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November 2012

November 28, 2012

The first classic Christmas carol of the decade

Featuring CeeLo Green and ...the Muppets! It includes a fun remix of the classic "Mah...

November 24, 2012

“We are going to see the king…”

Soon and very soon. Like tomorrow, in fact. As a little warmup to tomorrow's feast,...

November 23, 2012

What’s turning off young Catholics? Lousy music

So says a leading lay Catholic in Scotland. Details: A leading Scots lay Catholic has...

November 22, 2012

Johnny Cash’s “Thanksgiving Prayer”

I can't believe this first aired nearly 20 years ago. Below, a clip of Johnny...

November 18, 2012

“Time, like an ever rolling stream, soon bears us all away…”

What you see here is the view from the sanctuary in my parish this afternoon,...

November 12, 2012

“Will you join in our crusade…?”

More "Les Mis" music! Below, the international trailer for what looks, increasingly, like something truly...

November 01, 2012

For All Saints Day: “I want to be in that number…”

The inimitable Louis Armstrong does it as only he can. From 1959, at a concert...

October 2012

October 31, 2012

“Within our darkest nights, you kindle a fire that never dies away…”

A priest friend who works at a college on Long Island posted this on his...

October 29, 2012

“When October goes…”

While we wait for the storm here at The Bench, a little seasonal music --...

October 26, 2012

You’ve got to hear this

A group of cloistered nuns has recorded an album of chant, and and the preview...

October 20, 2012

Owed to joy: check out this thrilling symphony flash mob

Just when you thought this contrivance had been done to death, somebody finds a new...

October 13, 2012

Officially adorable: dads singing “Part of Your World”

Now I've seen everything. For all you dads out there with little princess-fixated daughters, take...

September 2012

September 26, 2012

“Yes to You”: priest raps a poem about same sex attraction

And now for something completely different. Below is the latest effort at outreach by Courage,...

September 26, 2012

RIP, Andy Williams

The legendary crooner is gone: Andy Williams, the silky-voiced, clean-cut crooner, whose hit recording "Moon...

September 20, 2012

“Les Miz”: an extended first look

Those who have been waiting for more glimpses of this epic musical — following the...

September 16, 2012

“Call Me Maybe” as you’ve never heard it before. Really.

The ubiquitous song by Carly Rae Jepsen that defined the summer is here redefined in...

September 08, 2012

Taylor Swift’s “Ronan”

Last night was evidently the first time she's performed this song in public: "Ronan" is...

September 07, 2012

My next job

I do a lot of this already...

September 02, 2012

RIP, Hal David

I was surprised this weekend to hear of the death of lyricist Hal David, who...

August 2012

August 30, 2012

Madonna, still gunning for the church

New Jersey Star Ledger writer Tris McCall describes what happens in the star's latest concert:...

August 25, 2012

“Summer breeze, makes me feel fine…”

"...blowing through the jasmine in my mind..." Ah. A twangy blast from the past, for...

August 24, 2012

This is why God made shopping malls

For insane publicity stunts like this one. Something I never thought I'd see, let alone...

August 20, 2012

“Every major’s terrible”

Just in time for the back-to-school crowd, this inspired Gilbert & Sullivan parody. I hope...

August 14, 2012

“You got Daddy Skills…!”

For all the dads out there: something sweetly infectious from a rapper you might call...

August 12, 2012

“Would you sing something different?”

The Johnny Cash biopic "Walk the Line" was on Ovation tonight, and the scene below...

July 2012

July 17, 2012

“There is a wisdom to wrong notes”

The writer here returns to the piano at the age of 50 — and finds...

July 13, 2012

Swing low, sweet flashmob…

Admit it: you have been waiting and WAITING for someone to do a gospel flash...

July 12, 2012

The (abridged) history of Western Music, told through “It’s A Wonderful World”

Here's a fun little palate-cleanser for you, from the fiendishly clever folks at CDZA:

July 11, 2012

“Me going off me rocker, please feed me Betty Crocker!”: Cookie Monster covers “Call Me Maybe”

What the world has been waiting for! You can see the original, by Carly Rae...

July 04, 2012

In tribute to that great Jewish novelty tune, “God Bless America”

Who knew? At least one critic has noted that parts of the song are lifted...