While Marvin Gaye’s masterful What’s Going On is typically regarded as the moment that Motown risked alienating pop audiences with an anti-war, socially conscious message, Stevie Wonder began his 1967 Christmas album singing this verse:
Thanks Derek. I love the new Dean & Britta album! An essential part of the holiday canon for me this year (& in future years, I’m sure).
I can’t hear “Someday at Christmas” without thinking of the middle section of Bowie’s “Blackstar”. The melody is beautiful in both places - and so similar!
Thanks Derek. I love the new Dean & Britta album! An essential part of the holiday canon for me this year (& in future years, I’m sure).
I can’t hear “Someday at Christmas” without thinking of the middle section of Bowie’s “Blackstar”. The melody is beautiful in both places - and so similar!