Dormant & Deceased Sites

Blogging is a tough business. I probably put forth 5% or less of the effort of those 'Yuletide Bloggers' who are digging through stacks of old vinyl, plunking down hard earned money for the wax, and lovingly transferring the sounds to digital for all us Christmas porkers to snarf up ... most of the time without even a simple "Thanks!" Is it any wonder people get tired and move on to other projects?

This year I'm going to try to remember to go back and say thanks for each little gem I download that has been so generously posted by the very talented vinyl restoration folks ... I hope you will join me and drop a few 'thanks' on these folks as well.

Sadly, it's too late for the following sites that have gone silent or dark. Listed here so you can update your links or bookmarks, and as a belated way of saying "Thanks!" to these wonderful people who helped make Christmas' past a lot more enjoyable.

77 Santas : 2009 announced as their final season

A Christmas Special : Last Post 2007.Dec

A Million Miles Away : Last Post/RIP 2009.March

Blog of 999 Dances : Last post 2007.Apr

Christmas for All : Last post 2007.Dec

Cool Kooky Hip and Groovy : RIP 2007.Oct

I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday : RIP 2009.Jan

Musical Fruitcake : RIP 2007.May

Red Ryder BB Gun : Last post 2007.Jan

Santa and Me! : RIP c2006~2007

Why Fidelity : Last post 2007.Dec

Arthur Ferrante dies at 88

Arthur Ferrante, half of the popular piano duo Ferrante & Teicher, dies

Arthur Ferrante, one half of the piano duo Ferrante and Teicher whose lush orchestral recordings of 1960s movie themes propelled them to popular and commercial success, has died. He was 88.

Ferrante died of natural causes early Saturday at his home in Longboat Key, Fla., his manager, Scott W. Smith, said Sunday. Lou Teicher died in August 2008 at age 83.

"Although we were two individuals, at the twin pianos our brains worked as one," Ferrante said last year after Teicher's death. ... (continued)

They produced some of my favorite Yuletide albums that I and my family have listened to for years. I could not imagine a Christmas without one of their albums being on our playlist.