Marilyne...
...the voice certainly runs in the family, I think the daughter outshone her father..

An unusual pairing from two singers from vastly different genres. This is from Bing Crosby's 1977 Christmas special, recorded barely a month before Bing died. I'm not entirely sure why David Bowie was picked to appear, but the story behind this duet is that Bowie didn't like "Little Drummer Boy" and didn't want to sing it, so the producers whipped up "Peace On Earth" for him to sing.

Something a bit different. A song about the famous 1914 Christmas Truce. Sabaton is a rock/heavy metal band from Sweden. They do a lot of songs about historical events and war.

What a lovely Christmas song. Kind of gets me in the Christmas Spirit.

A funny novelty song from early 1959. This was the followup to the highly successful holiday hit "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)", which was released in late 1958.

Happy New Year everyone!

A great song from ABBA from 1980

Vicki Lawrence's rendition of the classic Roberta Flack song "Killing Me Softly". Vicki was primarily known as a comedian and actress (particularly on The Carol Burnett Show and later Mama's Family). She had one big hit song in 1973 - "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia", which was written by her husband Bobby Russell.

One of many songs that Raymond Scott wrote and recorded with unusual titles. This one is from 1942. This is the same guy who gave you titles like "Carrier Pigeon", "Secret Agent" and, my favorite "Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals".

In the 1960s or early 70s, Raymond Scott was busy experimenting with new technology and how electronics could be used to produce music. Among the recordings he made during this time was an electronic version of his 1939 piece "In an 18th Century Drawing Room", which was based on Mozart's 16th piano sonata. This version appears on the 2017 album Three Willow Park: Electronic Music from Inner Space, 1961-1971, which showcases some of his experiments with a home-built contraption he dubbed the "electronium".

A fun jazz piece from 1929. This shows just what a talented musician Jimmy Dorsey was (if you weren't convinced by his work on "So Rare"). This is all done on an alto saxophone, and as someone who used to play alto sax in high school, I can definitely say this isn't easy.

Michael, I agree - that's  amazing alto sax playing!  I'm a fan of both Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey, but never heard anything like this!       

The amazing thing about this is that Jimmy Dorsey was only 25 when that recording was made.

My favorite alto sax player was Jay White.

A bit of fun...watch to the end...Bass Singers Quartet - Just a Little Talk with Jesus..

A classic rendition of the 1958 song "Chanson d'Amour". This is from 1977 and was a big hit in several countries.

One of my favorite songs written by Michael Nesmith of The Monkees. The Monkees originally recorded this in 1969 but I like this country-style version that Nesmith and friends recorded as "Michael Nesmith & The First National Band" a few years later. Featuring Red Rhodes on steel guitar.

I think I actually like Tony Bennett's and Jo Stafford's versions better. Never been a real big band fan, but I do like Peggy Lee.

A golden oldie...Tell Him - Alma Cogan

Something a bit different. Raymond Scott recorded a song called "Portofino" in 1962 while he was experimenting with electronic music. The song went unreleased for 38 years, finally appearing on the 2000 album Manhattan Research Inc.. The album got quite a bit of attention and the song in particular became somewhat popular. Years later, an entire album featuring various renditions of the piece was released, featuring Scott's original recording, two vocal adaptations and 18 instrumental renditions in various styles (classical, surf rock, disco, etc.). One of the more interesting ones is this, recorded by a Dutch champion whistler named Geert Chatrou.

More whistling fun from Roger Whittaker. Very underrated artist in my opinion.

A great rendition of "Try to Remember" by Roger Whittaker from 1986. Showcasing both his vocal skills and his whistling. Truly one of a kind.

This popped up in my YouTube feed this morning. I never imagined a bluegrass rendition of Gershwin's famous "Rhapsody in Blue", but this is quite well done.

Another one from 1986. Roger Whittaker's excellent rendition of the classic "Always On My Mind".

An interesting cover of the classic 1992 Metallica song "Nothing Else Matters" by a talented group of ladies from Poland.

Another unusual YouTube find. A bluegrass version of Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit" complete with the band dressed as characters from Alice in Wonderland.