> <<"Christmas is sparkling out on Carols's lawn">>
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> As well as "It's coming on Christmas, they're cuttin' down trees"!
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I was taping Linda Ronstadt's 'A Merry Little Christmas' the other
night & decided to put Emmylou's 'Light of the Stable' on the B side.
Linda's cd is just a hair over 45 minutes & Emmylou's only a bit over
30. So to fill in the B side at the end of Emmylou, I created my own
EP preview of Joni's Christmas album. I started with 'Chinese Cafe'
then segued into 'River' and finished up with 'Face Lift'. Haven't
listened to it yet so I don't know how well it flows but in my head
anyway, it sounds great!
I really like Linda's take on 'River'. The orchestration really adds
something, I think. I'm gaining a whole new appreciation of this song
although it's never been one of my favorites.
Mark in Seattle
PS: While walking during my lunch break today I happened to pass by a
woman standing outside a building on a side street, smoking a
cigarette. She had long blonde hair with bangs and appeared to be in
her 50s. I had to stop & look back because there was some
resemblance. I'm pretty sure it wasn't Joni, though. This woman
seemed to have blue-green eyes. Joni's are pretty much pure blue,
aren't they? Those of you who've met her, what do you say?
