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...they're dying - and all of it points to a warmer world. Spring ice that the bears rely on as fishing platforms has been breaking up about three weeks earlier than it used to. Though polar bears don't hibernate, they do retreat to dens in the winter to escape bad weather. When they emerge, they badly need to replenish their fat supplies, and slashing three weeks off the dining schedule does not help. Scientists who track bear populations report that fewer cubs are surviving into adulthood - never mind the ones that aren't getting born at all - and those...
...alto Suzzy. The sisters' neo-traditional sound works wonders on a range of Christmas songs. A third of the 24 cuts are of secular songs, including a Caribbean-flavored "Deck the Halls," a "Sleigh Ride" whose percussion is horse-clop tongue clicks and a very heavily Brooklyn-accented "Winter Wonderland." Even the infectious title track has an folk-rocky vibe. Overall, though, the program is liturgical, the tone inspirational, the impact indelible...
...Johnny, you're the king of Christmas," Bette Midler tells him on Mathis' latest collection, Gold: 50th Anniversary Christmas Celebration, before they lend their still-expert chops to a medley of "Winter Wonderland" and "Let It Snow." At 71, Johnny is certainly the season's most consistent troubadour, having done Christmas albums in 1958, 1963, 1969, 1986 and 1993. Stick with the first, which matches Mathis' clear, confident tenor to a familiar batch of seasonals. A camp highlight is "Sleigh Ride," in which Johnny unleashes a falsetto, tres gay "Yoooo HOO!" The numbers get lush, warming orchestral support from...
...tolerate) only one Christmas album, this is it. Among the 17 tracks are Bing's "White Christmas," Elvis' "Blue Christmas," Nat's "The Christmas Song," Johnny's "Sleigh Ride," Eartha Kitt's "Santa Baby," Sarah MacLachlan's "Song for a Winter's Night" and, to go out on a note of heartbreak, Judy Garland's original of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." We'll be playing this one forever, if the fates allow...
...baby Jesus, and mines all the yearning in "I'll Be Home for Christmas." Addressing not just Christmas but all the chilly months, Wintersong is truly a seasonal CD. My favorite pieces are by two of the singer's fellow Canadians. Gordon Lightfoot's "Song for a Winter's Night" is another lonely-in-the-cold ballad - "If I could only have you near / To breathe a sigh or two / I would be happy just to hold the hands I love / On this winter's night with you" - that McLachlan treats as both a prayer and a plea...