The Best 2020 Christmas Albums!

 

My biggest apologies my fellow "The Beat!" readers. I have taken time off from my beloved online blogging and finally back! It is January though still wanted to do my -

ANNUAL "BEST OF CHRSITMAS ARTICLE!"

Please take a look at what I found to be the very best of the best for this past Christmas season and see if we align. Feel free to leave comment, would love to (as always) hear from you all. 

As always it is a true pleasure to talk all things music and share with my fellow readers. Look forward in doing more articles this 2021 which has had a rocky start thus far though has to be better than 2020.

Take care and talk soon.

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Dolly Parton is; "Pure & Simple!"

Dolly Parton - undoubtedly one of the original Queen's Of Country is out with a brand new album entitled; Pure & Simple. It is amazing that this diva is at 70 years young and is as busy as ever. One of the finest ladies out there is also doing an international tour in support of her new album with stops in the United States and all over the globe.  

Dolly has been a trail blazer in her long treasure trove of albums spanning from her single at a young age in the 1950's to the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s! With her down to earth personality it is easy for anyone to fall in love with this star that is shinning bright. It is truly a breath of fresh air that when one listen's to Dolly's new album that her vocals are intact with nothing slowing her and her tunes down!

The album; Pure & Simple takes us on a lovely journey that only Dolly can do. From "Say Forever You'll Be Mine" where she connects wonderfully with the listener and taking them on the exact journey of where the song is to take you. Instrumentation as always is wonderfully captured within this track along with another; "Pure and Simple." "Kiss It (And Make It All Better)" is a track that has a lot of emotion where it speaks to all and similar to another song on the album; "Never Not Love You" where it is a vow from one person to love someone else. These songs make the listener connect to Dolly and the pain and passion she exudes through her vocals which is simply perfection.

There are toe tapping tracks such as; "Can't Be That Wrong" which is a song of guilt and doubt over cheating on a partner. Another two lovely songs are; "Outside Your Door" and "I'm Sixteen" which are both going to leave you uplifted. It has to go without saying there are only a few real alive singers that are truly Country Legends such as Dolly along with Loretta Lynn. This album marks over 40 albums that Dolly has released and as we all can assuredly say with out a doubt we look forward to yet more albums and projects from this Queen of Country; Dolly Parton!

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The Beat's Best of September 2013!

September 2013, has been a very eventful time for "Let The Beat Hit You!" We have covered such great exclusive interviews with three hot musical artists: Chris Burke, Alex Serra, & Luca Savazzi.

We had the pleasure to meet with each artist and find out some great insights along with knowing each is a great singer worthy of everyone's awareness.

Chris Burke:




Alex Serra:





Luca Savazzi:

Special Features from September:

We also featured great articles this month from artists such as: Berlin, London Grammar, Britney Spears, 98 Degrees, Celine Dion, Olly Murs, Sara Evans, Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton.

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Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton: "You Cannot Make Old Friends"

Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton team-up for a brand new duet: "You Can't Make Old Friends"
The single is available now. Rogers’ new album, You Can’t Make Old Friends, is due out October 8th, and is his first major release in seven years. This is a duet collaboration that ever since I was young was a sheer pleasure hearing these vocally gifted singers/songwriters work together and blend their talents. The great hits and then when watching they seemed to be right at home where it just happened to have cameras and fans watching.

These country music greats have collaborated together with the very first being: "Islands in the

Stream" in 1983 which was a mega hit (topping both the pop and country charts). CMT named this song the number one best duet of all time. Not bad work! Fans loved it and still hold this song (including myself very close) to this day. We celebrate thirty years since that duet and now very fitting comes the new collaboration with the new single from Rogers forthcoming album.

Other songs that Rogers/Parton did in the 1980's and 1990's were; "Real Love" in 1985 and "Love is Strange" (1990). The duo went out in 1985 on the "Real Love" tour. Also, did a movie together entitled; "Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton: Together." And one of my all other all time favorites is their collaboration on a Christmas album "Once Upon a Christmas" (1984) that also had a TV special.

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