Tanner Patrick: Jinglebell Rock
[It's at SoundCloud]
I grew up in a household where Christmas music meant Handel’s
“Messiah”, played on my dad’s new stereophonic record player
back in the ‘60s and we sang it in the choir (and orchestra) he conducted. Hardly modern. But … how do you define “modern”? Being
of an age where certain folk call me a “dinosaur”, I am sensitive to definitions
and interpretations of the term “modern”.
Trite as it may be, to me, “modern” Christmas music is unequivocally
associated with a late ‘50s rock – no – they say it is rockabilly – hit that
has maintained its status/stature as an “all time favorite” [wait a minute –
all time since when?] that gets plenty of airplay during the Christmas season: Jinglebell Rock.
Popularized by Bobby Helms in the late ‘50s, we have here a
SoundCloud “modern” rendition of Jinglebell Rock by Tanner Patrick, who generously
shares (in the Xmas spirit) his efforts. Tanner’s got various online links you
can trace to learn more: here is the FB URL: https://www.facebook.com/TheTannerPatrick
