December 16:  I told you to be kind… “Skinny Love” by Bon Iver.  Happy Belated Birthday and thanks for the song suggestion to Cheyenne Haslett! xo LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY

December 15:  When the cold breezes blow… “Warm In December” written by Bob Russell and sung by Julie London from her album Calendar Girl.  Check out Seth MacFarlane’s version, too.  LYRICS SPOTIFY

December 14:  Live like a flower… “Boys In The Trees” by Carly Simon.  Happy Birthday to Dan Seek, Steve Grune and Cindy Gibb, who gave me this album for my birthday in 1978 (it’s still one of my favorites xoxo).  LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY

December 13:  Dreams can never be too big… “That’s What Our Life Is” by Jonathan Edwards on his 1972 album Honky-Tonk Stardust Cowboy  Happy Birthday (and thanks for the song suggestion) to Jill Odice.  LYRICS SPOTIFY

December 12:  I’ve got a feeling this year’s for me and you…  “Fairytale of New York” by The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl.  Happy Birthday to Jim Rossman, Cindy Dietzel, Jackie Dogali, Debbie Chandler Thomas and our wonderful niece Sadie Sherman. Thanks to Mr. Sing Daily & Justin & Ruth Heller for the song suggestion.   LYRICS & SONGFACTS  CHORDS SPOTIFY

December 11:  Lots of fun… “Finnegan’s Wake”, a traditional Irish song sung by the Irish Rovers in celebration of Frank McCourt‘s musical The Irish…and How They Got That Way now playing at Capitol Rep in Albany (and featuring our friend, the talented Emily Mikesell). Happy Birthday to Gene Elder, in recognition of his love of James Joyce. According to Wikipedia: “The song is famous for providing the basis of James Joyce‘s final work, Finnegans Wake (1939), in which the comic resurrection of Tim Finnegan is employed as a symbol of the universal cycle of life.”  🙂 LYRICS & CHORDS SONG HISTORY SPOTIFY

December 10: She gets it while she can… “Get Back” by The Beatles.  LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY

December 9:  I wonder if they miss me when I’m gone… “I Wonder How The Old Folks Are At Home” sung by The Statler Brothers and written by Harry J. Lincoln (a.k.a. F. W. Vandersloot) and Herbert S. Lambert in 1909.  LYRICS & CHORDS SPOTIFY

December 8: I wish I found some chords in an order that is new… “Stressed Out” by Twenty One Pilots. Happy Birthday to Doug Fried! LYRICS & SONGFACTS SPOTIFY

December 7: Keep me cozy… “Keep Me Warm” by The Okee Dokee Brothers.  Thanks to Ellen Kuroghlian for the song suggestion and  Happy Birthday to Jenny Roberts McKenna & Jenny Kaplan!  It’s also Pearl Harbor Day and the birthday of one of my favorite history teachers from Bedford Junior High, Mr. Robert Carmody.  LYRICS & CHORDS SPOTIFY