It’s been a mad rush to the finish line this month, but it’s nice to be home in North Carolina for the holidays. Before making the long drive down, some great friends came over Tuesday night to my place in Brooklyn, for some caroling. (Much to the dismay of my eccentric landlady, who lives on the first floor.)   I geekily made a little booklet of old standards and even older standards (Byrd, Sweelinck), plus some of Ryan’s scrumptious Katzenjammers arrangements with a bajillion flats.

Anyhow, this is my Christmas post.  Merry Happy!

And now for something totally amazing. From the 1994 album whose shocking title alone took the world by storm — Mariah Carey’s “O Holy Night” from Merry Christmas…  Seriously, this is ridiculous and wonderful.

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