BWW's 12 Days of Christmas with Jennifer Ashley Tepper- Sherie Rene Scott, Lindsay Mendez & Betsy Wolfe Belt an Anthem
By: Jennifer Ashley Tepper Dec. 19, 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!
If this song doesn't get you in the holiday spirit, nothing will. Not only is it one of the greatest Christmas tunes of all time, but the power of Sherie, Lindsay and Betsy combined is potent Broadway belting magic. "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" was written by Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry along with Phil Spector (Leader of the Pack shout-out!) and was originally sung by Darlene Love. Listen to 3/4 of the Everyday Rapture cast regale you with their version and then go listen to all of Everyday Rapture and then get every other recording Sherie, Lindsay, and Betsy are on, and then listen to Darlene Love's original version of the song, and then fall down a YouTube rabbit hole listening to every version.
Still on the hunt for a great holiday gift for a Broadway-lover in your life? Tepper's The Untold Stories of Broadway Volume 1 and Volume 2 are available now and will look perfect under the tree this year!
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