Happy Holidays again all -
Hey, I just want to put in one more "plug" for this cartoon/Christmas card, and give some background on it.
Not only is this one of the most purely fun and enjoyable and heart-warming animations that I have ever seen, it is also a little slice of musical history. The incredibly talented people who did the music and singing for this animated cartoon might be long gone from this planet - I'll have to check on that - but if so, their music lives on, and they continue to bring joy to their fellow man long after their passing. May we all be so fortunate.
<font color="blue">This Cartoon was made by Joshua Held in 2002 (
http://www.joshuaheld.com) and as I know recording was made by Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters in 1954 (Bill Pinkney sings the bass lead) (Atlantic Records, 1954) and song was written in 1942 by Irving Berlin.
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As some one said on the "link" page to this wonderful animation, <font color="blue">Let me wish Merry Xmas with this wonderful card. </font>
Lyrics:
<font color="blue"> I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten
and children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white. </font>
Ernie, as my Mom would say, ya done good. Thank you again so much for sharing this amazing Christmas present with us all.
Again, I wish you all a very happy holiday season, and a great New Year. And I leave you with a rhetorical question posed by another great musician, Elvis Costello .... paraphrasing him just a bit; "just what
is so funny about peace, love, and understanding?"
Peace, John D.