Helen's Winter Show

It's the dead of winter; not much snow yet here in Washington, DC, but some flurries predicted for tonight. In this season, I am drawn to songs of snow and the meaning of winter. Going deep within, but making sure to intersperse songs of joy and glory.


Here's who we'll be hearing!

• I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm, Billie Holiday, Lady Sings the Blues - The Billie Holiday Story, Vol. 4
• Happy New Year, Carmen Lundy, Jazz and the New Songbook: Live At the Madrid (Live, Bonus Tracks)
• South to a Warmer Place, Catherine Russell, Sentimental Streak
• Mistletoe, Colbie Caillat, Mistletoe - Single
• What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?, Diana Krall & The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Christmas Songs (Bonus Track Version)
• Give Me the Night, Elana Stone, In the Garden of Wild Things
• Keep Cool, Fool, Ella Fitzgerald, The Early Years, Pt. 2: The Original Decca Recordings (1939-1941)
• Snow, Emiliana Torrini, Fisherman's Woman
• Amid The Falling Snow, Enya, Amarantine
• Delicate December, Erin McKeown, We Will Become Like Birds
• By the Fireside, Jo Stafford, Happy Holidays - I Love the Winter Weather (Re-mastered)
• Warm December, Julie London, Ultra-Lounge / Christmas Cocktails, Vol. 2 (Digitally Remastered 97)
• Grey December, Kate Davis, Introducing Kate Davis
• Don't Turn On the Light, Keiko Matsui, Sapphire
• Let It Snow, Kylie Minogue, A Kylie Christmas - Single
• Winter Light, Linda Ronstadt, Dedicated to the One I Love
• Sky Blue, Maria Schneider, Sky Blue
• Warm Valley, Marian McPartland, The Single Petal of a Rose: The Essence of Duke Ellington (Live)
• Capricorn, Mary Lou Williams, Zodiac Suite
• Glorious, Melissa Etheridge, A New Thought for Christmas
• Sunny, Miri Ben-Ari, The Temple of Beautiful (Live At the Blue Note)
• Chilly Winds Don't Blow, Nina Simone, Four Women: The Nina Simone Philips Recordings [Disc 2]
• Sophie's Theme, Pam Parker, Imagine
• Snow, Patricia Barber, The Cole Porter Mix
• Snow, Rosemary Clooney, Holiday Hits
• Winter Song, Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson, The Hotel Café Presents Winter Songs
• Snowbound, Sarah Vaughan, Jazz Profile: Sarah Vaughan
• Winter Weather, Vanessa Williams, 20th Century Masters - The Christmas Collection: The Best of Vanessa Williams, Vol. 2

Posted in: Helen Viksnins, jazz, Sophie's Parlor, Winter