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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

December 24, 2016 By Suzanne 1 Comment

Song of the Day: A Child Is Born

Today is the twelfth day of The Twelve Days of a Tony Bennett Christmas.
The song of the day for Sunday, December 25, 2016 is “The song of the day for is “A Child Is Born.”

About This Song

“A Child Is Born” was written in 1969, with music by Thad Jones and lyrics by Alec Wilder. Thad Jones, brother of drummer Elvin Jones, was a member of the Count Basie Orchestra starting in 1954. He left the orchestra in 1963 to pursue a career as an arranger and studio trumpet player and later moved to Denmark. “A Child Is Born” is his best known composition with the wonderful lyrics by Alec Wilder.

About This Version

Tony Bennett and Bill Evans recorded “A Child Is Born” in 1976 for their second album, Together Again, released in 1977.

https://open.spotify.com/track/5DqobGKm29qWFJxFCzVrFO/embed]
“A Child Is Born,” as well as Together Again, is available from iTunes.

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Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Alec Wilder, Bill Evans, Thad Jones, Together Again, Tony Bennett

Comments

  1. Richard Budgen says

    December 25, 2016 at 4:12 am

    A truly beautiful song at any time of the year, but particularly on Christmas Day.

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