Tag: Songs of Christmas JOY! Julie-Ann Joy

Jesus, Oh What a Wonderful Child

My dear friend and collaborator, Claire Vance, introduced me to this song three years ago. I loved it so much, that I decided to sing it twenty-four (24) hours after I learned it. Unfortunately, I forgot the words in the middle of my performance.

The words that came out of my mouth were – yaba, daba, doo, or scooby, dooby, doo. Ever since that time, I vowed the next time I performed it would be perfect. What better way to do that than recording the song in my Silver Bells album.

Here’s my rendition of this upbeat Traditional Spiritual arranged by Mark Hayes:

I hope this song makes you wanna dance! If you like or love this song, please let me know and add your comments below. Thank You.

 

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Happy Holiday Medley

This holiday medley includes:

  1. Happy Holiday – words and music by Irving Berlin
  2. It’s Beginning to Look Like Christmas – words and music by Meredith Wilson
  3. The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – words and music by Eddie Pola and George Wyle

When I first showed my producer, Peter Vantine, the list of twenty (25) songs I wanted to record in the album, he advised me to narrow down my list. So we agreed to record fourteen (14) songs in ten (10) tracks, with Peter arranging a medley of holiday and Christmas songs.  And perhaps in a year or two, I’ll follow-up with my second Christmas album and include the eleven (11) songs that didn’t make my “Silver Bells: Songs of Christmas JOY!” album.

If you like or love this medley, please share your comments below. Let me know what you think of this arrangement and the performance of this medley. Thank you.

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