Christmas Merry & Bright: Play Backstories
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Raymond Arroyo, an award-winning broadcaster, New York Times best-selling author and acclaimed vocalist, unveils the hidden backstories of some of the most beloved songs of Christmas. Arroyo will also be featuring interviews with Grammy winners Jose Feliciano and Amy Grant for special insights into their massive Christmas hits.
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Episodes
"I Heard The Bells" After My Greatest Loss
1m · PublishedOn this episode of Christmas Merry and Bright, Raymond Arroyo, an award-winning broadcaster, New York Times best-selling author and acclaimed vocalist, unveils the hidden backstory of "I Heard The Bells" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and how it was birthed from his greatest loss.
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We Almost Didn't "Tell It On The Mountain"
56s · PublishedOn this episode of Christmas Merry and Bright, Raymond Arroyo, an award-winning broadcaster, New York Times best-selling author and acclaimed vocalist, unveils the hidden backstory of how "Go Tell It On The Mountain" was preserved by John Wesley Work, Jr. at the HBCU Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Feliz Navidad From Puerto Rico
5m · PublishedOn this episode of Christmas Merry and Bright, Raymond Arroyo, an award-winning broadcaster, New York Times best-selling author and acclaimed vocalist, unveils the hidden backstory of "Faliz Navidad" and speaks with the Puerto Rican singer-songwriter, José Feliciano, himself.
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"Jingle Bells" Isn't About "Bells"
3m · PublishedOn this episode of Christmas Merry and Bright, Raymond Arroyo, an award-winning broadcaster, New York Times best-selling author and acclaimed vocalist, unveils the hidden backstory of "Jingle Bells." Written by James Lord Pierpont in a tavern in 1857.
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How "Deck The Halls" Became A Christmas Song
4m · PublishedOn this episode of Christmas Merry and Bright, Raymond Arroyo, an award-winning broadcaster, New York Times best-selling author and acclaimed vocalist, unveils the hidden backstory of "Deck The Halls", it's 16th century Welsh origins and how it actually had nothing to do with Christmas.
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Introducing Christmas Merry & Bright with Raymond Arroyo
23s · PublishedRaymond Arroyo, an award-winning broadcaster, New York Times best-selling author and acclaimed vocalist, unveils the hidden backstories of some of the most beloved songs of Christmas. Arroyo will also be featuring interviews with Grammy winners Jose Feliciano and Amy Grant for special insights into their massive Christmas hits.
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Christmas Merry & Bright: Play Backstories has 16 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 45:51. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on December 3rd 2023. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 13th, 2024 14:10.
