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In 1933, he distributed the poem in the form of a Christmas card, [1] now officially titled "Desiderata." [2] Psychiatrist Merrill Moore distributed more than 1,000 unattributed copies to his patients and soldiers during World War II. [1] After Ehrmann died in 1945, his widow published the work in 1948 in The Poems of Max Ehrmann. The 1948 ...
It is a parody of Les Crane's 1971 spoken word recording of "Desiderata", the early 20th-century poem by Max Ehrmann. ("Desiderata" is Latin for "desired things"; "deteriorata" is a portmanteau of the verb "deteriorate" and "desiderata".) The parody was written by Tony Hendra for National Lampoon, and was recorded for the album Radio Dinner.
Desiderata is a 1971 album by Les Crane with music by Broadway composer Fred Werner and concept and various lyrics by David C. Wilson. It is a spoken-word album with sung refrains and instrumental accompaniment.
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Ehrmann returned to his hometown of Terre Haute, Indiana, in 1898 to practice law.He was a deputy state's attorney in Vigo County, Indiana, for two years.Subsequently, he worked in his family's meatpacking business and in the overalls manufacturing industry (Ehrmann Manufacturing Co.) [5] At age 40, Ehrmann left the business to write.
Among their many hits were "Born to be Blue" and "A Stranger Called the Blues", as well as numerous film songs. [2] [3] Their most famous work together is "The Christmas Song". Wells had written what would become the first four lines of the song on a hot day in July, 1945. Tormé had come over to visit, and saw the lines written out on a notepad.
Though some scholars believe that the song is French in origin, the first printed appearance of the song was in the English children's book Mirth With-out Mischief. If you haven't heard of it ...
Italian-American tenor Sergio Franchi originally recorded the traditional Italian version on a Durium (Italy) single (n.d.) and a Durium LP released in the US in 1965. He also recorded a slightly updated arrangement of this song on his 1965 RCA Victor Billboard Top 40 album The Heart of Christmas (Cuor' Di Natale). [8]