The most poignant and powerful Christmas-themed song of the modern era was released 50 years ago by Laura Nyro, the Bronx-born singer and songwriter whose remarkable contribution to the American songbook included a series of late 1960s and early 1970s hit singles for The 5th Dimension ( Wedding Bell Bluesâ), Blood, Sweat & Tears ( And When I Die ), Three Dog Night ( Eli s Cominâ) and Barbra Streisand ( Stoney End ).
A brilliant lyricist who infused her songs with sacred, cultural and political references, Nyro knew no musical boundaries. Working at the intersection of blues, soul, folk, rock and jazz, she composed music so intense that, as Suzanne Vega would note, âordinary things â the weather, the river, the streets, the kids â glowed with a spiritual energy. Though we were plain, ordinary, nasty kids, when she sang she made us beautiful.âÂ
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