Archive for February, 2007

Ray Evans, Creator of Lyrics to ‘Silver Bells’, Dies »

Ray Evans, the Broadway and Hollywood lyricist whose many memorable tunes included “Buttons and Bows,” “Mona Lisa,” “Silver Bells” and “Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera),” died of an apparent heart attack at UCLA Medical Center on Feb. 15, the L.A. Times reported. He was 92.
With songwriting partner Jay Livingston, his [...]

Nashville Records Announces 2007 Christmas Release »

Nashville Records has announced an upcoming 2007 Christmas Compilation release with some of County Music’s big name legends, which will be under the Company’s own Nashville Records Label™. The album is completely fresh with all new songs and is about 1/3 complete.
To date the musicians for the album are courtesy of Dolly Parton [...]

Ray Charles — The Spirit of Christmas »

Added to the library and online playlist at Merry Christmas Radio is Ray Charles’ 1985 album titled “The Spirit of Christmas”. This classic album features tunes used in Hollywood productions. Notably, “That Spirit of Christmas” is used in John Hughes’ 1989 production of “Christmas Vacation” and “Winter Wonderland” was used in the 1994 remake [...]

Twisted Sister Ponders Another Christmas Album »

The runaway success of the Twisted Sister Christmas album has got lead singer Dee Snider thinking of doing a “Christmas Too” album. While official release dates have not been announced it is assumed that Christmas Too would be available for release in October 2007 at the earliest.