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...because we all need more Music in our life!
- Larissa Rose Fernandes
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“The Christmas Song That Was Almost Too Sad to Sing”
Andrea Correia Serpes (Voice) | Larissa Rose Fernandes (Piano) ( Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane) 🎄 Welcome, to ‘Christmas around the Piano’…a nostalgic musical journey!🎄 Day 5 - December 5, 2025 : “ Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas ” is a warm, bittersweet timeless holiday classic that blends gentle nostalgia with heartfelt hope, but behind its warm melody lies a surprisingly emotional dramatic backstory. It was written in 1943 by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane , for the fi
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Dec 5, 20253 min read


A sprinkle of Tchaikovsky’s sparkling “Nutcracker Sweets”
Ethan Avner Almeida playing 'Waltz of the Flowers', 'Arabian Dance', 'Trepak' from The Nutcracker Sweets (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | arr. Dan Fox) 🎄 Welcome, to ‘Christmas around the Piano’…a nostalgic musical journey!🎄 Day 4 - December 4, 2025 : “ Nutcracker Sweets ” refers to the Nutcracker Suite , a selection of eight pieces from Tchaikovsky’s full-length ballet The Nutcracker (1892). These pieces were arranged into a concert suite that became wildly popular — often ev
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Dec 4, 20252 min read


Two Carols, Two Messages: Glory vs Peace!
Rafael Almeida (Violin) | Samuel Dsouza, Larissa Rose Fernandes and Aarav Vian Pinto (Piano) 🎄 Welcome, to ‘Christmas around the Piano’…a nostalgic musical journey!🎄 Day 3: December 3, 2025 : Today, let’s compare two carols, both involving Angels! “ It Came Upon a Midnight Clear ” vs “ Hark! The Herald Angels Sing ” “ It Came Upon a Midnight Clear ” is a reflective Christmas carol written in 1849, by Edmund Hamilton Sears (1810–1876), a Harvard Divinity School graduate
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Dec 3, 20253 min read


‘Good Christian Men, Rejoice’ or 'In Dulci Jubilo'?...a 14th century joyful medieval Christmas carol!
Samuel Dsouza playing 'Good Christian Men Rejoice - In Dulci Jubilo' (Music & Lyrics: Heinrich Seuse | English Translation: John Mason Neale | arr. David Lantz) 🎄 Welcome, everyone to ‘Christmas around the Piano’…a nostalgic musical journey!🎄 Day 2 - December 2, 2025 : ‘ Good Christian Men, Rejoice ’ is a joyful medieval Christmas carol. The carol comes from ‘ In dulci jubilo ’, a jubilant medieval hymn, composed in the 14th century (around the 1320s–1330s), by Heinrich Se
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Dec 2, 20253 min read


Happiness is...singing and dancing like no one is watching!
I absolutely love doing this ! Singing out loud always put me in a good mood. Putting on Music that feels good, and singing and dancing...
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Oct 16, 20212 min read


Happiness is...doing what you love for a living!
Supposedly, it was Confucius who said, 'Choose a job you love and you'll never have to work a day in your life.' Well, firstly, not all...
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Oct 16, 20213 min read


Happiness is...listening to / playing good Music!
Listening to music (different genres) always uplifts my mood! I believe music is naturally, the most therapeutic and spiritual of all...
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Oct 16, 20212 min read


A new addition to my Musical Treasures!
Oh, the excitement of being in a Music Store, surrounded by Musical Instruments, and buying a new Keyboards! Indeed, my version of heaven...
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Sep 30, 20213 min read


A Tribute...
A few weeks ago, Sam and I watched this movie 'Vivo', when it digitally released on August 6, 2021, on Netflix! We both lapped it up 😆,...
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Sep 4, 20213 min read
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