{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Music Medley: Snow Bank","description":"Let the holiday music commence! It\u2019s the most magical time of the year\u2026and we are feeling the holiday magic in Confetti Park! I hope you enjoy the culture I\u2019m sharing from Louisiana, the Mississippi Delta, and beyond. The Confetti Park radio show is a weekly 30-minute program that streams online and airs in cities across the United States, made available for free to all community radio stations on the Pacifica Network. We\u2019re going to enjoy the music of the season all this month on every episode. There will be Christmas carols, Hanukkah songs of light, and children\u2019s favorites all month long here in Confetti Park, as well as sweet stories to make you smile. Thanks for joining me, your host, Katy Hobgood Ray! Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer \u2013 Fats Domino Joke of the Day \u2013 Snow Bank Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) \u2013 Elvis Presley Christmas in Tennessee \u2013 Amy Grant and Kid Pan Alley Christmas in New Orleans \u2013 Louis Armstrong It Came Upon a Midnight Clear \u2013 Michael Doucet Blue Christmas \u2013 Linnzi Zaorkski Mele Kalikimaka \u2013 Debbie Davis & Matt Perrine All about the music On this episode, Snow Bank, we start off with the delightful Fats Domino, singing about everyone\u2019s favorite reindeer. The we hear from the one and only Elvis Presley, singing \u201cHere Comes Santa Claus.\u201d I bet kids of all ages, even young ones today know that voice\u2026 Now, while I still call New Orleans home, I recently took a wonderful job at St. Jude Children\u2019s Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. That\u2019s where Elvis lived and first recorded! So let\u2019s hear another song from the Volunteer State\u2026 enjoy Amy Grant and Kid Pan Alley with \u201cChristmas in Tennessee,\u201d followed by the great jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong with \u201cChristmas in New Orleans.\u201d How fun to compare the lyrics! They both begin with verses about the distinctive trees of the regions. Christmas in Tennessee The leaves are changing colors, they\u2019re falling off the trees I know it won\u2019t be long now till it\u2019s Christmas in Tennessee.  I hope somewhere that Santa Claus is thinking about you and me.  He\u2019s gonna bring us lots of toys when it\u2019s Christmas in Tennessee. Christmas in New Orleans Magnolia trees at night, Sparkling bright,  Fields of cotton look wintery white  When it\u2019s Christmas time in New Orleans A barefoot choir in prayer fills the air,  Mississippi folks are gathering there,  \u2018Cuz it\u2019s Christmas time in New Orleans. Next we hear from the marvelous Cajun musician Michael Doucet with \u201cIt Came Upon a Midnight Clear, followed by a jazzy version of \u201cBlue Christmas\u201d by Louisiana chanteuse Linnzi Zaorkski (who was raised in Alexandria and Shreveport and now calls Bush, Louisiana home). Last we hear a Hawaiian Christmas song, \u201cMele Kalikimaka,\u201d performed by singer Debbie Davis & sousaphonist Matt Perrine, a married couple who are busy musicians in New Orleans (as are their musical kids). Also featured in this episode are two delighted holiday stories. One is a fun little tale from Justin Wilson, an old Cajun cook from Roseland, with \u201cSanta Claus and the Mouse.\u201d And we hear \u201cThe Kitty at the Manger\u201d told by Mary Jean Chester of Des Allemands, Louisiana. The Confetti Park radio show and podcast is supported by the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation and Music Rising at Tulane University. Thanks for listening. Remember to look for the magic in every day! ","author_name":"Confetti Park","author_url":"http:\/\/confettipark.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"