At The Cocoanut Grove

Last year I made a post featuring Christmas specials, which you can view here and thought I'd make a part two. Enjoy!  Bing Crosby's Sun Valley Christmas (1977) Dean Martin's Christmas in California (1978) Johnny Cash Christmas Show (1970) Andy Williams Early New England Christmas (1982) Captian and Tennille Christmas Show (1976) Bob Hope's Jolly Christmas Show (1988)  Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

  It is officially November, seriously how fast has this year gone by? Like many things this year the holidays will look different from previous holidays. A way to bring nostalgia back is to watch animated holiday specials. Here's a few to check out. In the past I've made another post you can check out here .  Dorothy In the Land of Oz (1980) *Also known as Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz  Casper the Friendly Ghost: Do or Diet (1953) Underdog: Simon Says No Thanksgiving (1965) Part One // Part Two *Note: Certain parts of part two are missing sound. Calvin and the Colonel: Thanksgiving Dinner (1961) The Berenstain Bears Meet Big Paw (1980) Garfield's Thanksgiving    (1989) Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

I'm continuing with a part two with a soul playlist. Enjoy!    Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Hight by Jackie Wilson  It's Your Thing by The Isley Brothers   My Guy by Mary Wells   The Loco-motion by Little Eva Les Fleurs by Minnie Riperton   I Feel Love by Donna Summer   Whatever Lola Wants by Sarah Vaughan   Ring My Bell by Anita Ward   The Candy Man by Sammy Davis Jr.    Drift Away by Dobie Gray   The Twist by Chubby Checker   Purple Haze by the Jimi Hendrix Experiment    When a Man Loves a Woman by Percy Sledge   Stand by Me by Ben E. King   Killing My Softly with His Song by Roberta Flack   At Last by Etta James  I'll Be Around by The Spinners   Soul Man by Sam & Dave   Proud Mary by Ike and Tina Turner Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

Last year I made a post on current or semi-current shows that are set in past decades and since there are so many shows like that, any many of those are available through streaming servies,  I thought I'd make another post.  The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017-Current) Decades Covered: 1950s, 1960s American Dreams (2002-2004) Decade Covered: 1960s  Victoria (2017-2019) Decades Covered: 1830s, 1840s, 1850s My Brilliant Friend (2018-current) Decade Covered: 1950s (more as series continues) Call the Midwife (2012-Current) Decades Covered: 1950s, 1960s Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

Last year around this time I made a post about movies set in/around Hollywood. Since we are in award season again, I thought I'd add four more to the list.  What Price Hollywood? (1932) Directed By: George Cukor Starring: Constance Bennett, Lowell Sherman, Gregory Ratoff Running Time: 88 Minutes *Note: The link is a clip from the film, not the trailer. Inside Daisy Clover (1965) Directed By: Robert Mulligan Starring: Natalie Wood, Robert Redford, Christopher Plummer Running Time: 128 Minutes Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) Directed By: Robert Zemekis Starring: Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Charles Fleischer Running Time: 104 Minutes A Star is Born (1937) Directed By: William A. Wellman Starring: Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Adolphe Menjou Running Time: 111 Minutes Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

A few years ago I put together a classical music playlist and September is classical music month. So here's another playlist with more songs to enjoy!  Eine Kleine Nactmusik 'Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G Major' - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  Fur Elise - Ludwig van Beethoven  Toccata and Fugue in D Minor - Johann Sebastian Bach  Overture from The Marriage of Figaro - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet - Nino Rota Palladio - Karl Jenkins Kinderszenen Op. 15 'Scenes from Childhood' - Horowitz  Barcarolle 'The Tales of Hoffmann' -  Jacques Offenbach  The Flower Duet Leo Delibes  O Mio Babbion Caro Giacomo Puccini  Peer Gynt 'Morning Mood' - Edvard Grieg  Aquarium - Camille Saint-Saens Flight of the Bumblebee - Rimsky Korsakov Can Can - Jacques Offenbach  Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

A while back I made a 1950's playlist and I decided to continue with a part two. Enjoy!  Great Balls of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis Why Do Fools Fall in Love by Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers In The Still Of The Night by Fred Parris and The Five Satins Earth Angel by The Penguins Wake Up Little Susie by The Everly Brothers Lollipop by The Chordettes Beyond the Sea by Bobby Darin Wheel of Fortune by Kay Starr Secret Love by Doris Day At the Hop by Danny and the Juniors Papa Loves Mambo by Perry Como  Ain't That A Shame by Fats Domino Tutti Frutti by Little Richard Sea of Love by Phil Phillips There Goes My Baby by The Drifters  Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

Just like my 1970's playlists I've made I thought I'd make a part two on a 1960's playlist I made a few years ago. Enjoy!  Bend Me Shape Me by American Breed Tell Him by The Exciters Be My Baby by The Ronettes Both Sides Now by Judy Collins Early In The Morning by Peter, Paul and Mary Spirit In The Sky by Norman Greenbuam One Fine Day by The Chiffons Sugar, Sugar by The Archies My Boyfriend's Back by The Angels I Say A Little Prayer by Dionne Warwick My Girl by The Temptations Reach Out (I'll Be There) by The Four Tops It Takes Two by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston I Got You (I Feel Good) by James Brown Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison Like A Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan Viva Las Vegas by Elvis Presley With A Little Help From My Friends by Joe Cocker For Your Love by The Yardbirds Magic Carpet Ride by Steppenwolf Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

A few years ago I made a playlist with music from the 1970s. I kinda knew I'd be making another post since there's so much 70's music out there that I love. Here's Part Two!  What A Fool Believes by The Doobie Brothers My Sweet Lord by George Harrison Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers Miss You by The Rolling Stones Livin' Thing by Electric Light Orchestra Rocket Man ( I Think It's Going To Be A Long Time) by Elton John Fire and Rain by James Taylor It's Too Late by Carole King Rich Girl by Hall & Oates Right Back Where We Started From by Maxine Nightingale Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In by The Fifth Dimension Everyday People by Sly & The Family Stone The Hustle by Van McCoy Everybody Plays the Fool by The Main Ingredient Disco Inferno by The Trammps The Rubberband Man by The Spinners Go Your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac Carry On My Wayward Son by Kansas My Sharona by The Knack Maggie May by Rod Stewart What's Going On by M...

A couple years ago I made a playlist with classic Disney songs and I decided to make a part two. Enjoy! Let's Go Fly A Kite from Mary Poppins In A World of My Own from Alice in Wonderland A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes from Cinderella I've Got No Strings from Pinocchio Heigh-Ho from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Scales and Arpeggios from The Aristocats Steamboat Willie Title Song I Wonder from Sleeping Beauty Baby Mine from Dumbo I'd Like To Be You For A Day from Freaky Friday The Bare Necessities from The Jungle Book He's A Tramp from Lady and the Tramp Little April Shower from Bambi The Second Star to the Right from Peter Pan Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

With Christmas just around the corner I thought I'd make a playlist. I'm sure you're being bombarded with Christmas music non-stop but how much of that music is classic? A few years ago I made a playlist and here's another one you could add to this one. Enjoy! Sleigh Ride by Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops (Everybody's Waitin' for) The Man With the Bag by Kay Starr O Tannebaum by Vince Guaraldi Trio The Little Drummer Boy by Harry Simeone Chorale We Need A Little Christmas by Percy Faith & His Orchestra and Chorus Happy Holiday/The Holiday Season by Andy Williams Here Comes Santa Claus by Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters A Marshmallow World by Dean Martin Mistletoe and Holly by Frank Sinatra Jingle Bell Rock by Bobby Helms Frosty the Snowman by The Ronettes Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) by Darlene Love You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch by Thurl Ravenscroft Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

With Mother's Day this coming Sunday I thought I'd make another themed post. A couple years ago I made a post on Mom Movies , well here are five more films to add to it. Light in the Piazza (1962) Directed By: Guy Green Starring: Olivia De Havilland, Yvette Mimieux, George Hamilton Running Time: 102 Minutes I Remember Mama (1948) Directed By: George Stevens Starring: Irene Dunne, Barbara Bel Geddes, Oscar Homolka Running Time: 135 Minutes The Catered Affair (1956) Directed By: Richard Brooks Starring: Bette Davis, Ernest Borgnine, Debbie Reynolds Running Time: 94 Minutes A Pocketful of Miracles (1961) Directed By: Frank Capra Starring: Bette Davis, Glenn Ford, Hope Lange Running Time: 138 Minutes Gypsy (1962) Directed By: Mervyn LeRoy Starring: Rosalind Russell, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden Running Time: 144 Minutes Until Next Time, Ashley A.

A while back I made a musical playlist featuring some of my favorite songs from musicals. I decided to make a part 2 because honestly there are a lot of songs I didn't add and only some I recently remembered. Anyway here's part two. Do Re Mi from The Sound of Music Some People from Gypsy Getting To Know You from The King and I America from West Side Story Anything You Can Do from Annie Get Your Gun Put On A Happy Face from Bye Bye Birdie I Enjoy Being A Girl from Flower Drum Song I Want It Now! from Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory Easter Parade from Easter Parade Mack The Black from The Pirate Good Morning from Babes In Arms On The Good Ship Lollipop from Bright Eyes Good Morning Starshine from Hair Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

Last year I made a post that featured six Christmas themed films . I've made a part two that feature four more films. Please Note: Not all of these are the trailer to the actual film but rather a clip. Enjoy! Babes In Toyland (1961) Starring: Annette Funicello, Ed Wynn and Ray Bolger Directed By: Jack Donohue Running Time: 106 Minutes Susan Slept Here (1954) Starring: Dick Powell, Debbie Reynolds, Anne Francis Directed By: Frank Tashlin Running Time: 98 Minutes Fitzwilly (1967) Starring: Dick Van Dyke, Barbra Feldon, John McGiver Directed By: Delbert Mann Running Time: 102 Minutes The Bishop's Wife (1947) Starring: Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niven Directed By: Henry Koster Running Time: 109 Minutes Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

Last year I made a Halloween playlist that you can view here and decided to make a part two this year. Enjoy! :) Love Potion No. 9 by The Searchers Magic by Pilot Science Fiction/Double Feature from The Rocky Horror Picture Show The Great Pumpkin Waltz by Vince Guaraldi Trio Spooky by Classics IV Li'l Red Riding Hood by Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs Black Magic Woman by Santana Witchy Woman by The Eagles Evil Woman by ELO Strange Brew by Cream The Devil Went Down to Georgia by The Charlie Daniels Band Sympathy For The Devil by The Rolling Stones Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

Since it's October I wanted to do some theme posts, Halloween is my favorite holiday and for 3 weeks of this month I am going to have Halloween themed posts. I'm starting off with 5 Classic Horror Films. Now last year I made a post like this that you can view here  and decided to make another post. Like last years films these are all exactly 'horror' but they have the theme of horror. Here's 5 more films to check out: Freaks (1932) Starring: Wallace Ford, Olga Baclanova, Leila Hyams Directed By: Tod Browning Running Time: 64 Minutes The Bad Seed (1956) Starring: Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack, Henry Jones Directed By: Mervyn LeRoy Running Time: 130 Minutes Escape To Witch Mountain (1975) Starring: Eddie Albert, Ray Milland, Donald Pleasence Directed By: John Hough Running Time: 97 Minutes Topper (1937) Starring: Cary Grant, Constance Bennett, Roland Young Directed By: Norman Z. McLeod Running Time: 98 Mi...

This is part two of my guest programmer series. As the title says part two is musicals. Musicals are my favorite genre. When I'm in a bad mood or sick I'll either listen to the soundtrack or put on a dvd and I'll start to feel better. This was a little hard for me as there are more than 4 films I love, so I cheated a bit and I put 5. Without further ado and in no particular order here are my favorites. Gypsy (1962) Directed By: Mervyn LeR oy Starring: Natalie Wood, Rosalind Russell, Karl Malden Running Time: 143 Minutes Based on the novel, Gypsy: A Memoir by Gypsy Rose Lee  Meet Me In St. Louis (1944) Directed By: Vincente Minnelli Starring: Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor Running Time: 113 Minutes Based on a series of short stories by Sally Benson. Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg) (1964) Directed By: Jacques Demy Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon Running Tim...