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Have Yourself A Blessed Little Christmas – Ruthie Henshall
Yesterday, we had a merry little Christmas with Luther Vandross. Today, we are enjoying the re-write performed by the writer of the original. He wanted to make the song refer more to his religious beliefs, so he changed the lyrics to celebrate Christ. Here is the remake, beautifully sung by musical theater actress Ruthie Henshall.
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Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Luther Vandross
This Christmas classic is a happy little song about how the present can be celebrated while being grateful for the past. However, the original lyrics, written for a scene in a movie, were quite the opposite. The lyrics lamented an upcoming move and everything the characters had to leave behind. After several changes, we end up with the current classic, sang soulfully here.
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What Child Is This – Vanessa Williams
Every once in a while, Christmas gets a little jazzy. While this usually happens when a jazz musician creates an instrumental of a popular Christmas carol, this one is a little different. Vanessa Williams goes from pop to jazz in this version of What Child is This infused with hints of Carol of the Bells.
According to Wikipedia, this song was written during a time the author was bedridden and depressed. Although that is never a state anyone wants to be in, I think sometimes our greatest gifts come from the times we are holding on to faith and hope the hardest – and our attempts to remind ourselves of what we still have can be the greatest inspiration to others.
