Chicago native Donny Hathaway co-wrote and recorded "This Christmas," the greatest holiday song composed by an African American. The traditional Christmas songbook is known for the likes of Irving Berlin, Gene Autry, Burl Ives and Mel Torme. Catch my snowdrift?
Released in 1970, "This Christmas" was a significant departure. The song endures through Hathaway's sweeping tempo changes, sweet vocal range ... and warm promise.
The lyrics declare:
Presents and cards are here / My world is filled with cheer and you, ohh yeah / This Christmas / And as I look around / Your eyes outshine the town, they do ...
The song is a made-in-Chicago classic. It was written at …
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