Oh Happy Day is a 1967 gospel music arrangement of an 18th-century hymn. Recorded by the Edwin Hawkins Singers, it became an international hit in 1969. Hawkins’ arrangement quickly became a “standard” and has been recorded by hundreds of artists. It was included on the RIAA Songs of the Century list and won Hawkins a Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance in 1970. Continue reading
Category: Television
12/29/16 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY Happy Days Are Here Again- Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Williams sings the New Years Eve standard Happy Days Are Here Again the 1984 Miss America Pageant. Continue reading
12/28/16 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Homey D Clown – Homey Santa
Homey D Clown helps extending the Christmas spirit with a quick trip to the Mall of In Living Color. Continue reading
12/26/16 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Sex and the City: The Movie – Auld Lang Syne
Miranda reaches out to Carrie on New Years Eve. Continue reading
12/22/17 O&A NYC DANCE 3 DAYS OF NUTCRACKER: Baryshnikov and Kirkland- Grand Pas de Deux
Mikhail Baryshnikov & Gelsey Kirkland perform the Nutcracker, Grand Pas de Deux with American Ballet Theatre (1977)
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12/19/16 O&A NYC COMEDY: Donald Trump Christmas- Saturday Night Live
President-elect Donald Trump (Alec Baldwin) celebrates Christmas at Trump Towers where he receives a surprise visit from Vladimir Putin (Beck Bennett) and Rex Tillerson (John Goodman).
12/16/17 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Diana Ross- Christmas in Washington (2012)

Christmas in Washington is an annual Christmas television special that currently airs on the U.S. TNT network. The 2102 show was hosted by Conan O’Brien and starred Diana Ross, Demi Lovato, Megan Hilty, Scotty McCreery, and Chris Mann. Continue reading
12/17/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SONG OF THE DAY: Teyana Taylor Performs Santa Baby
Teyana Taylor wearing all white with a red leather corset, Taylor put her seductive spin on the holiday classic of Eartha Kitt’s Santa Baby on VH1 Divas. Taped at Brooklyn’s Kings Theater after a four-year hiatus, the network celebrated the holiday season by reviving its iconic special with some veteran divas (Mariah Carey, Patti LaBelle, Chaka Khan) and divas-in-training (Teyana Taylor, JoJo).
(REPOST) 12/16/16 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Judith Jamison, Kevin Rotardier, and George Faison perform Revelations at the Hollywood Palace (1968)
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performed two excerpts from his masterwork Revelations on the weekly television variety show The Hollywood Palace (1968). The episode hosted by Diahann Carroll helped give the then fledgling dance company national attention. The cast included Judith Jamison, George Faison and Kelvin Rotardier. Continue reading
12/14/16 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: The Honeymooners- Twas The Night Before Christmas
The Honeymooners 1955 episode Twas The Night Before Christmas has the elements of a quintessential Honeymooners story line with a dash of O.Henry’s The Gift of the Magi.
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