Blowin' in the Wind

This song was composed by Bob Dylan, an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet and painter. The song was widely recorded and became an antiwar anthem performed by Peter, Paul and Mary.  Unfortunately, the song remains valid more than 40 years later ...

White Christmas

"White Christmas" is an Irving Berlin song reminiscing about an old-fashioned Christmas setting. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the version sung by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single of all time, with estimated sales in excess of 50 million copies worldwide. Following its prominence in the musical Holiday Inn, the composition won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. In the film, Bing Crosby sings "White Christmas" as a duet with actress Marjorie Reynolds, though her voice was dubbed by Martha Mears.

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas 

Just like the ones I used to know 

Where the treetops glisten and children listen 

To hear sleigh bells in the snow 

 I'm dreaming of a white Christmas 

With every Christmas card I write 

May your days be merry and bright 

And may all your Christmases be white 

 I'm dreaming of a white Christmas...

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Los Campanilleros (a Spanish flamenco carol)

The Campanilleros are groups of traditional musicians in the Spanish region of Andalusia. They sing religious songs accompanied by guitars, bells and other instruments. A Campanillero is also a "flamenco cante" or song form. It is in couplets of six verses. It has its origin in these sacred songs of Andalusia which were chanted during the early morning procession known as Rosario de la Aurora.

The oldest extant examples of this song form are those of Manuel Torre. The most popular of these is La Niña de la Puebla. Other composers were Juan Varea, and "El Agujeta". Today, these songs are sung by José Mercé and José Menese, among others.