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The song tells how on Christmas morning, Tommy's father is worried about Tommy's future, and soul. His future is jeopardized due to being deaf, dumb, and blind. [2] The lyrics contrast religious themes such as Christmas and Jesus Christ with Tommy's ignorance of such matters. The rhetorical question, "How can he be saved from the eternal grave?"
The album was projected for a Christmas 1968 release [108] but recording stalled after Townshend decided to make a double album to cover the story in sufficient depth. [ 109 ] By the end of the year, 18 months of touring had led to a well-rehearsed and tight live band, which was evident when they performed "A Quick One While He's Away" at The ...
"Christmas" Townshend Daltrey Townshend Tommy: 1969 [1] "C'mon Everybody" (cover, live) Eddie Cochran Jerry Capehart: Daltrey Live at the Fillmore East 1968: 2018 [26] "Cobwebs and Strange" Moon Instrumental A Quick One: 1966 [9] "Cooks County" Townshend Daltrey Townshend It's Hard: 1982 [8] "Cousin Kevin" Entwistle Entwistle Tommy: 1969 [1 ...
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Tommy is the fourth studio album by the English rock band the Who, released on 19 May 1969. [2] Written primarily by guitarist Pete Townshend, Tommy is a double album and an early rock opera that tells the story of the fictional Tommy Walker and his path to becoming a spiritual leader and messianic figure.
"This Christmas" is a song by American soul musician Donny Hathaway released in 1970 by Atco Records. [3] The song gained renewed popularity when it was included in 1991 on Atco Records' revised edition of their 1968 Soul Christmas compilation album [4] and has since become a modern Christmas standard, with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers reporting that it was the ...
Critics approvingly compared "Underneath the Tree" to the 1994 Christmas track "All I Want for Christmas Is You", originally sung by Mariah Carey (pictured). "Underneath the Tree" has received critical acclaim from various music critics on its release, who lauded it as main highlight of Wrapped in Red and a prospective Christmas standard.
Retitled The Christmas Song, the album was issued in 1963 as Capitol W-1967(mono) / SW-1967(stereo) and today is available both on compact disc and streaming on iTunes. This recording of "The Christmas Song" has also been included on numerous compilation albums of Christmas pop standards (for example, WCBS-FM's Ultimate Christmas Album Volume 3).