Straight No Chaser Featured in Billboard's Chart Beat

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    December 07, 2009

    "AS ONLY THEY 'CAN-CAN': After melding Toto's "Africa" into last year's No. 5-peaking Adult Contemporary hit "The 12 Days of Christmas," buzzworthy a capella act Straight No Chaser enters the chart at No. 27 with its latest inventive carol, "The Christmas Can-Can."
     
    The song largely incorporates the melody of the traditional French can-can composition. The peppy chorus line accompaniment was first popularized in Paris ballrooms as early as the 1830s.

    While poking fun at the ever-increasing commercialization of the holiday season, Straight No Chaser also takes a cue from Adam Sandler and reaches out to those without a Christmas tree. To the tune of "I Have a Little Dreidel," "The Christmas Can-Can" light-heartedly laments: "Drediel, dreidel, drediel, I made it out of clay. You realize that Christmas ain't the only holiday!"..."

    Click here to read the whole article.

    -The SNCmusic.com WebCrew

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    "AS ONLY THEY 'CAN-CAN': After melding Toto's "Africa" into last year's No. 5-peaking Adult Contemporary hit "The 12 Days of Christmas," buzzworthy a capella act Straight No Chaser enters the chart at No. 27 with its latest inventive carol, "The Christmas Can-Can."  The song largely incorporates the melody of the traditional French can-can composition. The peppy chorus line accompaniment was first popularized in Paris ballrooms as early as the 1830s. While poking fun at the ever-increasing commercialization of the holiday season, Straight No Chaser also takes a cue from Adam Sandler and reaches out to those without a Christmas tree. To the tune of "I Have a Little Dreidel," "The Christmas Can-Can" light-heartedly laments: "Drediel, dreidel, drediel, I made it out of clay. You realize that Christmas ain't the only holiday!"..." Click here to read the whole article. -The SNCmusic.com WebCrew
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"AS ONLY THEY 'CAN-CAN': After melding Toto's "Africa" into last year's No. 5-peaking Adult Contemporary hit "The 12 Days of Christmas," buzzworthy a capella act Straight No Chaser enters the chart at No. 27 with its latest inventive carol, "The Christmas Can-Can."
 
The song largely incorporates the melody of the traditional French can-can composition. The peppy chorus line accompaniment was first popularized in Paris ballrooms as early as the 1830s.

While poking fun at the ever-increasing commercialization of the holiday season, Straight No Chaser also takes a cue from Adam Sandler and reaches out to those without a Christmas tree. To the tune of "I Have a Little Dreidel," "The Christmas Can-Can" light-heartedly laments: "Drediel, dreidel, drediel, I made it out of clay. You realize that Christmas ain't the only holiday!"..."

Click here to read the whole article.

-The SNCmusic.com WebCrew

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S. Brandon's picture

December 09, 2009 — S. Brandon
I don't even have a CD player in my nine-year-old vehicle. :-(
Jim Thompson's picture

December 08, 2009 — Jim Thompson
The new CD is on continuous play in my wife's car (no cd player in my car). Last years CD playing in the house. You guys are awsome! Only 11 more days until the Berkely Performance Center. Can't wait!
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December 08, 2009 — Lauren_8
Congrats, mazel tov, etc.
Marcy's picture

December 08, 2009 — Marcy
Awesome..congrats!!!!
Jelly's picture

December 08, 2009 — Jelly
:D
anikoles's picture

December 07, 2009 — anikoles
Way to go you guys... congrats!!! Now let's get it up there to # 1!
S. Brandon's picture

December 07, 2009 — S. Brandon
Very cool!!!
Jessica_15's picture

December 07, 2009 — Jessica_15
Awesome! Great song!
Erin_13's picture

December 07, 2009 — Erin_13
Congrats! Well deserved and sure to climb from there.
Tina Gaston's picture

December 07, 2009 — Tina Gaston
Great job, guys!
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December 07, 2009 — Shaina
This is so awesome, guys! :D