Category: advent bracket

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!

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 …

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!

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 …

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.

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 …

So one of my favorite people in the world LOVES Amy Grant at Christmastime. And, she suggested Amy for O Come, O Come Emmanuel. I did not think Amy had a version of it…and I was wrong. So, we have a one day special election! …

We’ve come full circle, back to the beginning. Advent Caroling Adventure began when I wondered if Pentatonix had created the best version of “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” ever. I created a bracket and then, as a fun (for me) writing exercise, I wrote a …

…#5 seed Branches! Thanks for joining in. I must apologize…I will not be doing the planned third round of Advent Caroling Madness, “O Holy Night.” I’ve had a virus/flu that has hung on and sapped my energy, so I didn’t get the bracket created this …

Here we go! Votes in by Sunday at 8 pm PST. #5 Branches vs. #6 Five Strings [polldaddy poll=10191749]