“I Saw Three Ships (Come Sailing In)” is an English Christmas carol, listed as number 700 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The earliest printed version of “I Saw Three Ships” is from the 17th century, possibly Derbyshire, and was also published by William Sandys in 1833. The song was probably traditionally known as “As […]
Driving Home For Christmas
“Driving Home for Christmas” is a Christmas song written and composed by the British singer-songwriter Chris Rea. The first version was originally released as the B-side to his single “Hello Friend” in 1986. In October 1988, a re-recorded version served as one of two new songs on Rea’s first compilation album New Light Through Old […]
Britten – A Ceremony of Carols
A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 is an extended choral composition for Christmas by Benjamin Britten scored for three-part treble chorus, solo voices, and harp. The text, structured in eleven movements, is taken from The English Galaxy of Shorter Poems, edited by Gerald Bullett. It is principally in Middle English, with some Latin and Early […]
Vivaldi – Griselda
Griselda is a dramma per musica in three acts that was composed by Antonio Vivaldi. The opera uses a revised version of the 1701 Italian libretto by Apostolo Zeno that was based on Giovanni Boccaccio’s The Decameron (X, 10, “The Patient Griselda”). The celebrated Venetian playwright Carlo Goldoni was hired to adapt the libretto for […]
I Saw Her Standing There
“I Saw Her Standing There” is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon. It is the opening track on the band’s 1963 debut UK album Please Please Me and their debut US album Introducing… The Beatles. Originally titled “Seventeen”, the song was conceived by McCartney when […]
Moonlight Densetsu
“Moonlight Densetsu” (lit. “Moonlight Legend”) is a song that served as an opening theme for the anime series, Sailor Moon. The song’s original version was released in Japan on March 21, 1992, on a split single by Dali and Misae Takamatsu titled “Moonlight Densetsu / Heart Moving“. The Dali recording of “Moonlight Densetsu” served as […]
Rozalla
Rozalla Miller, better known as simply Rozalla, is a Zimbabwean electronic music performer who was born in what was then Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia). She is best known for her three 1991/92 hit singles “Faith (In the Power of Love)”, “Are You Ready to Fly”, and particularly “Everybody’s Free (To Feel Good)”, which has been […]
Utah Saints
Utah Saints are an English electronic music duo consisting of members Jez Willis and Tim Garbutt. Utah Saints were described as “the first true stadium house band” by the KLF’s Bill Drummond, though their music is difficult to place into one genre. The dance group originally met as music promoters and DJs for the Mix […]
Jumpin’ Jack Flash
“Jumpin’ Jack Flash” is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released as a non-album single in 1968. Called “supernatural Delta blues by way of Swinging London” by Rolling Stone magazine, the song was seen as the band’s return to their blues roots after the baroque pop and psychedelia heard on their […]
Huey Lewis and the News
Huey Lewis and the News (formerly known as Huey Lewis & The American Express) are an American rock band based in San Francisco, California. They had a run of hit singles during the 1980s and early 1990s, eventually achieving 19 top ten singles across the Billboard Hot 100, Adult Contemporary, and Mainstream Rock charts. Their […]