Putumayo Presents “A Family Christmas” The Sound: An eclectic (although less so than other Putumayo World music compilations), mostly mellow mix of Christmas standards along with some lesser known holiday tunes you definitely won’t be hearing while walking around the mall. Best Moments: Johnny Bregar’s spin on “Santa Claus is […]
We were just in A.C. for a college basketball tournament, to cheer on my MSU Spartans. While in the East Coast gambling mecca, we hit a couple of the well-promoted family holiday events. Here’s my quick take on what we saw: The Tropicana indoor snowfall (every 15 minutes) was underwhelming, […]
…just in time for the Advent/Christmas season… Here’s your chance to win a sorta collectible advent calendar that is comprised of 24 full color miniature storybooks, each 4 pages long, that also double as Christmas tree ornaments. Nice stuff. Want it? Head on over here to the OWTK Giveaway page […]
Hullabaloo is giving away a full album’s worth of kiddie holiday music for free. The 10 cuts included on “Holiday Hullabaloo” are new interpretations of some classics performed with just guitar and voice. “Up on the Rooftop” and “Here Comes Santa Claus” are the tracks that really standout for me. […]
Many children are, at this exact moment, hard at work on the 1st or 2nd draft of their annual piece de resistance. Decisions of unquestioned importance are being weighed by bright-eyed youngsters everywhere – a blue or red scooter? or maybe, these days, the question is whether to request a […]
