All I Want For Christmas Is You

This video is making the rounds all over Facebook. I may be a day late with it, but since "All I Want For Christmas Is You" is the greatest Chistmas song ever, I am beholden to post it.

Although Michael Buble's version is quite good as well. Different vibe.

The Cold Air Swoops In And All Of A Sudden I Have The Michael Buble Christmas Album On

It's Friday, I'm off to a birthday party and there's a gorgeous pink sky over Murray Hill. Perfect for a little unseasonably early Christmas music.

This may be my favorite Christmas song ever. It's never too early to start thinking about Christmas in New York City. No one does it better.


Here's that pink sky. When one lives on the 21st floor you spend a lot of time admiring the nuances of sunsets.

Woth Checking Out: Michael Buble, "All I Want For Christmas Is You"

This afternoon while lurking around the Discount Cosmetic Market on 37th and Madison, Michael Buble's version of "All I Want For Christmas Is You" came on over the store stereo system.

I was immediately struck by the lovely arrangement -- he slowed an uppity pop song down to a ballad, and it works.

I came home and started Googling it (as well as adding it to my Spotify) and was thrilled to find this video explain the method to the madness. My background in singing and performing in New York City pre-dates this blog. Nevertheless, nothing gets my inner music nerd going more than listening to how a piece of music came to be.

P.S. His whole Christmas album is just as wonderful. It's musically complex and works as an entire album, not just a bunch of standards thrown together. Someone really put thought into it. His Feliz Navidad duet with Thalia is worth the price of admission.


Here's the song: