These are songs that contain the phrase “shooting star” in their lyrics.
“Xanadu” is a 1980 song performed by Olivia Newton-John with Electric Light Orchestra, written and produced by Jeff Lynne, and created specifically for the musical fantasy film Xanadu, in which Newton-John starred and ELO appeared in animated form. The song was conceived as a modern pop reimagining of the mythical Xanadu as an idealized place of artistic inspiration,
This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite original Christmas songs. See if you agree with any of these!
In part one I chose “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”, “Winter Wonderland”, “The Christmas Song”, “Jingle Bell Rock”, A Holly Jolly Christmas”, and “Frosty the Snowman”. I’ll choose 6 more here.
I took a Louisville slugger to both head lights
As a record collector, I went out and hunted down a lot of my favorites but obviously came nowhere near getting them all. These are some of the favorites that I didn’t own at the time.
Voices singing, let’s be jolly, Deck the halls with boughs of holly
“Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” was penned by Johnny Marks, a prolific songwriter renowned for his contributions to the Christmas music genre.
“Black Hole Sun” is the signature song by the rock band Soundgarden. Written by frontman Chris Cornell, the song was released in 1994 as the third single from the band’s fourth studio album Superunknown (1994). it topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, where it spent a total of seven weeks at number one
Merry Christmas from Doyle’s Space!
I love all the traditional Christmas songs but I also hear an original occasionally that really sticks with me. Here are are few that I really enjoy!
