One of the great things about Christmas, in addition to the worldwide celebrations of the birth of Jesus and all the merriment that goes along with the commemorations – blinking lights, traditional feasts, Christmas carols, smiling, happy people, aged wine, enticing sales, gobs of presents and relatives and friends around every corner – is the […]
This series of Christmas songs by Jewish writers was first published in December 2021. THERE is a tragic story behind this one. Both the lyricist Richard B Smith and the composer Felix Bernard died young, before the song they wrote together became a major success. Dick Smith was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania in 1901, to […]
This series of Christmas songs by Jewish writers was first published in December 2021. MOST of the songs featured in this series were written by lyricists and composers working together. (I find this an incomprehensible process – does the tune come first, or the words, or both at the same time? – but it happens.) […]
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—President Joe Biden’s administration signaled a move against gas stoves before claiming that it’s not considering a ban. Regulation on gas stoves would affect how Americans cook their Christmas dinners. The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit Wednesday to reveal the administration’s communications on the issue. […]
In the run-up to Christmas we are repeating this series about Christmas songs by Jewish writers, which was first published in December 2021. THIS quintessential winter song was written by two greats, Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne, in Hollywood on the hottest day of 1945. Cahn recalled: ‘I said to Jule Styne, “Why don’t we […]
As the days countdown to Christmas and last-minute shoppers struggle to come up with gifts for friends and family, we propose that you give a gift that will gratify you as a constitution-loving conservative and gratify the recipient with the gift of self-defense and liberty – a firearm. We offer this not-so-tongue-in-cheek suggestion in the […]
People need to realize the Left is using the alleged “existential” threat of global warming to wage war against liberty, against the Western world’s (not China’s) economy, and against joy. The automobile, that magnificent enhancement to human freedom and joy, is a target of the Left. The idea that individuals should be able to go […]
In the run-up to Christmas we are repeating this series about Christmas songs by Jewish writers, which was first published in December 2021. THE writers of Silver Bells, Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, were responsible for a number of songs now considered to be classics, and have been described as ‘the last of the great songwriters of Hollywood’, but their […]
In the run-up to Christmas we are repeating this series about Christmas songs by Jewish writers, which was first published in December 2021. A WHILE ago I wrote a series for TCW called The Melody Makers about the extraordinary and wonderful flowering of musical creativity among the Jewish population of New York, mainly immigrants from Europe, in the 20th century. […]
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