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"Goodnight, Irene" or "Irene, Goodnight," (Roud 11681) is a 20th-century American folk standard, written in 3 4 time, first recorded by American blues musician Huddie 'Lead Belly' Ledbetter in 1933. A version recorded by The Weavers was a #1 hit in 1950. Pete Seeger of The Weavers has characterized it as Lead Belly's "theme song." [1]
"Winter Wonderland" is a song written in 1934 by Felix Bernard and lyricist Richard Bernhard Smith. Due to its seasonal theme, it is often regarded as a Christmas song in the Northern Hemisphere . Since its original recording by Richard Himber , it has been covered by over 200 different artists.
The premise of "Wake Up, Irene" is that Irene was prevented from sleep by the steel guitars and everyone around the country singing goodnight to her for months and months. According to the song, Irene finally fell asleep, and there is not a thing that can wake her. In May 1954, the song peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard country and western chart ...
Recorded throughout 1999 between Starr and Hudson, I Wanna Be Santa Claus—which is composed of half-and-half traditional songs and new originals—was made in several studios in the US and UK, [1] with their families joining in and including two notable celebrity guests, Aerosmith's Joe Perry and Eagles member Timothy B. Schmit.
"Dee hums "Goodnight Irene" in an episode of Battlestar Galactica." A reference is provided. The episode being referred to is Sometimes a Great Notion, the title and some of the themes of which reflect the novel by Ken Kesey. However, Dualla ('Dee') isn't humming Goodnight, Irene. It seems the melody she's humming was improvised by the actor.
Star-studded animated holiday feature “The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland” has set a streaming release date in the U.S. and U.K. The musical movie, which features the voices of Emilia ...
Allmusic writer Tim DiGravina described the album as "inspired good fun", calling it "without a doubt, one of the better alternative, holiday collections." [2]According to DiGravina, Grandaddy's "Alan Parsons in a Winter Wonderland," with its lyric about building a snowman and pretending that it is Alan Parsons, "might be the funniest song from 2000". [2]
Emilia Clarke, Gerard Butler and Simone Ashley are lending their voices to upcoming animated musical “The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland.” Produced by Universal Pictures Content Group ...