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Category: advent bracket

O 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!

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Leave a Comment on O Holy Night—FinalDecember 26, 2019 By Gregg Koskela

O 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 …

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Leave a Comment on O Holy Night—Round 3December 24, 2019December 24, 2019 By Gregg Koskela

O 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!

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Leave a Comment on O Holy Night—Round 2December 23, 2019 By Gregg Koskela

O 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 …

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3 Comments on O Holy Night—Round 1December 20, 2019 By Gregg Koskela

O 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.

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2 Comments on O Come, O Come, Emmanuel winner is…December 18, 2019 By Gregg Koskela

O 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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3 Comments on O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (2019)—FinalsDecember 16, 2019December 16, 2019 By Gregg Koskela

Special Round of Advent Caroling Madness

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! …

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Leave a Comment on Special Round of Advent Caroling MadnessDecember 9, 2019 By Gregg Koskela

O Come, O Come Emmanuel 2019—Bracket Released

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 …

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2 Comments on O Come, O Come Emmanuel 2019—Bracket ReleasedDecember 4, 2019December 4, 2019 By Gregg Koskela

And the winner is…

…#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 …

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Leave a Comment on And the winner is…December 16, 2018 By Gregg Koskela

Finals–I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day

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

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Leave a Comment on Finals–I Heard the Bells on Christmas DayDecember 15, 2018 By Gregg Koskela

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