. . . that can’t be done.

A collection of musical candy canes — and here’s a personal Christmas message from Phil Spector to you:

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. . . of Black Friday — today was also Record Store Day, on which record companies release limited edition vinyl discs to independent record stores exclusively. I snagged this 7-inch edition of “Duquesne Whistle”.

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Track by track commentaries on one of the greatest of all Dylan albums, one of the greatest of all albums by anybody:

Here Comes Santa Claus

Do You Hear What I Hear?

Winter Wonderland

Hark, the Herald Angels Sing

I’ll Be Home For Christmas

Little Drummer Boy

The Christmas Blues

O, Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fidelis)

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Must Be Santa

Silver Bells

The First Noël

Christmas Island

The Christmas Song

O Little Town Of Bethlehem

. . . of the season.  Tomorrow . . . egg nog!

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An audio-only version of “Delia” from Dylan’s concert in Las Vegas last month:

My sister Lee, PZ and I had the joy of hearing it live.

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If you don’t know this album there’s no way I can convey to you how great it is. You just have to listen to it, on vinyl if possible.

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At Sunday services at my prep school in 1964 a preacher gave a sermon in which he said that some currently fashionable idea would be worth no more than a Beatles album would be worth in a year or two.

I owned this album then, still have it and still treasure it, 48 years later.  Bad call, Rev.

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