{"id":14134,"date":"2011-12-05T06:00:24","date_gmt":"2011-12-05T12:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=14134"},"modified":"2011-11-30T12:01:56","modified_gmt":"2011-11-30T18:01:56","slug":"holiday-music-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/holiday-music-blues\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Music Blues"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanksgiving has barely passed and I’m already sick to death of the holiday glut of Mariah Carey and “Feliz Navidad” – if you too crave some alternative holiday tunes, pick up these library items to rejuvenate your playlist.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Yule b Swingin Too<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0– a jazzy, swinging mix of old favorites with a vibrant, fun feel.<\/p>\n

Midwinter Graces<\/strong><\/em> by\u00a0Tori Amos\u00a0<\/a>– A lush mix of standard classics, re-imagined favorites, and new material from the celebrated singer.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Christmas with the Stars<\/a><\/strong><\/em> – Orchestral, instrumental, vocal, classical, popular, and ensemble: this album combines styles seamlessly for a joyous effect.<\/p>\n

Songs of Joy and Peace<\/strong><\/em> by Yo-Yo Ma<\/a> – Yo-Yo Ma’s famous cello skills make this album a relaxing, joyous listen.<\/p>\n

Kwanzaa Music<\/a><\/strong><\/em> – with tracks from artists like Aretha Franklin and the Baha Men, this eclectic collection gives you a celebratory mood with none of the bland predictability of a usual holiday album.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Christmas Cocktails 1 and 2<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0– the unique ‘ultra-lounge’ style of these albums puts a fun vintage twist on your holiday listening.<\/p>\n

The Beach Boys’ Christmas Album<\/a><\/strong><\/em> – Who doesn’t love their classic “Little Saint Nick”?<\/p>\n

\u00a0A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector<\/a><\/strong><\/em> – the legendary producer’s Christmas album is really delightful. Classic and well loved without being overplayed.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>40 years of a Charlie Brown Christmas<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>– A true classic brimming with childhood whimsy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thanksgiving has barely passed and I’m already sick to death of the holiday glut of Mariah Carey and “Feliz Navidad” – if you too crave some alternative holiday tunes, pick up these library items to rejuvenate your playlist. Yule b Swingin Too\u00a0– a jazzy, swinging mix of old favorites with[Read more]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[1795,1797,1796,232,3253,1798],"class_list":["post-14134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music","tag-christmas-music","tag-classical","tag-holiday-music","tag-jazz","tag-music","tag-pop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pd0CXx-3FY","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14134"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14239,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14134\/revisions\/14239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}