Thanks for voting in Round 1! Well…in most cases, thanks for voting in Round 1. We will move through the rest of the rounds with one day for voting each time, now that you are familiar with the songs. Get your votes in by 5 …
Read MoreGod Rest Ye Merry—Round 1
Thanks to all who submitted! There were more than I could include, so several people who made multiple submissions did not have all their entries chosen for the bracket. But we have quite a widely varying field! One of the earliest versions of one of …
Read MoreAdvent Caroling Madness VIII
It’s time once again to prepare for Christmas by yelling in ALL CAPS and being infuriated by others’ ridiculous music tastes. It’s time to vote for the best version of a Christmas song! The original brainstorm was 5 years ago. It works like this: I …
Read MoreAnd the winner is…
Mahalia Jackson is the winner for “O Holy Night”! Thanks for joining in again this year!
Read MoreO Holy Night—Final
We are down to two, and they are classics: #5 Mahalia Jackson vs. #7 Nat King Cole. Get your votes in by Friday night at 8 pm PST!
Read MoreO Holy Night—Round 3
Some interesting battles—Classic Nat King Cole puts the new Pentatonix kids in their place. Gladys Knight faced a strong challenge but overcame Mariah. Get your votes in by 9 pm PST Christmas Eve, and then we will let the finals round carry past Christmas a …
Read MoreO Holy Night—Round 2
All the seeding held…except, in a very close, one vote battle, Mariah Carey overcame Kelly Clarkson in the #9 over #8. Get your votes in by Monday night at 9 pm PST!
Read MoreO Holy Night—Round 1
The submissions for O Holy Night have widely varying arrangements. I’m sure you’ll hate my seeding. I’m a bit shocked myself, as my number 1 seed breaks some of my cardinal rules: it’s a medley, there’s speaking in the middle. But the passion! Get your …
Read MoreO Come, O Come, Emmanuel winner is…
Once again, the pure sounds of the Benedictines of Mary emerge as the winners! I’ll work to get the bracket out for “O Holy Night” in the next couple of days.
Read MoreO Come, O Come, Emmanuel (2019)—Finals
I hate to say “I told you so”…actually, wait, I LOVE saying “I told you so”! I was right, I saw things six years ago, I’m a genius! You all (Steve Sherwood) yelled at me for not letting you vote, whined and complained, because the …
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