Re: Jews for XMAS

[robert wiener <wiener...>]

Reyzl,

I hope that Wolf comments on Jewish musical soul and "White
Christmas".

In brief, let it be said that we agree with you.  (I hope that I can
speak for him.)

It's good to share common ground.

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: Reyzl Kalifowicz-Waletzky <reyzl (at) flash(dot)net>
To: World music from a Jewish slant. <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Wednesday, December 16, 1998 3:52 PM
Subject: RE: Jews for XMAS


>I certainly DO NOT want to spend more time on this issue (this is a
JEWISH
>music list),

Use the delete button.   These are all Jewish musical issues you dodo.
:)   Please don't take this as an insult.  I don't mean it that way.


You are asking a whole different question.


Jewish musical soul comes out in White Christmas?   Where?? When??
How??? Please point it out to me.  I guess I am musically dense.

I better stop writing on this thread or I will truly die.  So much
important work to do.


Reyzl


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From:  Steven M. Singer[SMTP:ssinger (at) orion(dot)it(dot)luc(dot)edu]
Sent:  Wednesday, December 16, 1998 12:18 PM
To:  World music from a Jewish slant.
Subject:  Jews for XMAS


I certainly DO NOT want to spend more time on this issue (this is a
JEWISH
music list), but it's interesting to consider the impact of Jewish
writers
and composers on the current landscape of Xmas music.

The liner notes of Mandy Patinkin's recent "Mamaloshen" album raise
this
very issue about the "Jewishness" of secular (or even Christian
holiday)
music written by Jews (i.e. Irving Berlin - "White Xmas", Paul Simon,
etc...) regardless of content.  (i.e.  The expression of the Jewish
musical soul comes through - no matter how assimilated we may be.)

Two cents of gelt.

Steve

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