A World of Music

Hope your Christmas is merry and bright and stay cuddling close beneath the mistletoe. For your enjoyment some of the best Christmas songs from the 1950s. “Cool Yule” Louis Armstrong “Frosty the Snowman” Nat King Cole “Silver Bells” Bing Crosby and Carol Richards “O Come All Ye Faithful” Bobby Darin “Christmastime” Vera Lynn “The Christmas Waltz” Frank Sinatra “Blue Christmas” Elvis “Jingle Bell Rock” Bobby Helms

Hope you all have a sunny week. Enjoy your autumn and the new month of October. “Beyond the Sea” Bobby Darin “Everlasting Sea” Donovan “Sea of Heartbreak” Johnny Cash “Lonely Sea” The Beach Boys “By the Sea” Suede “A Teardrop to the Sea” Bon Jovi “Home By the Sea” Genesis “Across the Sea” Weezer

In the summertime we all look toward cool, clear water to relax by. Hope you’re having a wonderful and sunny summer weekend and your new week will be fantastic. “Smoke On the Water” Deep Purple “The River” Bruce Springsteen “Down By the River” Neil Young “Beyond the Sea” Bobby Darin “Come On Down to My Boat” Every Mother’s Son “A Teardrop to the Sea” Bon Jovi “Bridge Over Troubled Water” Simon & Garfunkel “Fire Lake” Bob Seeger

Hope this week you sail into a peaceful and quiet harbor and it’s smooth sailing all week long “Sloop John B” The Beach Boys “Under the Sea” Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” “Beyond the Sea” Bobby Darin “Come Sail Away” Styx “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” Otis Redding “Into the Mystic” Van Morrison

“Sailing on the Seven Seas” “Sailing” “Somewhere Beyond the Sea” “ Sea of Love ” “ Sea of Heartbreak ”    

“Dream a Little Dream of Me” “Dream Baby Dream” “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)”   “Your Wildest Dreams”   "In Dreams" "Dream Lover"

This popular American singer, songwriter and actor arrived into this world as Walden Robert Cassotto but is better known as Bobby Darin born on May 14, 1936. Tragically his life was cut short due to having rheumatic fever in childhood and Darin died after a heart operation at the age of 37. His musical style includes pop, rock, folk and country. His first big selling and well-known hit was “Splish Splash” in 1958. This was followed by a string of great songs including “Dream Lover”, “Mack the Knife” and “Beyond the Sea” which brought him international fame. “Mack the Knife” “Beyond the Sea” Among his country music hits were “Things”, “You’re the Reason I’m Living” and “18 Yellow Roses”. “You’re the Reason I’m Living”   Bobby Darin’s final hit single was “If I Were a Carpenter” Darin was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 and into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1999. He ...