‘Twas The Day After Christmas…

Hello my friend! I hope that you and yours had a very Merry and Blessed Christmas! We're still in recovery mode here. Christmas Eve morning started with Andrew throwing up. Yay! So we were up about 4am. Ella was up shortly after that because of a bad dream. It was an early start to the … Continue reading ‘Twas The Day After Christmas… →

St. Nick First Appeared 202 Years Ago …

On this day in 1823 the poem A Visit from St. Nicholas was first published in the Troy Sentinel. It has also been called "Twas the Night Before Christmas" because of the first line in the poem. When first published, the writer remained anonymous. Authorship has been attributed to Clement Clarke Moore, who claimed to have … Continue reading St. Nick First Appeared 202 Years Ago … →

Tune Tuesday – Spanish Eyes

The Nostalgic Italian would feel terrible if he did not honor the birthday of another Italian. So today, we wish Jasper Cini a Happy Heavenly Birthday. We know him as Al Martino. Al was born on this day in 1927. Long before his days as a popular singer, he served in the U.S. Navy during … Continue reading Tune Tuesday – Spanish Eyes →

The Music of My Life – 1973

Welcome back to The Music of My Life, where I feature ten songs from each year of my life. In most cases, the ten songs I choose will be ones I like personally (unless I explain otherwise). The songs will be selected from Billboard’s Year-end Hot 100 Chart, Acclaimed Music, and will all be released in … Continue reading The Music of My Life – 1973 →

Tune Tuesday – Lou Monte

As the Nostalgic Italian, it only makes sense to feature one of the great Italian American singers on his birthday - Lou Monte. Many people will have no idea who he is until you mention the Christmas song Dominick the Donkey. Yep, he sang that one. Personally, it saddens me that he will be remembered … Continue reading Tune Tuesday – Lou Monte →

My “Go to” Karaoke Song(s)

It has been some time since a "Daily Writing Prompt" moved me enough to use it as a blog idea. Today's though, was definitely one I could use. The Prompt? "What is your 'go to' karaoke song?" I have to admit, I have sung a lot of karaoke. I did this mainly when I was … Continue reading My “Go to” Karaoke Song(s) →

Son of a … Mitch!

Sirius XM Radio has a few holiday music channels. They each kind of fall into a category - Country Christmas, Uptempo Holiday favorites, etc... I often find myself listening to the channel they call Holiday Traditions. This channel focuses on songs and artists from the 1940's through the 1960's. I hear a lot of my … Continue reading Son of a … Mitch! →

Tunes from Toons

I spent a lot of time in the car with my sons this past weekend. My oldest son asked me if I remembered some of the shows he used to watch as a kid. We began listing the shows he and his brother watched and had many laughs as we remembered specific episodes. This led … Continue reading Tunes from Toons →