***BRENDA LEE! on PBS American Masters DC area

[elleng]

now, Ch. 26 and 22.

[yourout]

1. Either her or Karen Carpenter are the queen of Christmas...

Mariah and her yodelling can take a hike.

[LisaM]

4. I don't see any reason to take a potshot at Mariah Carey.

My main beef with her song is that it's overplayed. But I do like it.

Kudos to Brenda Lee for a comeback, but no reason to knock someone else.

[yourout]

6. It was a poor attempt at humor. I should have clarified it was

To be in jest.
My wife and I kind of have a running gag about the more modern singers.
I'm really not a huge fan of the warbling around notes.

[LisaM]

7. Gotcha.

I don't care for the way some of them sing in a baby voice now, or the way some of them appear to be singing for a second before the sound comes out. The baby voice bothers me the most, I think.

[yourout]

2. My favorite Brenda Lee Christmas song...

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[elleng]

3. Rockin'

[Figarosmom]

5. The singing tree is singing

Rocking Around the Christmas Tree by Brenda to my cat Figaro