The Nashville-based singer Matt Boyd covered “Where Are You Christmas?” for his holiday EP Feels Like Christmas, released earlier this year. The track features former American Idol contestants Katherine McPhee and Pia Toscano. The song starts in Bb, shifts to C at 2:33, and moves to D at 2:50.
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Tigirlily Gold | Where Are You Christmas?
Tigirlily Gold, a North Dakota-based country music duo consisting of sisters Kendra and Krista Slaubaugh, released “Where Are You Christmas?” as a single in 2021. The tune begins in Bb, shifts up to C at 2:33 and then rises to D at 2:50.
Mannheim Steamroller | Where Are You Christmas?
The neoclassical new-age group Mannheim Steamroller covered “Where Are You Christmas” for their tenth holiday album, Christmasville, released in 2008. The track begins in Bb and modulates to C at 2:53.
Home Free | Where Are You Christmas?
The American country a cappella group Home Free included “Where Are You Christmas?” on their 2024 holiday album Any Kind of Christmas. The track starts in Bb, bumps up a step to C major at 2:43, and modulates again to D at 3:00.
Gabby Barrett | Where Are You Christmas?
“Where Are You Christmas” is the lead track on the new deluxe edition of American singer Gabby Barrett’s 2024 holiday album Carols and Candlelight. It starts in A and modulates to B at 2:15.
Da Capo | You Don’t Know Me
*This is the fifth and final installment of a weeklong series featuring covers of the 1956 song “You Don’t Know Me”*
The Da Capo singers were a barbershop quartet based in DC; according to the group’s Facebook page, they disbanded in 2017. This performance of “You Don’t Know Me,” arranged by Jim Clancy, was recorded live in 2016 at the Barbershop Harmony Society International Convention, held in Nashville, Tennessee. It begins in D and modulates up to Eb at 2:34.
Elvis Presley | You Don’t Know Me
*This is the fourth installment of a weeklong series featuring covers of the 1956 song “You Don’t Know Me”*
Elvis Presley recorded “You Don’t Know Me” for the 1967 film Clambake, which he also starred in. Presley was a fan of the song and personally added it to the film, which was directed by Arthur H. Nadel. The track starts in B and shifts up to C at 1:50.
Michael Buble | You Don’t Know Me
*This is the third installment of a weeklong series featuring covers of the 1956 song “You Don’t Know Me”*
Michael Bible covered “You Don’t Know Me” for his 2005 album It’s Time, featuring arrangements by David Foster. The track begins in C and modulates up to Db at 3:08.
Van Morrison | You Don’t Know Me
*This is the second installment of a weeklong series featuring covers of the 1956 song “You Don’t Know Me”*
Van Morrison’s cover of “You Don’t Know Me” was featured on his twenty-third studio album, Days Like This, released in 1995. His daughter, Shana Morrison, joins as a guest artist on the track.
There is a modulation from Eb up to E at 3:48.
Ray Charles & Diana Krall | You Don’t Know Me
*This is the first installment of a weeklong series featuring covers of the 1956 song “You Don’t Know Me”*
Written by Eddy Arnold and Cindy Walker in 1956, “You Don’t Know Me” has been covered by dozens of artists. The song tells the story of a man and his encounter with a woman he secretly loves; fearing rejection, he lets her walk away without ever expressing his feelings.
The most successful recording of the song was released by Ray Charles on his 1962 album Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music. The cover we are featuring here is a duet from Charles’s last studio album, Genius Loves Company, which consists of R&B, blues, country, jazz and pop standards with a variety of high-profile guest artists. The record won eight Grammy Awards, including Album and Record of the Year.
The track begins in Eb and modulates up a half step to E at 2:49.
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