Roswell Christmas Past in Old Main Street Tales
In Roswell of 50 to 60 years ago, mule trains delivered goods from the Jaffa-Prager Co. as Main Street and Richardson Street formed a festive arch. Children watched Santa and St Nick figures, oil lamps lit stores, and pioneer families shared simple gifts amid radiator-free homes and a cultivated courthouse lawn.
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van Smith
Wilburn
Roswell
North Main Street
Chaves County
North Spring River
St. Nick
Santa Claus
Nathan Jaffa
Jen
Eddy
Carlsbad
Jaffa-Prager Co
Main Street
Wilmot Hardware Store
Jolly Saint Nick
Main
Richardson
Janice Dunnahoo
The
Historical Society For
Southeast New Mexico
Jazzy Christmas Albums Reach Across Generations
Roswell Jazz Festival notes diverse 2016 re releases and new collections from Jon Batiste Lauren Daigle Kurt Elling and more. Albums feature Frank Sinatra era vibes modern collabs with Joe Sample Tori Kelly Michael McDonald and Wynton Marsalis. Holiday classics get fresh treatments from Michel Legrand Basie and Ella and Louis with global twists.
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Roswell
Verve Music Group
Ella Fitzgerald
Louis Armstrong
Jon Batiste
Amazon Music
Louisiana
Stephen Colbert
Centricity
Lauren Daigle
Vince Guaraldi
Daigle
Kurt Elling
Okeh
Motown
Universal Records
India
Michael Francis
Atlantic Recording Corp
Indiana
S-Curve Records
Leslie Odom Jr
Hamilton
Blue Engine Records
Lincoln Center
Wynton Marsalis
Noél
Barclay
Michel Legrand
Jamie Cullum
Emilie Simon
Madeline Peyroux
Gloria Baylor graduate and composer Ben Harlan lecture
Gloria Baylor University and the DMA from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary are noted along with Benjamin Harlan's roles as clinician and composer. The event features a reception in the church gallery after the performance, free and open to the public, with contact Fuss at 622-1881 or john.firstroswell gmail com for more information.
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Baylor University
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Fort Worth
Texas
New Orleans
Louisiana
Cho
Benjamin Harlan
Connie
Katie
Emily
Christopher
Fuss
John
Firstroswell
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