December 10 - Christmas with Michael Buble - Bing is back for the holidays!

Michael Buble is sort of a modern crooner in the Bing Crosby/Frank Sinatra mold. Although his songs don't dominate the charts the way the aforementioned artists did, Buble is a force in modern music and has carved a niche for himself with young and old alike.

His 2012 special was entertaining and featured Rod Stewart, who is sort of a statesman of popular music, joined Buble as did Elmo. I don't know if this was recorded before the Kevin Clash scandal broke or if Clash was providing Elmo's voice. Sounded like him.

The most interesting part of the special was a duet between Buble and Bing Crosby via modern technology. It came off pretty well and was interesting to see the Bingelmeister back for a Yuletide visit.

I missed the Puppini sisters this year and had hoped that they would be a staple for Buble's shows. Maybe next time.

Overall it reminded me of the holiday specials of years gone by, sort of the nostalgia that is part of the Christmas magic.