The song of the day for December 17, 2024, the fifth day of The Twelve Days of a Tony Bennett Christmas, is “Snowfall.”
About This Song
“Snowfall” was written by Claude Thornhill (music) and Ruth Thornhill (lyrics) in 1941. It’s an unusual song: it’s a cool jazz song, though written in 1941, long before there was such as thing as cool jazz. It’s an evocative and moody song, though quite beautiful.
About This Version
Tony Bennett recorded “Snowfall” on October 1, 1968, for Snowfall: The Tony Bennett Christmas Album, released in 1968. Robert Farnon wrote the arrangement.
“Snowfall,” as well as Snowfall: The Tony Bennett Christmas Album is available on Apple Music.
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