Last Month of the Year

Sunday, December 02, 2012

Last Month of the Year

A soulful song from the Blind Boys of Alabama is today's entry in the musical advent calendar. Hard not to sing along; I dare you!

Dec 2, 2012 10:06:00 AM | Christmas, Musical advent calendar, Song of the day, or whenever

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Loved it! Of course, not having heard of them before I had to look them up and was pleasantly surprised to learn that the band--an updated version, of course--is still performing after about 70 years!

Posted by: Mauriceabarry.wordpress.com | Sunday, December 02, 2012 at 15:04

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