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Top Christmas Country music

If you are a fan of country music, you need to know what Christmas albums are hot in 2009.  There are some new Christmas country releases and some classics that you will certainly want to add to your collection this year.

Sugarland leads the Christmas country album race this year with their album entitled “Gold and Green”.  If you have not yet heard of Sugarland, they are the country duo of Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush.  Their “Enjoy the Ride” CD sold more than one million copies in 2006 and now their Christmas album is taking over the charts.  If you are looking for classic Christmas songs, you will enjoy this album by two of the newest and purist country voices.

One of the great genres within best Christmas albums is the compilation album.  This year we have a two disc release called “Now That’s What I Call a Country Christmas”.  If you buy one Christmas album this year, you will want it to be this one.  On this special album, you have all the Christmas classics sung by the country favorites that you know and love.  From Vince Gill doing “O Little Town of Bethlehem” to Brooks & Dunn’s rendition of “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”, you will find both classic and new country artists singing the songs you love.  Don’t miss this country Christmas album!

You have got to have Faith.  Released last year, Faith Hill’s “Joy to the World” Christmas album continues to be a top seller.  You know Faith and you know her voice.  Singing top Christmas songs such as “Joy to the World” and “O Come, All Ye Faithful”, the album has broken through to the pop charts and is one of the great Christmas CDs that you want to have in your collection.

One of country music’s bests has gotten together with his friends and created an album called “A Bluegrass Christmas”.  Who would that be?  None other than Charlie Daniels.  With unique renditions of the Christmas songs you love, Charlie Daniels adds a bluegrass twist to Holiday tunes that any country music fan will love.

You cannot mention country music without bringing up Johnny Cash.  He embodies all that is great about the genre.  Re-mastered and released last year, “The Johnny Cash Christmas Special” is a must in your country music Christmas collection.  This album, taped from Johnny’s live Christmas special includes many guests such as Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge.  And, like all of Johnny’s endeavors, this album also features his beloved wife June Carter Cash.

Last but certainly not least, we have the album name “Hag’s Christmas”.  We all know and love Merle Haggard and his special country crooning.  On this album, we hear so many great Christmas songs presented only the way that Hag can do it, in his unique style.  From “Silver Bells” to “Jingle Bells”, you will enjoy having Merle filling your house with Christmas joy.

All of these old and new classics have been digital mastered and can be purchased on both CD or MP3.

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To purchase or preview these songs, visit the Country Christmas Music page at the Christmas Store Online, where you can find all of the Best Christmas Gifts for 2009. The author, Richard Mas, is a retail specialist and senior editor at The Christmas Store Online.

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Watch Sierra Bogges give an outstanding performance as the beautiful mermaid named Ariel, who goes against her father and sets off for a life outside the ocean. Her prince Eric, played by Seam Palmer, is waiting for her lady with the perfect voice! The story also features the evil witch, who makes for some exciting twists and turns in the show and Ariel’s friends down the sea, who leave no stone turned in entertaining the audience.

“The Little Mermaid”, which had its world premiere in July 2007 at the Denver Center, is about to create a wave at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in November this year. For Francesca Zambello, the director of this show, this is an exciting time of her career, as this Disney musical is her debut Broadway production.

“The Little Mermaid” features some prestigious people working behind the scenes, to create a magical outcome. The fine dance moves displayed by Ariel and her friends down in the ocean are the brainchild of choreographer Stephen Mear, who has an Olivier Award to his credit. The striking lighting arrangement that creates an almost real underwater feel is the product of lighting designer Natasha Katz’s creativity. She has a Tony Award to her credit. The book for the musical has been written by Doug Wright, who boasts of winning a Tony Award and Pulitzer Award. The famous “I Am My Own Wife” is also the work of Wright.

The other cast includes Norm Lewis as King Triton, Derrrick Baskin playing the role of Jetsam, Sherie Rene Scott in the character of Urusla, John Treacy Egan playing Chef Louis, and Jonathan Freeman as Grimsby. The costumes have been designed by Tatiana Noginova and the sets have been designed by George Tsypin.

Although, the critics have had their say with regards to the design and direction of this musical, it fails to dampen the spirit of the audience, who is impressed by the storyline, picturization, and fine tunes featured in the musical.

The melodious songs like “Part of Your World”, “Under the Sea”, and “Kiss the Girl” have managed to settle deep in the hearts of the audience. The song “Under the Sea” has already been awarded as the Best Original Song by the Academy Award jury. It has been created by Alan Menken and the eminent Howard Ashman. Alan Menken has been presented with the Academy Award eight times! The musical also features some splendid compositions by Menken and Glenn Slater.

“The Little Mermaid” promises to entertain you like no other show. Come with your family or your friends. You will have a blasting experience of watching the sea creatures come to life on stage! And the mermaid simply can’t help but steal your heart with her beauty, brains, and her melodious voice. The theatre fans have already made a beeline at the box office. If you delay further, you will lose the chance of getting the front row seats, which will make your underwater experience even better.

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One Time, Big Time: The music And Lyrics Of One-Hit Wonders

Of course, any musician would want a long and lasting career in the music industry. This is, after all, a very profitable and very fulfilling occupation, and it can open doors to a number of opportunities beyond music. But there are times when this isn’t meant to be. A number of artists have tried to penetrate the music business and have partially succeeded. But what happens when their initial attempt succeeds, yet their succeeding efforts fail? They become the sad entities we know as one-hit wonders.

The definition of a one-hit wonder can be somewhat loose, although it is acknowledged that anyone with just one hit of a song is considered as such. However, not all one-hit wonders can be defined in this category. For instance, strictly speaking, Jimi Hendrix is a one-hot wonder since he only managed to get one hit in his wide range of released. Yet it is undeniable that his entire body of work is also well-known, although not necessarily big hits. But there are artists who cannot achieve that. Here are some of the more famous one-hit wonders, and the music and lyrics that gave them their one shot at success.

“Macarena,” by Los del Rio

What could be a bigger one-hit wonder than “Macarena,” that infectious Latin dance song that conquered not just American but the whole world? At one point, Billboard even recognized it as the fifth song in their All Time Top 100 list, and it probably remains in that list until now. The achievement of this song is peculiar because of its lyrics: the lyrics of Macarena are entirely in Spanish—and it became a number one in non-Spanish speaking countries. Of course, no one listens (or dances) to the “Macarena” because of its lyrics, but it does make one wonder how something with incomprehensible lyrics (at least in most parts of the world, where Spanish isn’t spoken) top the charts around the world.

“Take On Me,” by a-ha

“Take On Me” was popular during the 1908s, and it even reached the top one spot of the Billboard charts. Its music video is even considered as innovative during the time of its release. The lyrics of the song (sample lyrics: “So needless to say / I’m odds and ends / But that’s me stumbling away / Slowly learning that life is OK”) weren’t horrible, just simply typical of songs created during that time. Yet a-ha never managed to follow their initial success, relegating “Take On Me” in a one-hit wonder status.

“Kung Fu Fighting,’ by Carl Douglas

Another infectious song with funny lyrics (sample: “They were funky China men from funky Chinatown / They were chopping them up and they were chopping them down / It’s an ancient Chineese art and everybody knew their part / From a feint into a slip, and kicking from the hip’), “Kung Fu Fighting” remains to be familiar until today. In fact, thanks to its catchy pop hooks and lyrics, ‘Kung Fu Fighting” has been used in movies such as Epic Movie, Rush Hour 3, and Kung Fu Panda, among a score of 90s movies.

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music for Meditation, Reflection or Therapy, Day or Night: an Interview With the Nightdancers

When you ask someone why he or she likes a band, performer or style of music, the usual response is either, “they’re awesome,” “they rock” or “it’s fun stuff.” People tend to say that music is simply for entertainment. And as for musicians, the reason they play music either involves “the call” to do so or the ego-driven need to stand in front of a crowd. But why do we even have music? Is it, as Shakespeare stated, “to soothe the savage beast”? It’s not like it’s life or death. Or is it?  For Gera Clark and John Sarantos, who perform on Native American flutes as the NightDancers, music is that deep. Mr. Santos started with the simple desire to express himself musically, but discovered that the Native American flute, by its nature, takes one beyond pigeonholed functions, including new-age “meditation” music. Ms. Clark’s journey to music started with desperately needing something of a life line at a critical time. She states: “After a prolonged critical illness, I began to put my life back together… While on this spiritual path, I discovered the Native American flute.” In this era of art-as-diversion, or lifestyle accessory, it is a wonderfully pleasant surprise to be reminded that, as Clark and Santos reveal in the interview below, music is a powerful and healing force.

[Mark Kirby] What kind of music was played in your home when you were growing up?

[Gera Clark] My mother played classical music on the piano as an escape from her existence as an urban housewife raising four children. When I started school, my mother went back to work and I noticed her appetite for opera increased dramatically.  My father fancied himself as being Bing Crosby and I would catch him now and then trying to learn the cha cha.  Meanwhile, my sister would sneak in rock and roll. We aspired to write music together in the style of Carol King. We also listened to some of my relatives’ records, one being Seamus Ennis, my grand uncle who played the Uilleann pipes (an Irish type of bagpipes).

[John Sarantos] During my early years, my mother would play classical and operatic music when I was in school, but very little music was played while I was home except at Christmas.

[Mark Kirby] What kinds of music have you studied prior to the Native American flute?

[Gera Clark] As a child, my mother would bribe me with soda to take piano lessons because she wanted me to be a child prodigy. When I was able to travel on my own, I took up the traverse flute, which I carried with me for three years.

[John Sarantos] I tried learning the drums from the junior high school music teacher, but he told me I had no rhythm and would not work with me. After attending a Jethro Tull concert and being inspired by Ian Anderson’s flute playing, I tried the transverse flute, but was told by my flute instructor that I was tone deaf and she wouldn’t work with me. I tried singing, but I was told that I was tone deaf by three major Los Angeles voice coaches and they would not work with me.  I tried guitar and banjo, but it was hard to play just cords as I could not sing along with myself. Then I discovered the Native American flute.

[Mark Kirby] How did you come to start playing Native American music in general, the flute in particular?

[Gera Clark] After the death of my husband and a quick rebound marriage and divorce, followed by a prolonged critical illness, I began to put my life back together. I also began searching for beauty. While on this spiritual path, I discovered the Native American flute.

One day, I found myself about a hundred miles west of New York standing outside a Tibetan Buddhist Temple, when suddenly I heard the most beautiful sound. Following the powerful, yet haunting sound, I discovered it emanating from a Native American flute, played by Ed Callshim (Ponca Sioux). After this experience, I finally found a flute of my own at the National Museum of the American Indian in New York. Later, when traveling to Niagara Falls with my teacher, Amy Lee (Iroquois), a deep desire to connect with my earlier travels in the southwest was awakened. On one particular journey, I found myself exploring the canyons along the Rio Grande. Eventually I was led to the mountains and the Taos Pueblo, where I heard that haunting sound drifting through the air. I followed it to its source, a little adobe. Looking inside, I met a kind and talented gentleman who encouraged me to play the native flute. That gentleman, unbeknownst to me at the time, is one of the finest Native American flute players in the world, John Rainer, Jr. (Taos/Creek). Leaving New Mexico with renewed faith, I was led, via The American Indian Community House in New York, to Franc Menusan (Muskogee Creek). He became my extremely patient mentor for several years.

On my birthday, I flew out to an R. Carlos Nakai (Navajo/Ute) concert with the San Francisco Symphony, where I learned about the Renaissance of the Native American Flute workshop in Montana. I came back to New York and booked myself a flight to Montana, which was where I met John Sarantos, and our musical partnership was born.

[John Sarantos] My mother, who was 84-years-old at the time, introduced me to the music of the Peter Kater and R. Carlos Nakai duo. Mr. Kater, who is of German heritage, played piano, and Mr. Nakai the native flute. I discovered that I too like the sound of the native flute. I went to a Kater and Nakai concert in Chicago, where Nakai mentioned a week-long workshop at the Feathered Pipe Ranch in Helena, Montana. I had a choice of paying about $1,200 for the flute workshop taught by Mr. Nakai and his partner and flute-maker, Ken Light, or going to Japan for two weeks, all expenses paid by the school where I was teaching. I chose Montana.

[Mark Kirby] What lead you to play this kind of meditative music?

[John Sarantos] We don’t think of it as only meditative music. We worked hard to stay away from falling into that stereotype of musical style on our CD. Although a lot of people use our record for meditation, they also use it for healing and relaxation. Several people who have cancer told me that they find inner peace while listening to ‘Montana Crossings’.

[Gera Clark] In fact, after John had his cancer surgery last year, we decided that 10% of the gross sales from ‘Montana Crossings’ would be used to buy flutes for cancer patients. So far, we have donated flutes to cancer flute circles and individuals in New York City, Chicago, Lansing, Michigan and Jefferson City, Oregon.

[Mark Kirby] Are Native American flutes more like shakuhachi flutes or transverse flutes in terms of technique?

[John Sarantos] Neither. The shakuhachi can take three months just to get one note. The transverse requires many hours of playing to learn just the basic scale. The native flute is one of the easiest instruments to play. I have taught elementary children to play the native flute, and they have started playing songs in about five minutes or less.

[Mark Kirby] Describe the flutes that you use in terms of size, number of holes, type of wood, etc.

[Gera Clark] We use flutes ranging from four to six holes and from four inches to five feet.

[John Sarantos] Traditionally, most flutes were made from soft woods; for example, cedar and pine. However, when the Europeans came, they brought with them tools that made it easier to create flutes out of harder woods; some flutes were even made from old gun barrels.

[Gera Clark] Today, flute-makers are creating flutes from all types of woods, from cedars to walnut to iron wood, to even flutes made out of one of the hardest woods: ebony.

[John Sarantos] We also have a wide assortment of clay flutes based on the Aztec and Mayan cultures made by master flute-maker Xavier Quijas Xyotol.

[Mark Kirby] How did you arrive at the name of NightDancers for your musical duo?

[Gera Clark] One day John and I were talking and discovered that we both used to walk around our individual houses in the middle of the night without any lights on. We came up with the name Night Walkers.

[John Sarantos] However, most people we talked to thought that the name sounded too much like vampires or ladies of the evening.

[Gera Clark] After discussing a variety of names, we came up with NightDancers.

[Mark Kirby] When did you decide to record ‘Montana Crossings’?

[Gera Clark] John and I had been playing together for about two years.  John would travel from Milwaukee during his vacations, and we would play for our friend Bob Hegler, who encouraged us to keep playing together. We enjoyed playing so much that we used to spend hours playing over speaker phones when John was still living in Milwaukee. When we started performing in local New York venues, people would ask if we had a CD they could purchase. After about a year of doing live performances, we felt that we had created a wide variety of songs that we wanted to share with others.

[Mark Kirby] Why did you choose to record at Avatar Studios in New York City?

[John Sarantos] I had been writing record reviews for the International Native American Flute Journal for about ten years and could tell when an artist used a home computer all the way up to a professional sound studio. If we were going to put our time, effort and money into a recording, we wanted it to sound the best it could. I asked several people if they could recommend a sound studio in New York City.  Avatar Studios was one of the top three studios on several people’s lists.

[Gera Clark] We were also very fortunate that Tino Passante of Avatar recommended Jim Anderson for our sound engineer. Jim understood the sound that we were striving to obtain, and he succeeded in capturing that sound.

[Mark Kirby] How are the titles connected to the songs you are playing? Are these titles indicative of what the music is supposed to evoke?

[Gera Clark] The titles are indicative of the inspiration behind the music.

[John Sarantos] Hopefully, each person will have their own emotional response to the music depending on their own journey.

[Mark Kirby] What types of events or venues do you play?

[Gera Clark] One of our goals is to help spread the beauty of the flute to others, whether it be playing our music for others to listen [to] or sharing our knowledge on how to play the flute.

[John Sarantos] herefore, we play in a variety of venues for all types of events. You can view our schedule at: http://www.nightdancersmusic.com  and http://www.myspace.com/nightdancersmusic

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11 Kenny Rogers Quotes to Celebrate the Birth of a Country Western Great

Ready for some Kenny Rogers quotes? Whether you love him or hate him, you have to admit that Kenny Rogers is one of country western music’s most famous players. His birthday is right around the corner and I’m kicking off a quotes celebration to honor it. Let’s celebrate with Kenny with these 11 quotes from life and from his music.

1. “Growing older is not upsetting; being perceived as old is.”

2. “There is a trade off — as you grow older you gain wisdom but you lose spontaneity.”

3. “Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.”

4. I never had a doubt in my mind. I always knew that, with the right material, I could pop a hit.”

5. “Sometimes you gotta fight when you’re a man.”

6. “All good things must end. Like two heroes in a story, let’s go out like we came in — in a blaze of glory.”

7. It seems to me some fine things have been laid upon your table, but you only want the ones you can’t get.

8. Some folks called me a dreamer, other folks left and called me a fool. All I ever wanted to be was a winner, because I know a winner can never lose.”

9. “Have I told you lately that I love you?”

10. “And the ball goes up like the moon so bright, the boy swings his bat with all his might. and the world’s so still as still can be, and the baseball falls, and that’s strike three. Now it’s supper time and his mama calls, little boy starts home with his bat and ball, says I am the greatest that is a fact, but even I didn’t know I could pitch like that.”

11. “You gotta know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, know when to walk away, know when to run.”

and how about this version: “Know when to hold ‘um, know when to fold ‘um and know when to walk away from cameramen.”

While some of the words Kenny has spoken throughout his life have definitely held meaning, his songs hold a lot of depth too. As his August birthday quickly approaches, let’s remember the man who told us it’s okay to fold em, let us know we sometimes need to fight and taught us a bit about being optimistic with these eleven Kenny Rogers quotes.

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For more quotes related to music and musicians, check out the popular music quotes section at Famous-Quotes-And-Quotations.com, a website that specializes in ‘Top 10′ lists of quotations in dozens of categories.

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