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A Very Special Christmas 7
''A Very Special Christmas 7'' is a collection of Christmas songs covered by current artists. The compilation album is the seventh in the '' A Very Special Christmas'' series of albums. The album was released on November 23, 2009, and proceeds from the sales benefited the Special Olympics. This edition returns to the original format of including artists from a wide range of musical styles, including genres from reggae fusion ( Sean Kingston) to country (Kellie Pickler). It peaked at #116 in December 2009 Billboard album chart. Track listing #"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" by Colbie Caillat #"Let It Snow" by Carter Twins #"Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" by Miley Cyrus #"Winter Wonderland" by Vanessa Hudgens #"Little Drummer Boy" by Sean Kingston #"The Christmas Song" by Charice #"Do You Hear What I Hear" by Kristinia DeBarge #"Jingle Bell Rock" by Mitchel Musso #"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" by Leighton Meester #"Santa Baby" by Kellie Pickler #"Hark! The Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Haring
Keith Allen Haring (May 4, 1958 – February 16, 1990) was an American artist whose pop art emerged from the New York City graffiti subculture of the 1980s. His animated imagery has "become a widely recognized visual language". Much of his work includes sexual allusions that turned into social activism by using the images to advocate for safe sex and AIDS awareness. In addition to solo gallery exhibitions, he participated in renowned national and international group shows such as ''documenta'' in Kassel, the Whitney Biennial in New York, the São Paulo Biennial, and the Venice Biennale. The Whitney Museum held a retrospective of his art in 1997. Haring's popularity grew from his spontaneous drawings in New York City subways—chalk outlines of figures, dogs, and other stylized images on blank black advertising spaces. After gaining public recognition, he created colorful larger scale murals, many commissioned. He produced more than 50 public artworks between 1982 and 1989, m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miley Cyrus
Miley Ray Cyrus ( ; born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her distinctive raspy voice, her music spans across varied styles and genres, including pop, country, rock, hip hop, and experimental music. She has attained the most US ''Billboard'' 200 top-five albums in the 21st century by a female artist, with a total of thirteen entries. Cyrus, a daughter of country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus, emerged as a teen idol while portraying the title character of the Disney Channel television series '' Hannah Montana'' (2006–2011). As Hannah Montana, she attained two number-one and three top-five soundtracks on the US ''Billboard'' 200, including the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top-ten single " He Could Be the One". Cyrus's own discography includes the US number-one albums '' Meet Miley Cyrus'' (2007), '' Breakout'' (2008), and '' Bangerz'' (2013); the top-five releases '' Can't Be Tamed'' (2010), '' Younger Now'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" is an English Christmas carol that first appeared in 1739 in the collection ''Hymns and Sacred Poems''. The carol, based on , tells of an angelic chorus singing praises to God. As it is known in the modern era, it features lyrical contributions from Charles Wesley and George Whitefield, two of the founding ministers of Methodism, with music adapted from " Vaterland, in deinen Gauen" by Felix Mendelssohn. Wesley, who had written the original version as "Hymn for Christmas-Day," had requested and received slow and solemn music for his lyrics, which has since largely been discarded. In 1840—a hundred years after the publication of ''Hymns and Sacred Poems''—Mendelssohn composed a cantata to commemorate Johann Gutenberg's invention of movable type printing, and it is music from this cantata, adapted by the English musician William H. Cummings to fit the lyrics of "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing", that propels the carol known today. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Baby
"Santa Baby" is a song performed by American singer Eartha Kitt with Henri René and His Orchestra and originally released in 1953. The song was written by Joan Javits and Philip Springer, who also used the pseudonym Tony Springer in an attempt to speed up the song's publishing process. Lyrically, the song is a tongue-in-cheek look at a Christmas list addressed to Santa Claus by a woman who wants extravagant gifts such as sables, yachts, and decorations from Tiffany's. Music critics gave mixed reviews to the single, with some calling it too suggestive for a holiday-themed song. Springer was initially dissatisfied with "Santa Baby" and called it one of his weakest works. It has since been included on lists of both the best and worst Christmas songs ever written. In the United States, "Santa Baby" became the best-selling Christmas song of 1953 and found more success, retrospectively, when it entered various component charts by ''Billboard'' in the 2000s and 2010s. Elsewhere, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leighton Meester
Leighton Marissa Meester (; born April 9, 1986) is an American actress, singer, and model. She is best known for her starring role as the devious socialite Blair Waldorf on '' Gossip Girl'' on The CW (2007–2012). She has also appeared in films such as '' Killer Movie'' (2008), '' Country Strong'' (2010), '' The Roommate'' (2011), ''Monte Carlo'' (2011), ''The Oranges'' (2011), '' The Judge'' (2014) and '' The Weekend Away'' (2022). She portrayed Angie D'Amato on the ABC sitcom '' Single Parents'' (2018–2020). Meester made her Broadway debut in '' Of Mice and Men'' (2014). In addition to acting, Meester has ventured into music. In 2009, she was featured on the Cobra Starship single " Good Girls Go Bad", which charted in the top ten on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. She released solo singles " Somebody to Love" (2009) and "Your Love's a Drug" (2010) on the Universal Republic label. Meester has also recorded songs for various soundtracks. Her debut album, '' Heartstrings'', w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" is a pop song originally sung by Darlene Love and included on the 1963 seasonal compilation album, ''A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector''. The song was written by Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry, and Phil Spector. Upon release, the song did not find commercial success but in later years, it has gone on to become a Christmas standard. It charted for the first time on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 2018 and has since peaked at number 16. It has also peaked at number seven on the Holiday 100 chart. The song has been covered by Mariah Carey, Michael Bublé, and U2, among others. Background and release Love was given a demo of the song over the phone and went on to record the song. The song was released as a single in 1963. and in 1964 (Philles X-125). Upon release, the song was not a huge success but it has gone on to become a Christmas standard. In 1963, Spector decided that the song was strong enough to warrant a non-seasonal version and wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitchel Musso
Mitchel Tate Musso (born July 9, 1991) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his three Disney Channel roles as Oliver Oken in '' Hannah Montana''; Jeremy Johnson in the animated series ''Phineas and Ferb''; and his Disney XD role as King Brady on ''Pair of Kings''. He was the host of Disney Channel's ''PrankStars''. He voiced DJ in the computer animated/motion capture film, '' Monster House'', and starred as Raymond Figg in the Disney Channel Original Movie, '' Life Is Ruff'', released in 2005. Musso's self-titled debut album was released on June 2, 2009, on Walt Disney Records. The album debuted at number 19 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Early life Musso was born in Garland, Texas, the son of Katherine (''née'' Moore) and Samuel Musso, who were involved in community theater in Dallas, Texas. He has two brothers – Mason Musso, who sings lead vocals in the band Metro Station, and Marc Musso, an actor. He is of Italian and English descent. He grew up in Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jingle Bell Rock
"Jingle Bell Rock" is an American Christmas song first released by Bobby Helms in 1957. Since its release, it has received frequent airplay in the United States during every Christmas season since then. "Jingle Bell Rock" was composed by Joseph Carleton Beal (1900–1967) and James Ross Boothe (1917–1976), although both Helms and session guitarist on the song Hank Garland disputed this (see Authorship controversy section below). Beal was a Massachusetts-born public relations professional and longtime resident of South Ocean Avenue in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Boothe was an American writer in the advertising business. Helms recordings "Jingle Bell Rock" has been performed by many, but Helms' first version from 1957 produced by Paul Cohen is the best known. The song's title and some of its lyrics are an extension of the old Christmas standard, "Jingle Bells". It makes brief references to other popular songs of the 1950s, such as "Rock Around the Clock", and mentions going to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristinia DeBarge
Kristinia Jamie DeBarge (; born March 8, 1990) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress. DeBarge first appeared on national television in 2003 as a contestant on the ''American Idol'' spin-off, '' American Juniors''. In 2009, DeBarge signed a contract with the Island Records department Sodapop, releasing her debut album, ''Exposed'', in July of the same year. Life and career Family and early life Born in 1990, DeBarge is the daughter of James DeBarge. DeBarge began singing when she was 3 years old, but did not begin to take it seriously until she was 12. When she was 12, her father took her into a recording studio where they worked until 4 A.M. recording a duet titled "How I Feel Inside", which made her father realize that she was serious about beginning a singing career. During Summer 2003 she was a contestant on the ''American Idol'' spin-off, '' American Juniors''. DeBarge progressed to the semi-final round of 20 contestants. She was featured in the first group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do You Hear What I Hear
"Do You Hear What I Hear?" is a song written in October 1962, with lyrics by Noël Regney and music by Gloria Shayne Baker, Gloria Shayne. The pair, married at the time, wrote it as a plea for peace during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Regney had been invited by a record producer to write a Christmas song, but he was hesitant due to the commercialism of Christmas. It has sold tens of millions of copies and has been covered by hundreds of artists. Synopsis "Do You Hear What I Hear?" tells a story loosely based upon the story of the Nativity of Jesus as told in the Gospel of Matthew, incorporating fragments of the annunciation to the shepherds from the Gospel of Luke, though Jesus is never mentioned by name or explicitly identified. A "night wind" tells a lamb of a Star of Bethlehem, star, following which the lamb tells his young shepherd that he also hears a loud song. They are each led to a "mighty king," whom they tell of a child in the cold and ask to bring the child silver and gold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Zyrus
Jake Zyrus (formerly known under the mononym Charice; born 10 May 1992) is a Filipino singer and television personality. In 2007, after some appearances on Philippine television, Zyrus sang on ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'', and the following year, he made several international television appearances, including on ''The Oprah Winfrey Show''. He then began performing in concerts with David Foster and Andrea Bocelli, among others. Zyrus released the studio album ''Charice'' in 2010; it entered the ''Billboard'' 200 at number eight, making it the first album of an Asian solo singer ever to land in the top 10. The single "Pyramid" from that album, featuring singer Iyaz, is Zyrus's most successful single to date, charting within the top 40 in a number of countries after its debut live performance on ''The Oprah Winfrey Show''. He released further albums ''Chapter 10'' in 2013 and ''Catharsis'' in 2016. Crossing over to acting on television, he joined the cast of TV series '' Gle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Christmas Song
"The Christmas Song" (commonly subtitled "Chestnuts Roasting by an Open Fire" or, as it was originally subtitled, "Merry Christmas to You") is a classic Christmas song written in 1945 by Robert Wells and Mel Tormé. The Nat King Cole Trio first recorded the song in June 1946. At Cole's behestand over the objections of his label, Capitol Recordsa second recording was made in August utilizing a small string section. This version became a massive hit on both the pop and R&B charts. Cole again recorded the song in 1953, using the same arrangement with a full orchestra arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle, and once more in 1961, in a stereophonic version with another full orchestra arranged and conducted by Ralph Carmichael. Cole's 1961 version is generally regarded as definitive, and in 2004 was the most-loved seasonal song with women aged 30–49, while the original 1946 recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1974. In 2022, the 1961 Nat King Cole recording wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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