Posts Tagged ‘A Holiday Benefit’
Right Around Christmastime, Part II
I think most would agree that the holidays can be something of a pain in the ass. First there’s the hazy shades of winter; the gloomy, short, cold days. Then there’s the whole gift thing. I love giving, but there’s a lot of Madison Avenue fueled pressure to get it right and really dazzle recipients.…
Read MoreMerry Christmas Baby
Five strands of 100 count clear indoor/outdoor mini lights. Twenty-five white baloons. Nine glittering snowflakes. And a beer. In just fourteen hours or so I’ll pick up the first run of “A Family Holiday” CDs. A few hours later, the first of twelve performances will take the stage at The Delancey. It’s been a long…
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Baby, Please Come Home
Once again, Christmas has come early to Soho. As we speak, Chris, Tony and Ryan are taking their second pass at “Feliz Navidad” here at Travis Harrison’s Serious Business Studios. Chris’ version — tracked well in advance of the October 15 “A Family Records Holiday” deadline — turns the tune on its ear in two…
Read MoreIn The Mix
It may not surprise you to know that I’m heading into the studio just forty-eight hours before leaving for my South Carolina wedding. In addition to the all-star cover of “Do They Know It’s Christmas” we recorded last weekend, “A Holiday Family Christmas” — the benefit album I’m producing with Wes Verhoeve — will feature…
Read MoreIt’s Christmas Time (There’s No Need To Be Afraid)
Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas” was the right song at the right time. I was a newly-minted teenager when Bob Geldof and Ultravox’s Midge Ure rounded up Paul Young, Phil Collins, Sting, Bono et all to record the first-and-definitive benefit single on behalf of African famine relief. MTV was a nascent entity then…
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