Category: advent bracket

Get ready to listen (quickly!) to many versions of “What Child is This?” in very diverse styles as we tackle our biggest bracket yet for Advent Caroling Madness! I had 29 submissions, and there were lots of interesting versions. So I eliminated one to whittle …

…Generation X’s nostalgia overcomes The Greatest Generation’s nostalgia 18 votes to 12. #2 seed Colbert, Stipe, and Pantinkin are crowned the best version of Good King Wenceslas! Later tonight, we have a humdinger of a bracket for “What Child is This?” Get ready to listen …

Your votes have whittled the field down to four. The first match up is classic crooner vs. Celtic cadence, while the other semi-final round pits three seeming mis-matches against the Piano guys. You’ve got until Thursday night at 9 pm to vote! (Plus, don’t forget …

You people always surprise me with what you like…who knew Sheldon was so incredibly compelling? What is it that you like about the Piano Guys? I just don’t get it… Plus I don’t care how cute Hugh Grant’s looks are, or British children. This is …

It’s time for tip off, so plug in those Beats headphones and crank up your bluetooth speakers, and get ready to begin the voting for your favorite version of “Good King Wenceslas”! Now, granted, this is not the best musical choice I’ve ever made, but …

It was three years ago tomorrow that I had one of my best ideas of all time: put different versions of Christmas songs into a basketball-like bracket to fight it out for the best version! It’s morphed from a writing exercise under my full control, …

…#2 Tasha Cobbs, for the best rendition of “O Come All Ye Faithful”. Thank you all for joining on this Advent journey. I’m grateful for all of you and the fun and fighting we have with this. May you have a wonderful Christmas!

Davida Ankeny Brown’s nomination of #4 Luther Vandross proved able to upset #1 seeded BYU, and moves into a finals matchup with #2 Tasha Cobbs. Make your final vote in Advent Caroling Madness 2015 before noon PST on Christmas Eve! [polldaddy poll=9244964] #2 Tasha Cobbs …

As they say in March Madness…the chalk all advanced. But it was a close battle. Luther and Tasha each won by one vote. Winnow it down to two by Tuesday at 8 pm PST. [polldaddy poll=9242930] #1 BYU #4 Luther Vandross   [polldaddy poll=9242931] #2 …

The storyline from round 1 is that even without Elizabeth Curtis Gemeroy on Facebook, Amy Grant pulls the upset and advances. In fact, she received more votes than anyone else. The other upset brought grief to Bethany Bylsma, as Carly Simon defeated Mariah Carey. Please …