[Dixielandjazz] Christmas Music

[Stan Brager]

Thanks, Dick.

"Amahl and the Night Visitor" was on one of the TV channels many years ago.
I think it was CBS but I could be wrong. I'd forgotten about it until your
email.

Stan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dick Sleeman [mailto:dick at sleeman.nl]
> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 5:03 PM
> To: DJML
> Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Christmas Music
> 
> I know I shouldn't say this, but I have always felt that the "Christmas
> Holidays" is more about "Father Christmas' and presents and shopping
> and
> dinner while forgetting what it IS about, a story brought to us through
> the
> Bible.
> 
> Stan also mentioned "classical" so here is my suggestion: "AMAHL AND
> THE
> NIGHT VISITORS" by Gian Carlo Menotti. It is a nice little story about
> the
> three kings and a poor boy and his family. Disney should have used it
> for a
> movie long ago!
> 
> My 2 Euro cents,
> 
> Dick Sleeman
> 
> > When the Halloween ads go up, I know it's time to think about music
> for
> > the
> > Christmas season. I've got many CDs and LPs but there's always that
> odd
> > album which will add spice to this year's festivities. If you know of
> any
> > CDs which you like please let me know - jazz, classical, brass band,
> New
> > Orleans, etc. - all types of music are OK.
> 
>