Monthly Archives: December 2010
Gone in threes (again)
They say celebrities and prominent people go in threes. Here’s proof. Gone in 2010 … “Airplane!” stars: Peter Graves (“You ever seen a grown man naked?”), Barbara Billingsley (“Oh, stewardess. I speak jive.”), Leslie Nielsen (“I am serious. And don’t … Continue reading
Filed under December 2010
And so another year ends
This summer marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Frank Loesser, the great songwriter who came up with that holiday favorite, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” and the best New Year’s Eve song ever. I know that because I somehow … Continue reading
Filed under December 2010, Sounds
Embrace the moment
On a winter day almost 40 years ago, Louis Armstrong went to work in the den at his home at 34-56 107th Street in Corona, Queens, New York. That day — Friday, Feb. 26, 1971 — he recorded this: “The … Continue reading
Filed under Christmas music, December 2010
12 days of Christmas, Day 12
We were talking the other night about Christmas presents for our son, who’s 15, a sophomore in high school. At issue was whether we have that one big gift, the one with the wow factor. I was thinking back to … Continue reading
Filed under Christmas music, December 2010
12 days of Christmas, Day 11
“A Charlie Brown Christmas” was on the other night. Mariah Carey and her mom had their Christmas special, too. “Scrooged” has been on. “Miracle on 34th Street” — the good one, from 1947 — is coming up. They even screened … Continue reading
Filed under Christmas music, December 2010
