CD SHOWCASE MEMORIES

HOLIDAY EDITION
Until 01/06/2016 (next Wednesday), the regular features of “Wednesday Wrap: CD Showcase Memories” (9p US central) & “CarTunes Saturday: CD Showcase Memories” (8a US central) are pre-empted by highlights from the “CD Showcase – Holiday Edition” radio shows I hosted 12/24/2009, 12/24/2010 & 12/24/2011. NEXT SATURDAY, this theme returns to featuring songs from my regular radio shows with 2 songs from my 09/09/1995 college edition.

THIS entry features 3 songs from the 3rd hour of my 12/24/2011 radio show: Nat King Cole’s “O Come All Ye Faithful”, The Judds’ “Who Is The Babe?” & Sylvia’s “Reflections”. Also featured: a special sedan delivery, photographed by OC,SHer CHRIS L S at the 2015 Ocean Gate Car Show….

#1 “O Come All Ye Faithful” | Nat King Cole
Originally written in Latin as “Adeste Fideles”, this song has been attributed to various authors. Today, the most popular versions are based on an arrangement by Sir David Willcocks, originally published in 1961 by Oxford University Press in the 1st book in the “Carols For Choirs” series. All sorts of artists in all genres have recorded versions of this song, & it appears in several TV specials & movies, including 1989’s ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’ & 1992’s ‘Home Alone 2: Lost In New York’. Cole’s version is the 1 I remember from my childhood as my parents had it on a few Christmas vinyl records.  SPECIAL NOTE: I was saddened to learn of the death of Natalie Cole (65), his daughter, 12/31/2015.

#2 “Who Is The Babe?” | The Judds
I have this poignant song on a compilation series ‘A Country Christmas’ that I’ve had for probably 20 years or so. Donald Lowell Potter wrote this song, which is not 1 of my favorites, but is a good holiday tune nonetheless.

#3 “Reflections” | Sylvia
I have this song on the same compilation series as The Judds’ song above, ‘A Country Christmas’. I really like this tune & wish she had released it as a single. It really summarizes how many people feel this time of year … reflecting on the year that was & looking ahead to plans & what may be in the year ahead. To me, this song has the same feel-sound as some of her hits: 1982-3’s “Like Nothing Ever Happened”, 1983-4’s “I Never Quite Got Back” & 1985’s “Cry Just A Little Bit”. My favorite of hers, tho, is 1982’s “Nobody”.