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le are great so anyway retirement yay what does that mean for merry bright hopefully more and better content for the 2026 season since i ll have more time to pull everything together but we ll see i have a couple artists in mind i d like to interview and i m sure there will be more pop up on the q a radar what would you all like to see sharing is getting tougher in my home market thrifts have few records anymore as used vinyl is a hot commodity record stores charge a lot more and the supply here just isn t great so if you have suggestions send me a message take care everyone posted by der bingle at 8 56 am 4 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday january 1 2026 happy new year happy new year everyone this will be the final post for this season as we head into other endeavors pursuits and frivolities starting with reading the 1200 page tom s crossing by mark z danielewski author of the mind trip house of leaves now is also the time that i can visit with intent and focus on all of the other great christmas music blogs and sites during the season while i visit many of my good friends sites frequently it s hard to find the time needed to truly enjoy them so now i can pour through tim neely s christmas songs of the day and soak up his incredible knowledge of his varied and excellent choices i can scroll and listen to the out of the mainstream nuggets from christmas underground and christmas a go go and i can immerse myself in the weeks of music shared by ol buddy ernie not bert so much great music waiting for me to discover my daily home during the holidays is the falalalala fireside hosted by the king of jingaling and frequented by many including the christmas music jedi master stubby who keeps us in the know about all the new and re releases each year it wouldn t be christmas without this community thanks to all who are part of it thanks to everyone who stopped in here at merry bright this season if you found something you enjoyed an old share or a new stream leave me a comment and let me know i ll be back for the 2026 holiday season maybe with some new ideas on how to share the christmas music spirit until then merry christmas happy hannukah joyous kwanzaa and happy new year posted by der bingle at 8 34 am 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday december 28 2025 merry and bright s best of 2025 awards as we wind down the 2025 season here are my picks for the best christmas music this year best album sonus borealis by the accidentals kaboom studio orchestra song selection stretching the boundaries of the christmas music genre stunningly gorgeous singing amazing arrangements superb instrumental partnership with kaboom studio orchestra all of this makes sonus borealis a holiday winter collection my album of the year i played it more than any other album selected a song for my annual comp selected another song for my annual radio guest dj gig and thoroughly enjoyed the only cover i ve heard of christmas eve sarajevo re imagined only slightly but significantly this cd will go straight to my a list container runner up christmas is by bria skonberg bria skonberg s christmas is had been on my list of 2025 releases that i was tracking but with all the things happening during the season it fell off my radar until dec 18 that is when i bought a download of this album it s tremendous magnificent arrangements of standards high energy reverence to the greats i e sugar rum cherry the duke ellington arrangement of dance of the sugar plum fairy the opening track carol of the bells is an immediate attention grabber and will find it s way onto my 2026 compilation best compilation album sleigh the holidays vol 2 without a doubt sleigh the holidays vol 2 is the best compilation album of this season two yes two tracks from this record made it onto my annual compilation and i played one song on my radio gig all 15 songs are outstanding and jpolnd even made santa baby one to enjoy a lot actually ten jingles and a peppermint twist to marilyn from hbm the label that brought this record to life more please volume 3 please best song the christmas song by lakecia benjamin feat christie dashiell grammy nominee and john coltrane disciple lakecia benjamin is vibrant effusive with energy and brings a passion to her live performances that is practically unequaled among today s jazz stars she channeled her emotional sax playing into a beautiful rendering of the christmas song with vocals by fellow grammy nominee christie dashiell stunning available on all the streaming platforms or you can purchase on itunes runner up jingle bells by the blah blah blahs the blah blah blahs version of the revered chestnut jingle bells is my runner up for song of the year this track from the aforementioned sleigh the holidays vol 2 was the catchiest highest energy song of the season it took a pair of grammy nominees to bump it from the top spot spirit of christmas present award jingle bells by piqsiq piqsiq s rendition of jingle bells it s been a big year for jingle bells is mesmerizing haunting and makes you wonder if you ve stumbled onto lucius from the upside down our friends at christmas a go go made us aware of both the song and the sisters duo piqsiq their inuit style throat singing and layered recording make it a song that you ve never heard the likes of before piqsiq has a few other christmas releases as well which will be appearing on my annual comps for years to come so for sounding marvelously ghostly and eerie piqsiq receives the first ever spirit of christmas present award out of left field award tinsel by major metals nate kushner performing as major metals sent me an e mail about tinsel fairly late in the season i finally checked it out and dug it like my dog whitley burying a half bagel in the back yard true story and i have no idea where the bagel came from i could call tinsel the indie ep of the year but i think i ll stick with the out of left field special recognition award don t let 2025 come to a close without listening to tinsel thoroughly amusing especially if you re a fan of the off kilter posted by der bingle at 2 05 pm 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday december 24 2025 christmas eve is here again good christmas eve to everyone another season is coming to a close like the spirit of christmas present our time here has grown short we will be around merry bright until the new year with a few more posts to wrap up 2025 and then look forward to the unveiling of the new calendar a fresh start and revived energy for 2026 here in kansas city christmas eve started quite foggy and the fog will return tonight making rudolph a necessity for travels our weather is quite unseasonable at present yesterday dec 23 i was able to don shorts and a long sleeved t shirt and take a 10 mile e bike ride today temperatures are to reach the low to mid 60s christmas day is also to be in the mid 60s nearing but likely not breaking the record of 67 no white christmas here this year today began with a christmas eve brunch at our son s house where the siblings our children did their gift exchange and the aunts uncles bestowed many presents to our granddaughter this afternoon we ll attend an early mass find dinner afterward we re hoping our favorite mexican restaurant is open and then retire back home for a relaxing evening with christmas movies and perhaps a smidgen of drambuie and scotch tomorrow our older son family will visit us in the morning before heading to california for a week then the rest of the children spouses boyfriends will join us in the afternoon for presents and dinner it should be a fine day music merriment joy food and drink will fill the house on christmas day to all of you have a very happy and safe holiday merry christmas posted by der bingle at 12 31 pm 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday december 23 2025 sharin the brass this in my final share of the year not the final post though i have a couple more coming before bringing down the curtain on the 2025 merry bright performance this share is an album that probably everyone reading this blog already has it s a thrift store classic indeed a classic in every sense it s fun it s upbeat it s rousing it can only be christmas with the mexicali brass ten songs you know them all mariachi d up brassed to perfection and dare i say what an album cover enjoy christmas with the mexicali brass posted by der bingle at 8 19 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday december 22 2025 whaddya know more new music and the new music keeps rolling in nate kushner and major metals tinsel leading off our final new music post for this season is the very interesting eyebrow raising perhaps not for the kiddies ep from nate kushner and major metals tinsel tinsel treats us with four very original songs eyes wide shut and die hard 2 lemmings fa la la la la la la lemmings remix the new years shoes and this christmas onny hathaway version nate kushner is a new york based singer songwriter and producer releasing experimental and comedy adjacent music as major metals let me just quote nate about his songs it s easier that way eyes wide shut and die hard 2 a vibraphone driven christmas jazz original about finding comfort in a couple of very unconventional holiday movies you ll have to listen to find out which movies lemmings fa la la la la la la la lemmings remix a cursed celesta and jingle bell reinterpretation of an older not christmas track the new year s shoes a short acoustic sequel to christmas shoes taking the story to its logical conclusion this christmas onny hathaway version a drop d sludge and doom cover that keeps the vocal sincere this seems like something christmas underground would dig but i haven t seen it there yet i enjoyed this ep a bunch slightly demented highly amusing undeniably seasonal don t let the holiday go by without checking this one out tinsel on bandcamp major metals website bailey pickles and shelley harland all i want is you from bailey pickles and shelley harland comes a new original composition all i want is you direct from shelley s instagram thrilled to share my new collaboration with the very talented and sweetest of souls baileypickles yes the incredible new composer for beastgames beastgames_season_2 we had a lot of fun in the studio writing this for you and hope it brings all the warm and fuzzies during the christmas holidays so grateful enjoy shells shelley harland website jodi dipiazza the first christmas day musical prodigy and autism advocate jodi dipiazza has just released her debut single the first christmas day just in time for the holidays the classically trained composer and singer s ballad recounts the birth of jesus christ in bethlehem set to an emphatic piano flourish highlighted by her expressive sincerity and dynamic vocal refrain jodi dipiazza website posted by der bingle at 2 35 pm 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday december 21 2025 holidays with skitch today s share is winter holiday by skitch henderson with the new york philharmonic skitch henderson had a long renowned career as a pianist composer and conductor of pops style orchestras including the house orchestra for nbc s today show and the tonight show during both the steve allen and johnny carson eras preceding milton delugg and doc severinsen winter holiday is an excellent recording and one could add a wink wink to winter as the album s sides are songs for a snow holiday side a and a sun holiday side b the snow side includes old favorites winter wonderland moonlight in vermont and sleigh ride and two by prokofiev winter holiday and troika flip to the sun side for caribbean polka macarenas no not that never on sunday and four others what a creative approach to a winter holiday album for our christmas song enjoyment the snow holiday tracks are exceptional particularly sleigh ride skitch arranges and conducts expertly and the new york philharmonic performs exceptionally this is a fine album for your holiday enjoyment please enjoy skitch henderson s winter holiday posted by der bingle at 1 07 pm 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest older posts home subscribe to posts atom search this blog total pageviews merry bright spotify playlist spotify playlist christmas music falalalala com ernie not bert hip christmas christmas underground christmas a go go mistletunes sounds of christmas sacred cowboy s big box o christmas my p whae mark s holiday mix cds records christmas amelia s christmas mixes bells will be ringing holiday happenings christmas tv history weird christmas my merry christmas elves bells santas working overtime music sharity big 10 inch record blogs and sites tim neely stuff greg s lounge jillaine 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