BWW's 12 Days of Christmas with Jennifer Ashley Tepper- Jeremy Jordan Croons a Classic!
By: Jennifer Ashley Tepper Dec. 14, 2015
Deck the halls, trim the tree, and spin the dreidel. BroadwayWorld is continuing our tradition of celebrating the holiday season with a special countdown. This year we've invited Director of Programming at Feinstein's/54 Below and author of The Untold Stories of Broadway Volume 1 and Volume 2, Jennifer Ashley Tepper to share her favorites holiday performances. Check back daily to get in the holiday spirit in time for December 25 and to find out what else made her list!
How better to kick off a countdown of great holiday song performances than with the golden-voiced golden boy of Broadway, Jeremy Jordan? Whether he is singing new musical theatre tunes or classic Christmas melodies, Jeremy's performances are my favorite to watch, both in person and on the good ol' YouTube. He gives 200% to every performance he undertakes - both in emotional commitment and in vocal gymnastics. If you're a fan of Jeremy's from projects like Newsies, Smash, and The Last 5 Years, then I hope you're watching him on CBS' Supergirl! But in the meantime, check out his magnificent rendition of "I'll Be Home For Christmas", the 1943 standard with lyrics by Kim Gannon and music by Walter Kent. The song was introduced by Bing Crosby and dedicated to soldiers fighting overseas in WWII. (Jeremy is also performing the tune as part of The Joe Iconis Christmas Spectacular... this was the 5th Annual and the 8th Annual is coming up this weekend! http://54below.com/artist/joe-iconis-family/)
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