This post's goin' up because we all need a little light-hearted fabulousness once in a while. (Also, it's 12 days before Christmas.)
In case you didn't know, I have a warm fuzzy place in my heart for men's a capella groups. (Seriously, you have no idea.) These guys, Straight No Chaser, got their start at Indiana University back in 1996, took a 10 year hiatus after graduation, and then reached near immediate success when video from performances 10 years prior hit YouTube in 2006. Huge viral success. And then a major label record deal (with Atlantic). Kinda crazy. (Actually, a version of the song in this video is what caught the ears of the world.) Also, you may have heard them recently singing a holiday special/membership drive on PBS.
And if I'm gonna promo a capella, let's do it right. First, three of my favorite a capella groups: King's Singers, The Manhattan Transfer, and Toxic Audio. Second, (and this is for all you lovely Bostonians) check out Emerson's WERS 88.9FM program All A Capella every Saturday and Sunday afternoon from 2-5pm. (How many afternoons did BLP and I listen to that show while doin' crap around the house?... Many.)
(Plus, for "A Little Christmas Music" (quite literally) bonus, listen to/watch the King's Singers, Julie Andrews and John Denver together.)
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