Don’t Faint! Friday Factoids Are Back: RENT

  21,024,000 minutes–how do you measure the life of a choir? Choir of the Sound concludes its 40th anniversary season with a stroll through the past 40 years of Tony Award-winning musicals, including RENT, the 1996 hit musical about life … Read More

Friday Factoid: “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”

–By Brandon The tune of “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” was derived from a 15th-century French processional chant for burials. The text for the song originated in the eighth century O Antiphons. The most popular version of this hymn came … Read More

Friday Factoid: “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”

–By Brandon The popular Andy Williams song “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” was released in 1963 on his Christmas album but was not made into a single, as the record label opted instead for his cover of … Read More

Friday Factoid: “Carol of the Bells”

–By Brandon “Carol of the Bells” is a Ukrainian Christmas carol. The song was written for the New Year’s celebration, which was originally celebrated in April. The original title translates to “the generous one” and refers to a swallow flying … Read More

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