Small House of Everything

Small House of Everything

Monday, December 13, 2010

SIX SONGS

The first few flakes of winter snow has arrived in my part of Southern Maryland.  It makes me want to hunker up with a cup of hot chocolate and a few good songs.   Here's one from the late Tom Wisner, sung by Teresa Whitaker:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFuGJC4Fmng&feature=related

And here's Dave Mallett with one of his best-known songs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYHliyjh29k

If anyone has written more great songs than Tom Paxton, I don't know of him:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxWEIHFLBLg

I love this one by Don McLean:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RqJNpe6otk

The simple beauty of Tommy Makem's lyrics live on after him.  This is one of my favorites:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOjs_A6OX8k

This last song was written by the great john Jacob Niles.  It's my favorite Christmas song.  This version is by Maureen Hegarty:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ_fH-1xwGE

No comments:

Post a Comment