HJ]

Susinok wrote: "Still listening to The Hell You Say. Pirate King (my least favorite of the series) up next. I had to do a full re-listen. Good way to fill the quiet of the new house while hauling box..."

How do the dogs react to audiobooks? Do you think they notice them, or care that something else has part of your attention?

I hope the unpacking is going well!

[Jordan]

Alison wrote: "For holiday music, I am a huge fan of Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite, which is a jazz version of the Tchaikovsky and it's awesome. Maybe you'd like that one too, Jordan.

And I do quite like Bad..."

Oooohhh, Duke Ellington? Sounds fabulous! I'll have to check that out. Thanks!

[Jordan]

I also love the Trans Siberian Orchestra's Christmas Cannon. OMG, I love that one!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cP26...

[Susinok]

HJ wrote: "How do the dogs react to audiobooks? Do you think they notice them, or care that something else has part of your attention?..."

The dogs don't notice, since I wear earbuds with my iPod. Beau DID get tangled up in my earbuds yesterday when I took him for a walk. We had to extricate ourselves. It was a comedy of errors.

[Josephine]

O Holy Night

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=...

[Valerie]

Alison wrote: "Valerie wrote: "I'm finding Troye Sivan's album Blue Neighbourhood quite addictive:

FOOLS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfD96..."

I listened to it the other day. It's nice. Have you watched ..."

I noticed the videos the other days but haven't watched them yet. I'll check it out. I usually listen to music in the car or while I'm doing something else so don't watch a lot of videos.

I seem to be on a teen pop kick lately-- also loving Shawn Mendes. His album Handwritten is really nice.

And how did I only just recently hear Macklemore's 'Downtown'? I love it.

My DD plays Drake's 'Hotline Bling' all the time so that's my current earworm. :)

[Antonella]

Valerie wrote: "I seem to be on a teen pop kick lately-- also loving Shawn Mendes. His album Handwritten is really nice.

And how did I only just recently hear Macklemore's 'Downtown'? I love it.

My DD plays Drake's 'Hotline Bling' all the time so that's my current earworm. :) "


For the general musical education ;-)

Macklemore's Downtown
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGhoLc...


A taste of Shawn Mendes' Handwritten:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWyQF_...


Drake's 'Hotline Bling'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxpDa-...

[Jordan]

Jordan wrote: "I also love the Trans Siberian Orchestra's Christmas Cannon. OMG, I love that one!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cP26..."

Actually, that one is good, but I was really thinking of this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHioI...

[Valerie]

Antonella wrote: "Valerie wrote: "I seem to be on a teen pop kick lately-- also loving Shawn Mendes. His album Handwritten is really nice.

And how did I only just recently hear Macklemore's 'Downtown'? I love it. ..."

Thanks, Antonella. I'm at work and my ancient computer doesn't like YouTube very much. ;-)

[Varecia]

I finished Hansen's 10th Brandstetter novel today. Near the end Nellie Lutcher was mentioned by Cecil and I spent quite some time listening to her records on YouTube. Such a fine singer and pianist, glad to have found her!

[Anne]

I'm decorating the tree ( finally managed to untangle the lights) while listening to " Jul i folkton" a collection of Swedish Christmas songs in the folk tradition style. Very beautiful.

[Jordan]

For those who care, Aleksandr Voinov is planning to release Return on Investment and Nightingale on audio next. Don't have dates or anything, I'm just wicked excited after what happened with Nightingale. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mtsnow13]

Jordan wrote: "For those who care, Aleksandr Voinov is planning to release Return on Investment and Nightingale on audio next. Don't have dates or anything, I'm just wicked excited after what happened with Nighti..."

Yay! Looking forward to this :-D

[Antonella]

I've just discovered Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915-1973).

Here she plays in 1964 in a disused English station
Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Didn't It Rain

An article about that show: Muddy Waters and Sister Rosetta Tharpe's 'mind-blowing' station show

Over two hours of her music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moXa6W...

[Alison]

Antonella wrote: "I've just discovered Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915-1973).

Here she plays in 1964 in a disused English station
Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Didn't It Rain

An article about that show: Muddy Waters and Sis..."

That's so great! I love it. She's awesome. How cool is it that she's strutting around a train station platform in her overcoat rocking out and putting on a heck of a performance.Thanks for sharing. :)

[Ame]

Sorry for going on and on about the same book, this is probably my third post in a short time about Between Sinners and Saints, I swear I'm not getting paid to advertise (hey, there's an idea!).

However it's so funny how stories can appeal differently to people. I love this story, it's one of my favorite and I'm listening to it right now. I just read a review about it where someone said something like; be aware, this is not a love story! this is not an MM story, etc. And I couldn't help but smile because to me it's one of the most romantic love stories in the MM genre I've read!

Oh, well. It's good we don't all like the same thing, what a bore that would be.

[Anne]

Ame wrote: "Sorry for going on and on about the same book, this is probably my third post in a short time about Between Sinners and Saints, I swear I'm not getting paid to advertise (hey, there..."

It's a long time since I read it, but it did make an impression, a good one. And it is both m/m and romantic in addition to tackling some very serious issues in an insightful and compassionate manner. So, I really don't see where that reviewer is coming from. Maybe (s)he doesn't want anything but sex and love in their stories...

[Mtsnow13]

I just thoroughly enjoyed two newly released audiobooks over the holiday break... Snowman by Isabelle Rowan and Bowl Full of Cherries by Raine O'Tierney.

I did have to double the listening speed for the Aussie narrator, as it was a bit slow for me, and there wasn't much variance between his character sound, but the story was a nice one.

As for the second story by Raine, the new narrator was an extreme pleasure to listen to! He did an excellent job emoting each person, and the story put a smile on my face..

[Trio]

Ame wrote: "Sorry for going on and on about the same book, this is probably my third post in a short time about Between Sinners and Saints, I swear I'm not getting paid to advertise (hey, there..."

that book has been on my TBR list for a really long time... I keep finding reasons not to read it. Is the narrator good?

I listened to Rise & Fall over the break - loved it!!

[Ame]

Trioseven7 wrote: "Ame wrote: "Sorry for going on and on about the same book, this is probably my third post in a short time about Between Sinners and Saints, I swear I'm not getting paid to advertise..."

Yeah I think he's very good.

[Kirsten]

During my holiday travels I listened to JCP's second PsyCop story. I'm still kind of on the fence about these. Victor's life is so bleak seeming and it's a bit hard for me to get a handle on Jacob. He's just "the boyfriend" right now, without much characterization in my head.

I also listened to the first half of His for the Holidays. It's been some time since I read that, so it was nice to revisit. I'll have to listen to the second half sometime this week.

[Trio]

Kirsten wrote: "During my holiday travels I listened to JCP's second PsyCop story. I'm still kind of on the fence about these. Victor's life is so bleak seeming and it's a bit hard for me to get a handle on Jacob...."

Jacob gets so much better as the series progresses, I promise.

I know... after the first episode I was cringing about the body wash in the shower... ouch! Hard to get that one out of my mind.

[Antonella]

Talented French women band called LEJ (Lucie, Elisa and Juliette):
http://www.hngn.com/articles/115659/2...

[Antonella]

Very interesting:

Do We Have Enough Genders?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03dlz6f

[Josh]

Antonella wrote: "Very interesting:

Do We Have Enough Genders?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03dlz6f"

I am looking forward to the day when we can just be people--without our labels being the thing that defines us for others.

[Jordan]

Josh wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Very interesting:

Do We Have Enough Genders?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03dlz6f"

I am looking forward to the day when we can just be people--without our labels being the t..."

That's primarily how I define myself. I'm just a person. End of story.

It would be nice if everyone could go along with that.

[Susinok]

Ame wrote: "Sorry for going on and on about the same book, this is probably my third post in a short time about Between Sinners and Saints, I swear I'm not getting paid to advertise (hey, there..."

I love that story too. And it treats the differences in religion respectfully and doesn't use a Mormon upbringing as plot fodder, though it does play a strong part.