THE 2018 John Lewis Christmas advert stars Sir Elton John and tells the story of why some gifts are more than just a gift. The ad, called The Boy and the Piano, begins with a dressing-gown clad Sir Elton gently tapping out the opening bars to Your Song – his first big hit, released in 1970.
Married Broadway performers Justin Mortelliti and Mark Evans perform this holiday classic (with back-ups by Charlie Pollock) to raise money that will provide musical instruments and tuition for children in our local school district.
At the gate of the new year, I’m excited about all that 2022 can bring. The message of this song resonates clearly – that we will get through good times and bad together. I’m honored to collaborate with five-time Grammy-winning Christian artist Israel Houghton on this cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s
UK Premiere of La Estrella roja showing at HOME Manchester as part of ¡Viva! 28th Spanish & Latin American Festival ¡Viva! returns in 2022 for our annual celebration of Spanish and Latin American culture, bringing you a programme of the most exciting cinema from across the Spanish-speaking world.
How are your preparations for Passover going? Have you seen our new Family Haggadah? In this cheery, spooky new song, the animated plagues come after Cantors Mira Davis, Sydney Lazar and myself. Oy! Wishing you a sweet and plague-free Passover.
When Sophie Tucker began singing this song written by Yellen & Pollack in 1925, the Jewish experience in America had included many mothers dealing with privations to care for their families, all the while passing down values that their tradition holds dear. Whether or not you have a “Yiddishe Momme”
A new day, new battles. Actually, one battle that assumes different forms: I Want vs. I Should. The day’s first battlefield is your bed, and the first shot is fired when the alarm clock rings. I Want reaches out to hit the snooze button; I Should is ready to jump out of bed and take on another day.
“A LIGHT IN THE DARK” is an original concept single from the new musical *A HANUKKAH CAROL, or GELT TRIP! The Musical*, performed in the world of the show by (fictional) Jewish boy band “boys2mensch.”
Spiral towers mapping out the myriad footpaths, their twists and turns leading to grottos and moss-covered wells where the sound of dripping water marks the way to hidden passages and underground walkways guarded by waterfalls and ambiguous statues… It’s not often on your travels that you step right
The most inspiring cover of You Raise Me Up you’ve ever seen! I will never comprehend the hate and anger in these horrendous acts of violence. I will never accept them, We are all humans. We are all equal….Only light and love belongs here.
