question: who is playing halftime show super bowl 2018

answers: Justin Timberlake

title: Super Bowl LIII halftime show

text: Super Bowl LIII halftime show The Super Bowl LIII Halftime Show (officially known as the Pepsi Super Bowl LIII Halftime Show) will take place on Sunday February 3, 2019 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. "The New York Times", "Rolling Stone", and "Billboard" reported that U.S. pop band Maroon 5 was set to headline the show (with Cardi B and Travis Scott as guests); the NFL has not yet officially announced the performer. In October 2018, it was reported that Rihanna had declined an offer to perform, due to her support of Colin Kaepernick. On November 27, a petition was

title: Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show

text: American pop star Katy Perry was headliner. The performance generated 2.2 million tweets, due to clamoring for tickets to Mars' Moonshine Jungle Tour. The Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show received two 2014 Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program and Outstanding Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Special. Bruno Mars was confirmed as the lead half time performer for Super Bowl XLVIII in September 2013 during a Fox NFL Sunday broadcast held live in Times Square in New York City. The NFL's entertainment team started working with Mars and his management on the halftime set

title: Super Bowl LI halftime show

text: of the stage, shouted "Super Bowl 51", dropped her microphone, and jumped off the stage catching a football. Around August 2016 media began reporting that singer Adele was in discussions with the National Football League (NFL) to perform at the Super Bowl LI halftime show, on February 5, 2017, at Houston's NRG Stadium. Pepsi Zero Sugar sponsored the show. A representative from the NFL said that "organisers are doing absolutely everything they can to try to persuade her to sign up". During her Adele Live 2016 concert tour at Los Angeles, Adele clarified that although she had been asked to

title: Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show

text: Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show The Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show occurred on February 2, 2014 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey as part of Super Bowl XLVIII and was headlined by American singer Bruno Mars alongside his band The Hooligans with special guests The Red Hot Chili Peppers. The show was produced by Ricky Kirshner and directed by Hamish Hamilton. At the time of airing the halftime show attracted the largest audience in the history of the Super Bowl, attracting 115.3 million viewers. The show was later surpassed by the following year's Super Bowl XLIX halftime show in which

title: Super Bowl LII halftime show

text: but Pepsi quickly denied it. During August and September 2017, several publications informed that Timberlake was the frontrunner to performer at the Super Bowl LII halftime, first along with his frequent-collaborator Jay-Z as co-headliner, and then as the solo performer. Jay-Z was also rumored to be a solo performer, but it was reported that he turned it down due to the NFL's treatment of Colin Kapernick, which he later confirmed in his song Apeshit. A spokesperson from the NFL stated at the time, "along with Pepsi, we know that we will put on a spectacular show. When it is time

title: Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy

text: 2018, neither Jackson nor Timberlake are banned from the halftime show. Timberlake later performed at Super Bowl LII on February 4, 2018. In 2002, "Entertainment Weekly" reported that Jackson was the original choice to perform at the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI, however the NFL ultimately decided to select U2 to headline it after a group of NFL owners and officials attended the band's concert in New York City shortly after the September 11 attacks. In September 2003, the NFL announced that Jackson would be the headline performer of the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show. Because the event was

title: Super Bowl XLIX halftime show

text: game itself and won two Emmy Awards in September 2015. In August 2014, it was reported that the NFL had a shortlist of three potential acts for the Super Bowl XLIX halftime show, which were Coldplay, Katy Perry, and Rihanna. However, "The Wall Street Journal" also reported that league representatives asked representatives of potential acts if they would be willing to provide financial compensation to the NFL in exchange for their appearance, in the form of either an up-front fee, or a cut of revenue from concert performances made following the Super Bowl. While these reports were denied by an

title: Super Bowl LII halftime show

text: asking to keep the performance "family-friendly." While the organization acknowledged that Timberlake apologized for the 2004 incident, they asked him to stay true to his word, saying "we are heartened by your response that the events of 2004 are not going to happen in 2018," as the singer stated in a prior interview that "we are not going to do that again." In an interview with "Billboard", Pepsi executives expressed: The Halftime Show included a remembrance for Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson, who died just hours before Super Bowl LII after being struck by a vehicle. During the performance, Timberlake

title: Super Bowl 50 halftime show

text: Super Bowl 50 halftime show The Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show took place on February 7, 2016, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California as part of Super Bowl 50. It was headlined by the British rock group Coldplay with special guest performers Beyoncé and Bruno Mars, who previously had headlined the Super Bowl XLVII and Super Bowl XLVIII halftime shows, respectively. Coldplay, Rihanna, and Katy Perry were considered as potential acts for the Super Bowl XLIX halftime show in 2015. Perry was soon confirmed as the headliner of the halftime show in October 2014. In late November, 2015, reports

title: Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show

text: One Direction tickets and Jason Aldean tickets, which were two of the highest prices for an American tours during the spring and summer of 2014. Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show The Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show occurred on February 2, 2014 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey as part of Super Bowl XLVIII and was headlined by American singer Bruno Mars alongside his band The Hooligans with special guests The Red Hot Chili Peppers. The show was produced by Ricky Kirshner and directed by Hamish Hamilton. At the time of airing the halftime show attracted the largest audience in the

title: Super Bowl LI halftime show

text: perform by the NFL, she had declined since she did not believe she was suitable for the halftime show. The NFL explained they had not signed any musician and were still in discussions with several artists. In the meantime singer Lady Gaga announced that she would be releasing her fifth studio album, "Joanne", in October 2016. "Billboard" reported that the NFL was is discussions with the singer, because of her performance of the national anthem at the previous Super Bowl. On September 29, 2016, Gaga confirmed on her Instagram account that she would be performing at the halftime show. Fox

title: Super Bowl LII halftime show

text: in line with that of the game as a whole, which had lost 7% compared to the previous year. According to initial sales reports from Nielsen Music, sales of the songs Timberlake performed during the halftime show gained 534% in the United States on February 4, the day of the Super Bowl, compared to Feb. 3, while his streams on Spotify gained 214%. Super Bowl LII halftime show The Super Bowl LII Halftime Show (officially known as the Pepsi Super Bowl LII Halftime Show) took place on February 4, 2018 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as part of

title: Super Bowl 50

text: the league confirmed that the show would be headlined by the British rock band Coldplay. On January 7, 2016, Pepsi confirmed to the Associated Press that Beyoncé, who headlined the Super Bowl XLVII halftime show and collaborated with Coldplay on the single "Hymn for the Weekend" (which was removed from the setlist before the game), would be making an appearance. Bruno Mars, who headlined the Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show, and Mark Ronson (Mars's collaborator on "Uptown Funk") also performed. Denver took the opening kickoff of Super Bowl 50 and started out strong. Quarterback Peyton Manning completed an 18-yard pass

title: Super Bowl 50 halftime show

text: of California Marching Band. Bruno Mars, Mark Ronson, and a troupe of backing dancers (dressed in the style of Michael Jackson) then performed "Uptown Funk". Beyoncé, also in a Jackson-inspired outfit and appearing with a set of backing dancers dressed as Black Panthers, then performed her new single "Formation" in a mass choreographed dance number before joining Mars onstage for a verse of "Uptown Funk". Coldplay played a snippet of "Clocks" during a video montage of past Super Bowl halftime and national anthem performances, including those by Bruce Springsteen, Missy Elliott, Katy Perry, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder,

title: Super Bowl XLVII halftime show

text: Super Bowl XLVII halftime show The Super Bowl XLVII halftime show occurred on February 3, 2013, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans as part of Super Bowl XLVII and featured American entertainer Beyoncé with special guests Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams from Destiny's Child. The show was produced by Ricky Kirshner and directed by Hamish Hamilton. It received acclaim from music critics who commented that Beyoncé once more proved her abilities during live performances. It became the then second most watched show in Super Bowl history by garnering 110.8 million viewers. The performance, and the stadium blackout that followed,

title: Super Bowl LI halftime show

text: together. Lady Gaga is focused on putting together an amazing show for fans and we love working with her on it; we aren't going to be distracted by this." By January 2017, Gaga began posting images on her social media accounts, showing her practicing for the show. She built a tent in her backyard where she rehearsed with her dancers. The group rehearsed in it for more than a week, then moved to larger venues in Hollywood to work on the rest of the show. Finally, all the equipment was sent to Houston, where the final rehearsals took place. Gaga

title: Super Bowl XLVII halftime show

text: artist under the age of AARP eligibility" to headline the Super Bowl halftime show. Initial reports mentioned that Beyoncé's husband, Jay-Z was a potential collaborator on the show. However, he did not appear during the show, and a source told to "Us Weekly" that he changed his decision at the last minute as he wanted the performance "to be her moment and didn't want to take away from it". The halftime show was produced by Ricky Kirshner and directed by Hamish Hamilton. During the performance Beyoncé was dressed in an oversized black jacket, lace-and-leather bodysuit and thigh-high stockings. Kelly Rowland

title: Super Bowl LII halftime show

text: to announce her name we will do it. Or his name. Or their names." The NFL confirmed the announcement on October 22 with a video starring Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon. This was Timberlake's third appearance in a Super Bowl halftime show. As a member of NSYNC, Timberlake appeared in the Super Bowl XXXV (2001) halftime show, and as a guest artist in the Super Bowl XXXVIII (2004), which performance featured a controversial incident where Timberlake accidentally exposed one of Janet Jackson's breasts on national television, described as a wardrobe malfunction. The Parents Television Council penned an open letter to Timberlake

title: Super Bowl 50 halftime show

text: "That's what you're doing?", to which she replied "There's nothing more we can do these last two days. It's gonna be what it's gonna be. So I'm gonna enjoy this bag of Cheetos." Mars strongly believes that Beyoncé is "coming for you every single time. So you better bring your A-game every time." The show opened with Chris Martin singing the opening chorus from "Yellow". He was then joined by the remaining band members of Coldplay to perform "Viva la Vida", "Paradise", and "Adventure of a Lifetime" with the Youth Orchestra Los Angeles conducted by Gustavo Dudamel and the University

title: Super Bowl LI

text: Bowl 50, confirmed that she would be performing at the Super Bowl LI halftime show on her Instagram account with the message: "It's not an illusion. The rumors are true. This year the SUPER BOWL goes GAGA!" Fox Sports president and executive producer of the show, John Entz, confirmed Gaga's involvement adding "[She] is one of the most electric performers of our generation, and we couldn't be happier with the choice to have her headline the Super Bowl LI Halftime Show... It is going to be an incredible night." Lady Gaga opened the halftime show with a combination of "God

title: Super Bowl LIII

text: that the American pop rock band, Maroon 5, will headline the game's halftime show, though neither the NFL nor Maroon 5 have confirmed the reports. Super Bowl LIII Super Bowl LIII, the 53rd Super Bowl and the 49th modern-era National Football League (NFL) championship game, will decide the league champion for the 2018 NFL season. The game is scheduled to be played on February 3, 2019, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. This will be the third Super Bowl in Atlanta, having previously hosted Super Bowl XXVIII in 1994 and Super Bowl XXXIV in 2000 at the Georgia Dome. On

title: Super Bowl LII halftime show

text: scene at the show's opening. All members of the band were featured on the field in the show's finale, "Can't Stop the Feeling!". The band had previously performed in the halftime show of Super Bowl XXVI. Timberlake’s performance received mixed reviews. In a positive review, Bruce R. Miller of "Sioux City Journal" wrote "Timberlake is a masterful live performer – which made Sunday's Super Bowl performance about the only sure bet," he continued commenting the performer "did a lot of infectious dancing and managed to play with the crowd like no other." Although it did not have a moment that

text: from attending after being scheduled as a presenter, saying "I know it's been a rough week on everybody. What occurred was unintentional, completely regrettable and I apologize if you guys are offended." Timberlake gave an additional interview at the Grammy event and stated, "All I could say was, 'Oh, my God. Oh, my God,'" Timberlake said. "I looked at her. They brought a towel up on stage. They covered her up. I was completely embarrassed and just walked off the stage as quickly as I could. I'm frustrated at the whole situation. I'm frustrated that my character is being questioned.

title: Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show

text: Kirshner and directed by Hamish Hamilton. Mars and his eight-piece band, The Hooligans, were dressed in clothes custom created by Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane. Prince, Michael Jackson and James Brown used the same style in clothes; Mars worked a retro gold lame jacket paired with a white shirt, black trousers and a matching skinny tie. Mars made history at the Super Bowl XLVIII Halftime Show as the youngest artist ever to serve as the sole NFL Super Bowl Halftime headliner. He opened the show with a drum solo on a kit designed to honor his late mother, Bernadette Hernandez.

title: Super Bowl LII halftime show

text: The Super Bowl LII Halftime Show (officially known as the Pepsi Super Bowl LII Halftime Show) took place on February 4, 2018 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as part of Super Bowl LII. Justin Timberlake was the featured performer, as confirmed by the National Football League (NFL) on October 22, 2017.  It was televised nationally by NBC.

title: Super Bowl LI halftime show

text: Sports president and executive producer of the show, John Entz, confirmed Gaga's involvement. He added, "[She] is one of the most electric performers of our generation, and we couldn't be happier with the choice to have her headline the Super Bowl LI Halftime Show... It is going to be an incredible night." According to Emma Quigley, Pepsi's North American head of music, and Justin Toman, Pepsi sports marketing director, choosing Gaga to headline the show made sense based on her previous musical output and endeavors. They considered various parameters—social media followers, record sales, trending topic—and then shortlisted her. Toman also

text: That's all there was. Janet Jackson," adding "Janet don't pull that thing open herself. He did it. We were surprised that they didn't say anything to Justin about it." Timberlake would eventually be invited back to the Super Bowl halftime show when he was named headlining act for the Super Bowl LII halftime show in February 2018. During his performance, Timberlake again sang a portion of "Rock Your Body," but stopped right before reaching the "I'm gonna have you naked by the end of this song" lyric, saying "hold up! Stop!" and smiling. Some commentators interpreted this as a subtle

title: Super Bowl LI halftime show

text: the stunt, although Gaga continued to pursue it. The organizers considered airlifting the singer to the top of the dome before the performance, or making her appear through the "see-through" roof of the stadium, which is retractable. Gaga's lawyers worked on the logistics and the insurance associated with the stunt. US media had expected Gaga to do "something overtly political" during her performance. The NFL refuted news that they had forbidden the singer from mentioning President Donald Trump during the show. A representative from the organization issued a statement saying, "The Super Bowl is a time when people really come

title: Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show

text: it was unlikely that people would "still be talking about" the performance the day after. Mikael Wood of "Los Angeles Times" stated that Mars "delivered" during the performance and showed viewers that he is a "real musician" however felt that the performance did not begin to feel "hopelessly retro" compared to Knowles' performance until the Chili Peppers joined Mars. Wood felt that the Chili Peppers' performance was "stale" and unwanted and stated that Mars did not need any guests to make the performance special. Chris Chase and Chris Strauss of "USA Today" gave a mixed review of the show, saying

title: Super Bowl LI halftime show

text: Main performer Creative personnel Vendors Lighting crew Art design team Stage video and projection crew Intel Shooting Star drone team All Access Staging & Productions crew Super Bowl LI halftime show The Super Bowl LI Halftime show took place on February 5, 2017, at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, as part of Super Bowl LI. Lady Gaga headlined the show performing a medley of her songs, including material from her then-most recent studio album, "Joanne". The National Football League (NFL) confirmed the singer would helm the LI halftime show after discussions with the singer Adele proved unproductive. Gaga began rehearsing

title: Super Bowl LII halftime show


question: who sings oh what a night late december back in 63

answers: the Four Seasons

title: December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)

text: 4/4 and in the key of D-flat major. Whilst the song’s Piano/Bass/Drums/Guitar/Keyboard arrangement is fairly typical of pop songs of the period, there is an unusual introduction of the bass guitar midway through a stanza in the 10th bar of the song’s first verse. The single was released in December 1975 and hit number one on the UK Singles Chart on February 21, 1976. It repeated the feat on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 on March 13, 1976, remaining in the top spot for three weeks and one week on "Cash Box". "Billboard" ranked it as the No. 4 song

title: Warner Bros. Records

text: in the US and sold more than a million copies, and the album "Who Loves You" sold more than 1 million copies. Their next single "December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" topped the charts in both Britain and the US in early 1976, becoming the group's first US #1 since 1967. A remixed version was a hit again in 1994 and its total of 54 weeks in charts gives it the longest tenure of any song on the Billboard Hot 100. By the time of The Doobie Brothers 1976 album "Takin' It to the Streets", founding member Tom Johnston had

title: Bee Gees

text: For Christmas" which was written especially for the programme, as well as a medley of the traditional Christmas carols "Silent Night", "The First Noel" and "Mary's Boy Child" (the latter incorrectly noted as "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" on tape boxes and subsequent release). The songs were all pre-recorded on 1 December 1967 and the group lip-synched their performance. The recordings were eventually released on the "Horizontal" reissue bonus disc in 2008. The folk group the Settlers and Radio 1 disc-jockey, Kenny Everett, also performed on the programme which was presented by the Reverend Edward H. Patey, dean of the

title: December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)

text: and taking my body under"). According to the co-writer and longtime group member Bob Gaudio, the song lyrics were originally set in 1933 with the title "December 5th, 1933," and celebrated the repeal of Prohibition, but the lyrics were changed at the urgings of Frankie Valli and lyricist Parker to reposition the song as a nostalgic remembrance of a young man's first affair with a woman, and, more specifically, Gaudio's courtship with his wife, Judy Parker. The song is an up-tempo, piano-led dance song with a distinct and easily recognizable opening drum and then piano riff. It is written in

title: Oh, What a Night (The Dells song)

text: (1999), and Unisoghn (2001). Oh, What a Night (The Dells song) "Oh, What a Night" is a song first recorded by the doo-wop group the Dells and released in 1956, originally under the title "Oh What a Nite". The song is said to have been inspired by a party, which had been held in the Dells' honor by some female friends of the group. The Dells' original recording on the Vee Jay label peaked at number four on the R&B singles chart. In 1969, they refashioned it as a soul song on the Cadet label. The new "Oh, What a

title: Oh, What a Night (The Dells song)

text: Oh, What a Night (The Dells song) "Oh, What a Night" is a song first recorded by the doo-wop group the Dells and released in 1956, originally under the title "Oh What a Nite". The song is said to have been inspired by a party, which had been held in the Dells' honor by some female friends of the group. The Dells' original recording on the Vee Jay label peaked at number four on the R&B singles chart. In 1969, they refashioned it as a soul song on the Cadet label. The new "Oh, What a Night" was notably different

title: A Christmas Sing with Bing (1955–1962)

text: on December 24, 1962. Earlier that year, Crosby had recorded a new album of Christmas songs entitled "I Wish You a Merry Christmas" and the opportunity was taken to promote this. Kathryn Crosby, Rosemary Clooney and Johnny Mercer covered eight of the fourteen titles on the recently completed album. Crosby started with the title song, "I Wish You a Merry Christmas". Clooney sang "The Littlest Angel" and "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" and joined Mercer for "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town". Mercer sang his own individual version of "The Glow-Worm". Crosby joined Clooney and Mercer

title: Wonderful Night

text: song. The song garnered mostly positive reviews from music critics. David Jeffries of Allmusic felt the song was one of the highlights of the album. Pitchfork's Johnny Loftus called the song's rhythm "concise," also praising Lateef's performance. Rolling Stone's review of "Palookaville" called the song "groovy." A music video for the song was released; it features tuxedo-clad dancers in and around an old-fashioned casino. The song featured in the animated films "Flushed Away" and "Robots". The song was mashed with Here Comes Santa Claus in a J. C. Penney Christmas commercial in 2006. Wonderful Night "Wonderful Night" is a song

title: The Night Before Christmas (album)

text: The Night Before Christmas (album) The Night Before Christmas is a Christmas album by American actor David Hasselhoff. It was released in November 2004. The album received generally negative reviews. Idolator said: "Who wouldn’t want to be serenaded by The Hoff at Christmas? No? David dusts off all the classics like "Deck The Halls" and "Silent Night," and crosses cultural borders by assaulting eardrums in languages other than English, via German and Spanish contributions to the Yuletide soundtrack from Hell." In 2013, New York Post ranked the album as number 1 worst celebrity Christmas album, saying the album spread "Christmas

title: The Four Seasons (band)

text: 1976) and "Down the Hall" (#65 in 1977), both sung by Polci, and "Spend the Night in Love" (#91 in 1980), which again featured Polci as main lead vocalist and Valli singing the bridge section and contributing to backup group vocals, "December, 1963" marked the end of the Seasons' hit-making run. Both singles were hits in the United Kingdom, with "Silver Star" making the Top 10. (A dance remix of "December, 1963" returned them briefly to the upper reaches of the "Billboard" singles charts almost two decades later). The success of "Who Loves You" increased the popularity of the Four

title: Mary's Boy Child

text: When Hairston found out how well the Boney M version had done, he said: "God bless my soul. That's tremendous for an old fogey like me". He was 78 at the time. The song has been recorded twice by Andy Williams, once on his 1965 album "Merry Christmas" and again on his 1997 album "We Need A Little Christmas". It has also been recorded by The Gospel Clefs (1973), Evie (1977), Anne Murray, The Brothers Four, Charlotte Church ("Dream a Dream", 2000), Greg MacDonald, The Lettermen (1966), The Merrymen, Jim Reeves (1963), Rolf Harris (1970), Roger Whittaker, The Little River

title: December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas)

text: December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas) "December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas)" is a Christmas single commercially released by George Michael on 14 December 2009. The track was originally announced during one of the last dates on Michael's 25 Live tour. It was available for free on George Michael's official website on 25–26 December 2008. The track was written by George Michael and longtime writing partner David Austin. During the Gerry Ryan show, David Austin confirmed that the song had originally been written with the Spice Girls in mind. After a few failed deadlines, the song was going to be

title: The Christmas Song

text: and introduced the opening verse as a guest for the show's Christmas Special which aired on December 22, 1963. Additionally, his recordings typically include a coda adapted from "Here We Come A-wassailing": "The Christmas Song" has been covered by numerous artists from a wide variety of genres. It has charted by the following: The Christmas Song "The Christmas Song" (commonly subtitled "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire" or, as it was originally subtitled, "Merry Christmas to You") is a classic Christmas song written in 1945 by Bob Wells and Mel Tormé. According to Tormé, the song was written during a

title: Oh, What a Night (The Dells song)

text: from its original counterpart with an altered arrangement and tempo, and included a spoken recitation, in the introduction, from the bass member of the group. This new version reached number ten on the "Billboard" Hot 100 singles chart and number one on the Best Selling Soul singles chart. The 1969 version was ranked #260 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. "Oh, What a Night" has been covered by Sly Stone & the Biscaynes (1978), Tracey Ullman (1983), Lester Bowie (1986), the Moonlighters (1988), Nick Kamen (1988), Barbara Jones (1995), Donnie & the Del Chords

title: Last Christmas

text: Jepsen performed the song live at the annual NBC television special Christmas in Rockefeller Center, which aired on 2 December 2015. She also performed the song on the episode of "The Late Late Show with James Corden" airing on 16 December 2015. Last Christmas "Last Christmas" is a song by English pop duo Wham!, released on Epic Records in December 1984, on a double A-side with "Everything She Wants". It was written and produced by George Michael, and has been covered by many artists since its original release. The song reached number one in Denmark, Slovenia and Sweden and number

title: December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas)

text: given to Michael Bublé but George Michael decided to keep it for himself. The song features a sample from the Frank Sinatra recording "The Christmas Waltz". George Michael performed the song live on 13 December for the final of the 2009 series of "The X Factor". The day after the performance, physical copies of the song were sold out in one day, forcing George Michael's record label to print new copies. Many fans have commented on forums of their annoyance at not being able to buy a physical copy of the single, possibly also giving the song a lower chart

title: Joe McElderry

text: Cathedral to an audience of 1,500, singing, "In the Bleak Midwinter" and David Essex's "A Winter's Tale", with a new verse written by Tim Rice. He introduced The Nutcracker at The O2 Arena from 27 December 2011 to 30 December 2011 by singing 3 songs of "Classic Christmas", "Adeste Fideles", "Silent Night" and a solo version of "O Holy Night". In the Classic Tour Programme, McElderry spoke about what he'd like to do for his next album, "I'd really like to spend some time and do some song writing and do some more original songs, like on my first album...

title: My Old Kentucky Home

text: load". In 1940, Bing Crosby sung "My Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night!" via radio broadcast with Leopold Stokowski conducting a symphony for the dedication of the Stephen Foster postage stamp release held in Bardstown, Kentucky at My Old Kentucky Home. Kate Smith performed the song on March 20, 1969, on "The Dean Martin Show" with Mickey Rooney and Barbara Eden. The song was covered in The Simpsons, Season 21, Episode 13, "The Color Yellow." Marge and Lisa read from the footnotes of a cookbook written by Mabel Simpson in which she describes the escape of a slave, Virgil, who is assisted

title: Jeff Barry

text: "Then He Kissed Me," and The Ronettes' "Be My Baby" and "Baby, I Love You", as well as the holiday perennial "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" by Darlene Love. In early 1963, Barry and Greenwich had chart success with "What A Guy" and "The Kind of Boy You Can't Forget", recorded by the couple under the name The Raindrops for Jubilee Records, with Greenwich providing all the female vocals through the process of overdubbing, while Barry sang backgrounds in a bass voice. (Greenwich's sister, Laura, was drafted for live performances by The Raindrops, though she was little more than a

title: December Will Be Magic Again

text: December Will Be Magic Again "December Will Be Magic Again" is a festive-themed song by English singer-songwriter Kate Bush. It was released as a single in the UK in November 1980. "December Will Be Magic Again" was written and originally recorded in 1979 at Abbey Road Studio 2 London with Preston Heyman on drums, sleigh bells and maracas, Alan Murphy on guitar, Kuma Harada on bass and Kate herself on piano, but not released until the Christmas season of the next year on 17 November 1980. The single peaked at number 29 on the UK Singles Chart, but due to

title: Lost in the Stars: Live at 54 Below

text: and Stephen Sondheim, to a sing-a-long of Alanis Morissette. Prior to its release, One Night Only was made available as a promotional single through Playbill on October 27, 2015. Inspired by classic live albums such as Patti LuPone at Les Mouches, Live at Last, and Sibling Revelry, Ashford's intent in creating this album was to emulate "a real, old-school, live cabaret recording." She elaborated further on the Theater People Podcast, saying: The album is a compilation of two live shows. The first show recorded was in the Christmas season, but after initial recording, Ashford went on the road with the

title: Linda Scott

text: the night of November 22, 1963 at the Memorial Auditorium in Dallas, Texas until suddenly the Friday evening event had to be cancelled moments after U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated that afternoon while touring Dallas in an open car caravan. Scott's final U.S. chart appearance was "Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed," released in January 1964, the same month that The Beatles made their first chart appearance. In 1965, she became a cast member of the variety show "Where the Action Is", which she co-hosted with singer Steve Alaimo. Her last U.S. recording, "They Don't Know You", was

title: December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)

text: 100 (matching the chart life of the original 1975 single). The peak position of the 1993 remix version was #14. Adding together the two 27-week chart runs for the 1975 original single and the 1993 remix version (for a combined total of 54 weeks, two more weeks than a full year) gave the song the longest tenure ever on the "Billboard" Hot 100 music chart up to that time. The tenure has never been surpassed. A music video was produced to accompany the original 1975 release. The video used the edited single version, which had a Phaser effect during Frankie's

title: Previously Unaired Christmas

text: recording with six songs from the episode was released digitally on December 3, 2013, two days before the episode airs, and CDs will be sold at Walmart stores only starting December 10, 2013. Titled "", the songs included are "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", performed by the glee club; Diana Ross & the Supremes' "Love Child", and "Mary's Little Boy Child", both performed by Alex Newell, Jenna Ushkowitz and Melissa Benoist; "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" performed by Lea Michele, Chris Colfer, Naya Rivera plus a new character named Cody; "Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus

title: December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)

text: "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" is a song by the Four Seasons, written by original Four Seasons keyboard player Bob Gaudio and his future wife Judy Parker, produced by Gaudio, and included on the group's album, Who Loves You (1975).

title: Horizontal (album)

text: at Once", "Thank You for Christmas" and the medley "Silent Night/Mary's Boy Child" (the latter erroneously listed as "Hark the Herald Angels Sing", a different Christmas carol from which the phrase had been lifted for the lyric) were released on the 2006 remastered version of "Horizontal" on Reprise Records. Bill Shepherd's orchestra probably served to give The Gibb Brothers critical feedback on the songs since Shepherd's accompaniment is not just added to finished tracks but an integral part of the arrangement. "The Change Is Made" was recorded in 29 November 1967 at IBC Studios, London with lead vocals by Barry

title: Such a Night

text: Chart in 1954. Ray's version entered the US Cash Box chart on 27 March 1954, peaking at No. 18 two weeks later on 10 April. Elvis Presley also recorded the song and released it on his 1960 album "Elvis Is Back". Presley's version made number 13 in the UK and number 16 in the US, when released as a single in 1964. Aaron Neville released on his "Soulful Christmas" album (1993) Such a Night "Such a Night" is a popular song from 1953, written by Lincoln Chase and first recorded by The Drifters. The Drifters, featuring Clyde McPhatter, recorded the

title: My Christmas

text: View", which aired December 2, on ABC. On December 8, he performed "Jingle Bells" with The Muppets on NBC's "The Jay Leno Show". He also performed a number of songs from the album, including "The Christmas Song" with Natalie Cole, during a dinner at David Foster's mansion in Malibu, which was feathered on "The Dr. Phil Show", on December 10. Bocelli also performed "White Christmas" and "Silent Night", on "Larry King Live's" and "Fox & Friends'" holiday specials, broadcast December 23 on CNN, and December 19, 24 and 25 on Fox News. Bocelli's rendition of "Silent Night" was chosen as

title: Oh! Carol

text: Boury (2013) Oh! Carol "Oh! Carol" is an international hit written by Neil Sedaka in 1958. The song was co-written with Howard Greenfield. The song reached #9 in the American charts in 1959. It also earned Sedaka his first #1 ranking when it went to #1 on the Italian charts for four weeks in January 1960. After release of single, it was included in the album "Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits". The song is noted for Sedaka's spoken recitation of the verse, the second time around. At the time Sedaka produced the record, his second and

title: Harry Stewart

text: they had a hit on their hands. The song debuted on December 10 at number 24. By the following week, both sides were in the Top Twenty, and the week before Christmas saw both sides of the single in the Top Ten. Right after Christmas, "I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas" reached number five, and the single became one of Capitol's permanent hits—being reissued virtually every year. Once Capitol saw that Yogi was going to be a star, they prepared the follow-up release, "The Bees and the Birds"/"Real Gone Galoot." That single was released in January (1950), just as sales

title: December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)


question: who sings the christmas song mary did you know

answers: Michael English

title: Mary, Did You Know?

text: modern Christmas classic, being recorded by many artists over the years across multiple genres. "Mary, Did You Know?" is originally in the key of E minor, with a tempo of 53 beats per minute based around a chord progression of Em–D–Am–B7sus4–B7 and is in the meter. A duet version recorded by Wynonna Judd and Kenny Rogers on Rogers' holiday album "The Gift" peaked at No. 55 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1997. Chart positions "Mary, Did You Know?" is Clay Aiken's fifth single for his Christmas album "Merry Christmas with Love". Aiken performed the song

title: Mary, Did You Know?

text: for the week ending December 6, 2014. Chart positions In 2015, Jordan Smith performed the song on "The Voice"'s season nine finals. This version debuted and peaked at No. 24 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart and at No. 2 on the "Billboard" Holiday 100 chart on the week ending January 2, 2016. The song was also used as the basis for a stage musical, also titled "Mary, Did You Know" and written by Bruce Greer, that won the 1999 Dove Award for Musical of the Year. "Mary, Did You Know?" remains a popular piece of Christmas music, although some

title: Mary, Did You Know?

text: on "The Tyra Banks Show". Chart positions "Mary, Did You Know?" is the eleventh track on Cee Lo's Christmas album "Cee Lo's Magic Moment". On December 15, 2012 the song appeared on the US R&B Songs chart at number 22. This version is the slowest of all. It also served as the closing credits song to the 2014 20th Century Fox movie "Son of God". Chart positions "Mary, Did You Know?" is the sixth track on Pentatonix's second Christmas album, "That's Christmas to Me". The song both debuted and peaked at No. 26 on the weekly "Billboard" Hot 100 chart

title: A Mary Christmas

text: A Mary Christmas A Mary Christmas is the eleventh studio album and first Christmas album by American R&B recording artist Mary J. Blige. Produced by David Foster, it was released on October 15, 2013 via Matriarch, Interscope and Foster's Verve Records, compromising soulful interpretations of classic holiday tunes such as "Little Drummer Boy", "Do You Hear What I Hear?" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas". Upon its release, the album received generally mixed reviews amongst critics. Commercially, it opened at number 23 on the US "Billboard" 200 and at number 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with 12,000 copies.

title: Do They Know It's Christmas?

text: Goulding, Seal, Sam Smith, Sinéad O'Connor, Rita Ora, Emeli Sandé, Bastille and Olly Murs. Returning guest musicians from previous versions of the song included Chris Martin (who recorded the opening lines of the 2004 version) and Bono (who sang the tenth line in both the 1984 and 2004 versions). The line "Well, there won't be snow in Africa this Christmas time" was changed to "Bring peace and joy this Christmas to West Africa". Vocalists: Musicians: Additional personnel: A German-language version of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was released on 21 November 2014. It was produced by Vincent Sorg and Tobias

title: That's Christmas to Me

text: the group's cover of "Mary, Did You Know?", both debuted and peaked on the "Billboard" Hot 100 at number 26, number 7 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and at number 44 on the Canadian Hot 100. The album's title track, "That's Christmas to Me", also peaked at number 8 on the Adult Contemporary chart. During the holiday season, seven songs from "That's Christmas to Me" charted on the "Billboard" Holiday Digital Songs chart: "Mary, Did You Know?" at number 1, "White Winter Hymnal" at number 2, "Silent Night" at number 5, "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" at number 8,

title: Braxton Family Christmas

text: "Braxton Family Christmas", and she is, in fact, the focal point of roughly half the set (being the sole vocalist on the opening rendition of Donny Hathaway's "This Christmas" and the newly composed ballad, "Blessed New Year"). Tamar, Trina, Towanda, and Traci, however, brighten things harmonically—and with a few solo spots—on a finely tuned a cappella reading of "O' Holy Night" and a nostalgic remake of Wham!'s "Last Christmas." But perhaps the high point of the set is a full-hearted, majestic interpretation of "Mary, Did You Know?" Toni's rich, deep tones and delicate phrasing make a bold impact from the

title: Extraordinary Merry Christmas

text: by Michele, "Let It Snow" sung by Criss and Colfer, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" performed by Monteith and Salling—but not by Samuel Larsen, who sings the song with them on the album—in the Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band version, The Waitresses' "Christmas Wrapping" sung by Morris, and the Band Aid fundraiser "Do They Know It's Christmas?" performed by New Directions. The filming of this last piece, shot on Thanksgiving eve, involved "lots of children". All proceeds from the cast's version of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" will go to the Band Aid Trust Charity. In an

title: Wynonna Judd

text: Is The Time released 1996), Kenny Rogers ("Mary, Did You Know?" from his album The Gift released 1996), Huey Lewis & The News ("I'm Not In Love Yet" from their album Plan B released 2001), Kelly Price ("Mary's Song" from her album One Family: A Christmas Album released 2000), Eric Benét and Michael McDonald ("Heart of America" single released 2005), Natalie Grant ("Bring It All Together" from her album Awaken released 2005), Sam Moore ("I Can't Stand The Rain" from his album Overnight Sensational released 2006), Patti Labelle ("My Everything" from her album The Gospel According to Patti LaBelle released

title: A Mary Christmas

text: Upon a Star." This album is the first collaboration between legendary producer and hit-maker David Foster and Blige. The album will also be released on The Verve Music Group, in which Foster is the chairman of. Foster is also the producer of multi-platinum Christmas albums by Michael Bublé, Rod Stewart, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban and Celine Dion. Chris Walden wrote two arrangements for the album. "A Mary Christmas" received generally mixed to average reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 49, based

title: Mary MacGregor

text: and Mary MacGregor performed "Do You Hear What I Hear" from "Scrooge's Rock N Roll Christmas". In the mid-1980s, MacGregor performed in nightclubs around the Central Coast of California with Mary and the Blue Jays, a trio composed of MacGregor, James Royce on bass, and Jim Kennedy on guitar. In 1999, she teamed up with fellow musician friends, Joe Ghiglia and John Holt to form The Mary MacGregor Band. The result was an album called "Perfect Yellow House". She is also mentioned in the liner notes of 1976's "The Steamboat Album" as doing vocals for one of the tracks, "Rabbit

title: The Bells of St. Mary's (song)

text: refers to the "red leaves" of autumn in the chorus). The Drifters recorded the song as the B-side of their 1954 "White Christmas" single, and several other artists have included it on Christmas albums; examples include Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans ("A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector", 1963); Andy Williams ("Merry Christmas", 1965); Aaron Neville ("Aaron Neville's Soulful Christmas", 1993); and Sheryl Crow ("Home for Christmas", 2008). The song appears in an episode of "Monty Python's Flying Circus". In a skit called "Musical Mice", Ken Ewing (Terry Jones) claims to have trained mice to squeal at

title: Christmas (Francesca Battistelli album)

text: really impossible for any of us to fully understand Mary's part in the Christmas story from her perspective, but as a mom, I have such deeper insight into how she must have felt than I did before. Did she know that her son was going to change the world? Did she know she would lose him? How much did God reveal to her heart? No matter how much she knew or didn't know, I am just so grateful that she said yes to God's call on her life. I can't wait to share Jesus with my kids!" Christian Music Zine's

title: Christmas (Clay Walker album)

text: album 2 and a half stars out of five and wrote, "Clay Walker is an odd candidate for recording a Christmas album, given his vocal limitations. There are some inspired moments in this straightforward collection, including a mid-song recitation in "Mary Did You Know" and the bright brass riffs that enliven "Feliz Navidad." Throughout the disc, however, the harmony singers fail to seamlessly mesh with Walker's lead vocals." Editors at "About.com" gave the album a favorable review writing "If you're a Clay Walker fan, you'll want to pick this up. If you're looking for traditional Christmas music, you'll find it

title: A Christmas Sing with Bing (1955–1962)

text: was heard singing "Away in a Manger", by way of a lullaby to her children, Miguel Ferrer and Maria Ferrer. Nine-year-old Edward Tuchawena, from a Hopi Indian Village 80 miles outside Flagstaff, Arizona, read his winning letter of "What Christmas Means to Me". Canada was represented by a choir from Ottawa, and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir returned to sing a movement from Handel's "Messiah". The same recording of "Tu scendi dalle stelle" by the Vatican Choir from the 1955 broadcast was also played. The first six "Christmas Sing with Bing" shows appear to have relied, almost entirely, on permutations from

title: Where Are You, Christmas?

text: Where Are You, Christmas? "Christmas, Why Can't I Find You?" is a song co-written by James Horner, Will Jennings and Mariah Carey, for the movie "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" in 2000. In the movie, it is first sung by Taylor Momsen, who played Cindy Lou Who. A longer version of this song, called "Where Are You, Christmas?", was co-written by Horner, Jennings and Carey. The song was originally recorded by Carey, but because of a legal case with her ex-husband Tommy Mottola, it could not be released, so it was re-recorded and released by Faith Hill. A video was

title: Kathy Mattea

text: cords. Her first Christmas album, "Good News", came out in September 1993. It featured largely original compositions, plus renditions of the hymn "Brightest and Best" and the contemporary Christian tune "Mary, Did You Know?" Thom Jurek wrote of its sound, "This doesn't feel like any Christmas record you've ever heard before...It sounds like a well-crafted, gorgeously wrought folk/country/Celtic-flavored Kathy Mattea record." This album won that year's Grammy Award for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album. Maher again served as producer, with further production from Reynolds on one track. Mattea released "Walking Away a Winner" in 1994. Produced by Josh

title: Mary J. Blige

text: Christmas album. The album, titled, "A Mary Christmas" was released on October 15, 2013 through Matriarch and Verve Records, her first release with the latter. The album includes collaborations with Barbra Streisand, the Clark Sisters, Marc Anthony and Jessie J. In early December, "A Mary Christmas" became Blige's 12th top ten album after it rose to #10 in its eight week. On October 23, 2013, Blige sang the national anthem before Game 1 of the 2013 World Series. On February 5, 2014 a remix of Disclosure's "F for You" featuring guest vocals from Mary was released. It was announced May

title: A Diva's Christmas Carol

text: A Diva's Christmas Carol A Diva's Christmas Carol is a 2000 VH1-original Christmas television film starring Vanessa L. Williams, Rozonda Thomas, Brian McNamara and Kathy Griffin. The film is based on the Charles Dickens classic, "A Christmas Carol", featuring an ego-driven pop singer who gets a reality check by three Christmas spirits. The film premiered on December 13, 2000. Ebony Scrooge (Williams) is one of the world's most successful pop singers. However, with her cold-hearted soul and nasty attitude, she lacks a great deal of holiday cheer and makes her manager Bob along with her bandmates anything but happy. While

title: Braxton Family Christmas

text: US Heatseekers Albums on December 12, 2015 and has since peaked at number 1. The seasonal effort has sold 21,000 to date. The Braxtons performed "Mary, Did You Know?" and "Under My Christmas Tree" with their brother Michael Braxton Jr on the daytime talk show "The Real" on December 18, 2015. Braxton Family Christmas Braxton Family Christmas is the first Christmas album, and second studio album overall, by R&B female group The Braxtons. The album was released on October 30, 2015, by Def Jam. "Braxton Family Christmas" consists of eight tracks, including three covers of Christmas standards and carols ("This

title: A Mary Christmas

text: on 5 reviews. Andy Kellman of AllMusic rated "A Mary Christmas" three out of five stars. He felt that the album "won't likely reach the high status of, say, Mariah Carey's "Merry Christmas", but it's a full-effort holiday release that many of her fans should be able to enjoy for several years." Tim Jonze of The Guardian gave the album 2 stars, saying that it seemed very similar to a formula used by The X Factor contestants of putting out Christmas albums. He applauded Blige's vocals, but specifically criticized her cover of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, calling it unlistenable. Eric

title: The Glory of Christmas

text: and produced. The musical numbers include popular Christmas music such as "O Holy Night", "Silent Night", and "Mary Did You Know?", and feature elaborate orchestral accompaniment. The vocal style of the performances range from operatic to gospel. The performance features live animals, such as camels, horses, sheep, and goats. Angels, as many as seven at once, "fly" on a high-speed flying gantry and a high-volume smoke-machine (used to generate a notably convincing storm-cloud twenty feet above the audience). Perhaps the most impressive effect is the departure of the angels. In each scene that involves angels, they exit in a rapid

title: Pentatonix

text: at number 2 on the "Billboard" 200, and number 4 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart. A single from the album, the group's cover of "Mary, Did You Know?", both debuted and peaked on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart at number 26, at number 7 on "Billboard"s Adult Contemporary chart, and at number 44 on the "Billboard" Canadian Hot 100 chart. Another single ""That's Christmas To Me"", the title track from the album, also peaked at number 8 on the "Billboard" Adult Contemporary chart. Pentatonix is also the first act to top both the Holiday Albums and Holiday Songs charts

title: Christmas music

text: lyrics added—not always translated from the original, but newly created—sometimes as late as the early 20th century. Popular secular Christmas songs from mid-19th-century America include "Jingle Bells", "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas" and "Up on the House Top". More recent, copyrighted carols about the Nativity include "I Wonder as I Wander" (1933), "Mary's Boy Child" (1956), "Carol of the Drum" ("Little Drummer Boy") (1941), "Do You Hear What I Hear?" (1962), and "Mary, Did You Know?" (1984). Christmas music has been published as sheet music for centuries. One of the earliest collections of printed Christmas music was "Piae Cantiones", a Finnish

title: Mary, Did You Know?

text: "Mary, Did You Know?" is a Christmas song with lyrics written by Mark Lowry and music written by Buddy Greene. It was originally recorded by Christian recording artist Michael English on his self-titled debut solo album in 1991 (English and Lowry were both members of the Gaither Vocal Band at the time).  It reached No. 6 on CCM Magazine's AC Chart. Lowry would record the song several times himself, most notably with the Gaither Vocal Band on their 1998 Christmas album Still the Greatest Story Ever Told.

title: Donny Hathaway

text: The Troubadour in Hollywood, and side two at The Bitter End in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. Donny Hathaway is also known as the co-composer and performer of the Christmas standard, "This Christmas". The song, released in 1970, has become a holiday staple and is often used in movies, television and advertising. "This Christmas" has been covered by numerous artists across diverse musical genres, including The Whispers, Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, Alexander O'Neal, Christina Aguilera, Chicago, Harry Connick, Jr., Dru Hill, *NSYNC, Gloria Estefan, Boney James, The Cheetah Girls, Chris Brown, Anthony Arnett (First Baptist

title: Maria durch ein Dornwald ging

text: Maria durch ein Dornwald ging "" (English: "Maria walks amid the thorns", or "Mary walked through a wood of thorn") is a Christmas carol. By origin it was not an advent but a pilgrimage song that initially was spread verbally in the 19th century, starting in the catholic Eichsfeld. The earliest known printed version with seven stanzas was found in 1850 in the collection of hymns from August von Haxthausen and Dietrich Bocholtz-Asseburg. The real time of origin of the song is unclear. Occasionally this song is dated in the 16th century, which at least may not be proved. However,

title: Under that Christmas Spell

text: arrangements of classic songs and the eponymous single written by Halperin. The album’s final cover, "I'll Be Home for Christmas," features Hayley Orrantia on vocals. According to a review, ""Under That Christmas Spell" is a six-song album that intermixes original tunes and classic covers. Halperin reinvented the hymn-like 'Mary Did You Know' by adding cello and redirecting the listener to the lyricism of the song. In his rendition of 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,' Halperin's sincerity bleeds through as his voice dances over minimalist guitar lines and dainty xylophone." Under that Christmas Spell Under that Christmas Spell is the

title: Tim Halperin

text: to a review, ""Under That Christmas Spell" is a six-song album that intermixes original tunes and classic covers. Halperin reinvented the hymn-like 'Mary Did You Know' by adding cello and redirecting the listener to the lyricism of the song. In his rendition of 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,' Halperin's sincerity bleeds through as his voice dances over minimalist guitar lines and dainty xylophone." Halperin contributed vocals to the album "Under Fire" by Green River Ordinance, and his track "Let It Go" was used on the compilation album "Salvation City Hope Compilation CD ", which funded the distribution of suicide

title: The Gift (Kenny Rogers album)

text: to make it of interest to less dedicated listeners." Compiled from "The Gift" liner notes. Choir on "A Soldier's King", "What a Wonderful Beginning", "It's the Messiah", and "The Chosen One Montage": Lisa Cochran, Michael Eldred, James Ferguson, Stephanie Hall, Mark Ivey, Marabeth Jordan, Jana King, Ellen Musik, Louis Nunley, Guy Penrod, Lisa Silver, Dennis Wilson The Gift (Kenny Rogers album) The Gift is the twenty-seventh studio album and a holiday album by country music singer Kenny Rogers. It was released in 1996 via Magnatone Records. The album features a rendition of "Mary, Did You Know?" featuring Wynonna Judd. This

title: Mary, Did You Know?


question: who sings the song i feel it still

answers: Portugal. The Man.

answers: Portugal. The Man

title: I Can Still Feel You

text: I Can Still Feel You "I Can Still Feel You" is a song written by Kim Tribble and Tammy Hyler, and recorded by American country music singer Collin Raye that reached the top of the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart. It was released in April 1998 as the first single from his album "The Walls Came Down". "I Can Still Feel You" is in cut time and the key of E major. Raye's vocals range from E4 to B5. Chuck Taylor, of "Billboard" magazine reviewed the song favorably saying it boasts a "strong lyric, a memorable melody, and an outstanding

title: I Can Still Feel You

text: and final number one on this chart I Can Still Feel You "I Can Still Feel You" is a song written by Kim Tribble and Tammy Hyler, and recorded by American country music singer Collin Raye that reached the top of the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart. It was released in April 1998 as the first single from his album "The Walls Came Down". "I Can Still Feel You" is in cut time and the key of E major. Raye's vocals range from E4 to B5. Chuck Taylor, of "Billboard" magazine reviewed the song favorably saying it boasts a "strong

title: I Still Feel

text: I Still Feel I Still Feel is the second studio album from independent Nashville singer-songwriter, Templeton Thompson. The album was released on May 13, 2004 via Reve Records/Connected At The Hit Productions. The album features eleven total tracks including the single, "If I Didn't Need The Money" which was issued to Texas radio. The song "Settle Down Cinderella" is featured in the movie, "Doctor Dolittle 3. " The album was led by the single, "If I Didn't Need The Money." The Song was issued to Texas radio to accompany the release of "I Still Feel." The single went on to

title: I Still Love You (The Vejtables song)

text: Nights", "Feel... the Vejtables", which also compiles all of the band's recordings, and "San Francisco Roots". I Still Love You (The Vejtables song) "I Still Love You" is a song by the American folk rock band the Vejtables, written by Jan Errico, and first appears on the group's debut single, which was released on Autumn Records in 1965 ("see" 1965 in music). The Vejtables were signed to the record label after receiving some regional notice on the nightclub circuit, despite all the band members still were enrolled in high school. "I Still Love You" exhibits influences from their label-mates the

title: I Feel a Song (In My Heart)

text: I Feel a Song (In My Heart) "I Feel a Song (In My Heart)" is a song recorded by Gladys Knight & the Pips. From the album "I Feel a Song", the single spent two weeks at number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart in late 1974. It also peaked at number 21 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 singles chart. The original version of this song was recorded by Sandra Richardson in 1971, and subsequently by Linda Carr as well as the Stairsteps (whose lyrics were more spiritual), all of whom, like Gladys, recorded for the Buddah label. The

title: Who Feels Love?

text: Who Feels Love? "Who Feels Love?" is a song by the English rock band Oasis, written by the band's lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. It became the second single to be released from the album "Standing on the Shoulder of Giants", peaking at number four on the UK Singles Charts. Though the single was a success, it failed to achieve a Silver or better sales certification in the United Kingdom—unlike the previous 12 Oasis singles. The album was noted for its psychedelic feel, and "Who Feels Love?" was held up as the most extreme example of this. Mark Stent was praised

title: I'm Still Here (Follies song)

text: the request of director Mike Nichols, Stephen Sondheim wrote special lyrics for Miss MacLaine to sing in the film. The character Lillian Bennett, played by Carol Burnett, sang the song in "Touched by an Angel" season 4, episode 10: "The Comeback." The character Kurt Hummel, played by Chris Colfer, sang the song in a "Glee" episode in a Sondheim tribute episode in season five. TVLine gave the performance an A. I'm Still Here (Follies song) "I'm Still Here" is a song written by Stephen Sondheim for the 1971 musical "Follies". "I'm Still Here" was introduced in the musical "Follies", which

title: I Feel a Song

text: I Feel a Song I Feel a Song is a studio album recorded by American R&B group Gladys Knight & the Pips, released in November 1974 on the Buddah label. It was their third overall album for Buddah. The first single release, "I Feel a Song (In My Heart)", reached #1 R&B and #21 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The B-side, "Don't Burn Down the Bridge", also charted as a tag-along on the pop chart. A second single, "Love Finds Its Own Way", also charted, peaking at #47 pop and #3 R&B. The final single, a live medley recording of

title: I Still Believe (Brenda K. Starr song)

text: I Still Believe (Brenda K. Starr song) "I Still Believe" is a song written and composed by Antonina Armato and Giuseppe Cantarelli, and originally recorded by pop singer Brenda K. Starr for her eponymous second studio album, "Brenda K. Starr" (1987). It is a ballad in which the singer is confident she and her former boyfriend will be together again one day. It was Starr's biggest hit in the United States, reaching the top-twenty on the Billboard Hot 100 and being considered her signature song. "I Still Believe" was covered by American singer Mariah Carey, a former backup singer for

title: Still I

text: Still I "Still I" is a 2007 song by R&B singer CeCe Peniston, recorded in collaboration with Rodney R.K. Jackson and Felipe “Wax” Delgado, who initially found success producing and co-writing the Peniston’s gold-certified album "Finally" on A&M Records in 1992. The composition, written by both industry veterans, altogether with Nick "Cello" Valentine (with whom they formed a new production crew called SandWorx), was to be released on Heat City Records, a music company that dissolved in 1996, and resurrected in 2006 with the signing of Krieg Nation. After their reunion with Peniston herself, producers intended to record a full

title: I Still Feel

text: "can be listened to in its entirety "without skipping one t"rack." He goes on to write, "[it is the] subtle and powerful emotional expression which she emotes in "The Edge Of The Spotlight," and "I'll Know," that punctuates the immensity of her talents." I Still Feel I Still Feel is the second studio album from independent Nashville singer-songwriter, Templeton Thompson. The album was released on May 13, 2004 via Reve Records/Connected At The Hit Productions. The album features eleven total tracks including the single, "If I Didn't Need The Money" which was issued to Texas radio. The song "Settle Down

title: I Still Feel

text: peak in the top ten on the Texas music chart. Templeton has included a full description of how the song came to be, on her official website. Thompson says the song came about after being asked to record a "scratch" vocal for a major label artist. According to Thompson, the song was written based on the session experience that day. Further success for another song from the album came a few years later. "Settle Down Cinderella" is included on the 2006 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment film "Doctor Dolittle 3 "soundtrack. Gian F of "The Music Muse" writes the album,

title: Who Feels Love?

text: played live during the Shoulders tour of 2000. Paul Weller recorded a version of b-side "One Way Road" for his covers-album "Studio 150" in 2004. The Weller version was subsequently used as the theme tune to Jack Dee's sitcom "Lead Balloon". The video was filmed in Death Valley. All songs written by Noel Gallagher except track 3 Who Feels Love? "Who Feels Love?" is a song by the English rock band Oasis, written by the band's lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. It became the second single to be released from the album "Standing on the Shoulder of Giants", peaking at number

title: Still Feels Good

text: Still Feels Good Still Feels Good is the fifth studio album by American country music group Rascal Flatts. It was released September 25, 2007 via Lyric Street Records. The album sold 2,192,000 copies in the United States up to May 2009 and was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA. Target stores released a bonus five-track CD along with "Still Feels Good" which includes four songs written by the group as well as a remix of their 2006 single "My Wish". The album produced five singles on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Songs charts. The first single, "Take Me There", was

title: Portugal. The Man

text: hit single to date in the United States, reaching #1 on the "Billboard" Alternative Songs, Hot 100 Airplay, and Pop Songs charts and becoming a Top 5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. On January 28, 2018, "Feel It Still" won Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards and would go on to win the Alternative Rock Song of the Year at the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards. The band also received the ASCAP Vanguard Award at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards in April 2018. "Live In The Moment" became a #1 track on the "Billboard" Alternative Songs

title: Feel Like a Number

text: Feel Like a Number "Feel Like a Number" is a song written by Bob Seger that was first released on his 1978 album with the Silver Bullet Band, "Stranger in Town". It was also released as the b-side of the top 5 single "Still the Same" and a live version from the album "Nine Tonight" was released as a single in 1981. Ultimate Classic Rock's Jim Allen describes "Feel Like a Number" as a "rough-hewn proletarian anthem." The lyrics are sung by an ordinary worker who feels devalued, unrecognized and unappreciated by modern, impersonal society. He feels like his coworkers

title: (Still a) Weirdo

text: (Still a) Weirdo "(Still a) Weirdo" is a song by Scottish recording artist KT Tunstall. It was released as the UK lead single from her third studio album "Tiger Suit" (2010), on 19 September 2010. Written by Tunstall herself and Greg Kurstin, and produced by Kurstin, the song is an acoustic rock ballad and talks about still the same (weird) person after many years. It received critical acclaim, with the majority of the critics complimented Tunstall for the ability to make an intelligent, simple song. It charted inside the top-forty on the UK Singles Chart at No.39 and currently remains

title: I Feel Like Dancin'

text: are being targeted include "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga, "Holiday" by Green Day and "California Gurls" by Katy Perry. At the end, All Time Low is left feeling disgusted, and they go home. Some have compared the video to Sum 41's music video for "Still Waiting". I Feel Like Dancin' "I Feel Like Dancin'" is a song by American rock band All Time Low. It is the first single from their fourth studio album "Dirty Work" (2011) and is co-written with Weezer's Rivers Cuomo. The single was released in the United States through Interscope Records as a digital download on

title: I Still Love You (The Vejtables song)

text: I Still Love You (The Vejtables song) "I Still Love You" is a song by the American folk rock band the Vejtables, written by Jan Errico, and first appears on the group's debut single, which was released on Autumn Records in 1965 ("see" 1965 in music). The Vejtables were signed to the record label after receiving some regional notice on the nightclub circuit, despite all the band members still were enrolled in high school. "I Still Love You" exhibits influences from their label-mates the Beau Brummels, though it is largely marked by its jangling 12-string guitar arrangements, folky vocal harmonies,

title: I Still Miss Someone

text: I Still Miss Someone "I Still Miss Someone" is a song co-written by Johnny Cash and his nephew Roy Cash, Jr and originally recorded by American country music singer Johnny Cash. He first recorded it in 1958 as the B-side to "Don't Take Your Guns to Town". Cash wrote "I Still Miss Someone" with his nephew, Roy Cash, Jr. He performed "I Still Miss Someone" during "At Folsom Prison", and most of Cash's live recordings after the 1960s also included this song. Cash appeared in "Eat the Document", which documented Bob Dylan's 1966 world tour, performing "I Still Miss Someone"

title: Still (TVXQ song)

text: Still (TVXQ song) "Still" (stylized as "STILL") is the 34th single by South Korean pop duo Tohoshinki. The song is a medium-tempo pop ballad, written and produced by Shinjiroh Inoue. The single was released on March 14, 2012 by Avex Trax as the second single from their sixth Japanese studio album, "Time" (2013). It was released in three editions – a CD+DVD version, a CD-only version, and a Bigeast Board edition. Its B-side track "One More Thing", also a pop ballad, was promoted as the theme song for the mobile television drama, "Let M: Watashi ga Anata wo Aisuru Riyuu".

text: as number 4 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and number 1 on the Canadian dance music chart. The music video for "Feel It" was directed by director Daniel P. Siegler & Tracks. Feel It (The Tamperer featuring Maya song) "Feel It" is a song by Italian group The Tamperer featuring Maya. It is produced by Mario Fargetta and Alex Farolfi from Milan-based CHR dance network Radio Deejay. The song is based on the Jacksons' Top 10 1981 hit "Can You Feel It" and quotes Heather Leigh West's lyrics from Urban Discharge's 1996 song "Drop a House".

title: I'm Feelin' U

text: virtual single for a direct download, and became the tenth most downloaded track of 2007 at Traxsource, an independent dance music digital downloads site in USA. I'm Feelin' U "I'm Feelin' U" is a 2007 song by the musician CeCe Peniston. The song was originally released in February on the partially mixed dance compilation "Miami 2007", a part of "Defected In The House" series, that featured overall thirty-eight tracks by various artists and was issued on ITH Records. In May 2007, "I'm Feelin' U" was released also on single on Soulfuric Recordings with four remixes, of which one was produced

title: I Still Believe (Brenda K. Starr song)

text: re-recorded her vocals for all of them. Stevie J, who co-produced the original song, enlisted the help of rappers Mocha and Amil to join Carey on a remix he was developing. Although it contains completely new musical elements (with no music derived from the original and only small lyrical elements), Carey, Stevie J and the rappers do not receive songwriting credit. David Morales created several remixes of the song, including the "Classic Club" mix. It retains the song's original music and chord progressions with Carey's original vocals and considerable ad libs. Other remixes by Morales include The King's Mix and

title: Feel It Still

title: Feels Like Christmas

text: Feels Like Christmas "Feels Like Christmas" is the tenth single released by the soft rock/pop group The Feeling as a one-off promotional single before the Christmas chart. It was released as a download-only single on 15 December 2008. The song was originally written by lead singer Dan Gillespie Sells several years before on his piano. He said on the band's official website: "I'm the opposite of the 'Bah Humbug' Christmas grump. I've always loved Christmas and the surrounding hullabaloo - especially the songs from Bing to Slade to Wizzard to Bing and Bowie. I wrote and recorded this one several

title: Feel the Love (Kids See Ghosts song)

text: do on the album. West contributes gun noises to it and Cudi sings: "I can still feel the love" on the chorus. The song was released on June 8, 2018 as part of "Kids See Ghosts". On the day of the album's release, multiple tracks were mislabeled on streaming services, including "Feel the Love", which was mislabeled as the third track on the album, "4th Dimension". Feel the Love (Kids See Ghosts song) "Feel the Love" is a song by American hip hop duo Kids See Ghosts, composed of Kanye West and Kid Cudi, released as the first track off

title: Feels Like Home (song)

text: Feels Like Home (song) "Feels Like Home" is a song written by Randy Newman for the musical "Randy Newman's Faust", in which Bonnie Raitt sung it. Linda Ronstadt, also involved in the musical, recorded it for "Trio II" in 1994, but released it for solo album "Feels Like Home" in March 1995. Raitt's version was released on the musical's album soundtrack in September 1995. Raitt's version was also used the following year in the soundtrack to the film "Michael". Linda Ronstadt's original version, with Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton, the latter of whom was mixed out of Ronstadt's original release

title: Feels Like Home (song)

text: due to label disputes, was released in 1999. The most successful version of the song was a version sung by Chantal Kreviazuk and released as a single from the 1999 soundtrack "Songs from Dawson's Creek". The Kreviazuk version reached the top 40 in Ireland and the top 20 in the Canadian adult contemporary chart, and was later included on some editions of her 2002 album "What If It All Means Something". Various other artists have recorded the song, including: Feels Like Home (song) "Feels Like Home" is a song written by Randy Newman for the musical "Randy Newman's Faust", in

title: I Feel Like Buddy Holly

text: Ca Choo" (2007). I Feel Like Buddy Holly "I Feel Like Buddy Holly" is a song recorded by Alvin Stardust in 1984, written and produced by Mike Batt. The song spent 11 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 7 in 1984. The single was released on Chrysalis Records, and included the song "Luxury" on the B-side, which was written and produced by Alvin Stardust. The song appears on numerous compilation albums, including "The Very Best of Alvin Stardust" (1996), "Alvin Stardust: New Recordings of His Greatest Hits" (2001), "Best of Alvin Stardust" (2006), "The Alvin Stardust Story" (2007),

title: Feel It Still

long_answer: "Feel It Still" is a song by American rock band Portugal. The Man. The song, which has interpolations from The Marvelettes' track "Please Mr. Postman", was written by the band along with John Hill and Asa Taccone, with the latter two serving as producers. It serves as the second single and first radio single off their eighth studio album Woodstock. The song reached number one on the US Alternative Songs, Mexican and Russian Tophit airplay chart, and became their first entry on the Hot 100, reaching number four as of October 2017. It was also featured in advertisements for the Apple iPad Pro, Vitamin Water, YouTube TV and in the first and second trailers for the 2018 film Peter Rabbit.

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question: who won the most gold metals in olympics

answers: American swimmer Michael Phelps

answers: Michael Phelps

title: 1972 Summer Olympics medal table

text: American swimmer Mark Spitz won seven events, breaking the record for most gold medals by a single athlete in a single Olympic Games. Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut delivered another memorable performance. She entered the Olympics as an alternate on the Soviet gymnastics team, and replaced an injured teammate before the start of the competition. Korbut performed well during the team competition and captured the global television audience with her personality. She helped the Soviet team win its sixth straight Olympic title and went on to win two more individual gold medals and one silver. Japanese gymnast Sawao Kato won three

title: 1996 Summer Olympics

text: led the medal table with 101, and the most gold and silver medals out of all countries, while Russia finished second with 63. Notable performances during competition included those of Andre Agassi—who became the first men's singles tennis player to combine a career Grand Slam with an Olympic gold medal, Donovan Bailey—who set a new world record of 9.84 for the men's 100 meters, and Lilia Podkopayeva—who became the second gymnast to win an individual event gold after winning the all-round title in the same Olympics. The games were marred by violence on July 27, when Eric Rudolph detonated pipe

title: 2016 Summer Olympics medal table

text: to the 65 (with 29 golds) won in London four years previously. Host country Brazil won seven gold medals, their most at any single Summer Olympics. The design for the Olympic medals for the 2016 Summer Olympics featured the largest medals in terms of diameter of any medal presented at the Olympics. The golds are purer than any presented at all preceding Olympics. The silvers were made from recycling mirrors, solder, and X-ray plates. Much of the copper used in the bronzes came from recycling waste from the mint that minted the medals. The obverse of the medals features Nike,

title: 1994 Winter Olympics medal table

text: than metal; gold, silver, or bronze was used only on the border, the Olympic rings, and a pictogram of the sport for which the medal was awarded. Athletes from 22 countries won at least one medal, and athletes from 14 secured at least one gold medal. The host Norwegians led the overall medal count with 26, and were second in gold medals with 10. Russia, in its first Winter Olympics competing as a separate nation, led in gold medals with 11, and was third in overall medals with 23. The German team were second in overall medals with 24. Seven

title: Marc Gagnon

text: in the inaugural 1500 m event, and two golds; in the 500 m and again as a part of the relay team. Even his disqualification in the 1000 m was memorable, as it was the first of an improbable series of events that led to Australian Steven Bradbury winning arguably the most unlikely gold medal in Olympic history. Winning a total of five medals in three consecutive Winter Games made him the most decorated Canadian athlete in Winter Olympic history until 2006. He has now been overtaken by long track speed skater Cindy Klassen and long track speed skater/road cyclist

title: Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics

text: the nation's first gold medal in his sport for 12 years. By winning two gold medals in London, track cyclist Chris Hoy emerged as Great Britain's most successful athlete in Olympic history with a total of seven medals, including six golds which surpassed the five golds won by former rower Steve Redgrave. Hoy also tied for the most total Olympic medals for a Briton with road cyclist Bradley Wiggins, who won the gold in men's time trial. Ben Ainslie became the most successful sailor in Olympic history, after winning his fourth gold medal in the Finn class. With three medals

title: Canada at the Winter Olympics

text: total of 14 gold metals in Pyeongchang in 2018. Canada has hosted the winter games twice: in Calgary in 1988, and in Vancouver in 2010. Canada has also hosted the Summer Olympic Games once, in 1976 in Montreal. <onlyinclude> <nowiki>*</nowiki>"One of Canada's ice hockey gold medals was won during the 1920 Summer Olympics. This table includes this medal, resulting in the discrepancy between the medals by games and medals by sports tables." Canada has never won an Olympic medal in the following current winter sports: Nordic combined and Ski jumping.</onlyinclude> Canada's only medals in biathlon were won by Myriam Bedard

title: 1998 Winter Olympics medal table

text: the youngest competitor in Winter Olympics history to earn a gold medal in an individual event. The medal table is based on information provided by the IOC and is consistent with IOC convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won; a nation is an entity represented by a National Olympic Committee. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. In

title: Zou Kai

text: most golds won by any Chinese athlete in Olympic history, and by adding a bronze medal to the tally, he tied the record for most medals overall, with six. Zou participated in the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, winning gold in both the floor exercise and horizontal bar individual events, as well as a bronze medal as part of the Chinese team. Zou, a Sichuan native, auctioned off one of his Olympic gold medals in 2008, donating all proceeds to fund relief efforts in the aftermath of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Out of the three gold medals he'd earned at

title: 2012 Summer Olympics medal table

text: most gold medals at the games with four each. Phelps also won the greatest number of medals overall winning six in total. Bahrain (a gold medal following medals reallocation), Botswana, Cyprus, Gabon, Grenada (a gold medal), Guatemala, and Montenegro won their first Olympic medals. In prior Olympics, however, Montenegrin athletes have won medals as nationals of Serbia and Montenegro and of Yugoslavia. An athlete from Serbia won the first Olympic gold medal for the country as an independent NOC, however, Serbian athletes have previously won gold medals as nationals of Serbia and Montenegro and of Yugoslavia. Moldova lost all the

title: 2006 Winter Olympics medal table

text: for the third consecutive Games. Latvia and Slovakia won the first medals in their Winter Olympic history. Speed skater Cindy Klassen of Canada won five medals (one gold, two silver and two bronze) and was the most medalled athlete at the Games. Biathlete Michael Greis of Germany and short track speed skaters Ahn Hyun Soo and Jin Sun-Yu, both of South Korea, tied for the most gold medals, with three each. One athlete was stripped of an Olympic medal during these Games. Russian biathlete Olga Pyleva won a silver medal in the 15 km race, but tested positive for carphedon

title: 1992 Winter Olympics medal table

text: four bronze medals. Ski jumper Toni Nieminen of Finland became the youngest male to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics at the age of 16. The medal table is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and is consistent with IOC convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won, where nation is an entity represented by a National Olympic Committee (NOC). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals.

title: Great Britain at the Olympics

text: most successful female Olympian for GB is cyclist Laura Trott, who has four gold medals, while the most decorated female Olympians are Katherine Grainger and Kathleen McKane Godfree, with five medals each - one gold and four silver for Grainger, a gold, two silver and two bronze for McKane Godfree. Alongside five time gold medalist Redgrave, Grainger, Ainslie, Wiggins and Jack Beresford are the only British Olympians to win medals of any colour in five successive Games. In 1908, the country finished in the Olympic table in first place for the first and only time in its history; its most

title: Belarus at the Olympics

text: athletes competing in 21 disciplines. Those athletes won 15 medals: two golds, six silvers, and nine bronzes. The gold medals were won in the 100 meter dash and in judo. The silver medals were won in weightlifting (2), boxing (2), rowing and the hammer throw. The bronzes were won in shooting, the discus throw, weightlifting, cycling, rowing (2), wrestling (Greco-Roman) and canoe/kayak (2). Ivan Tsikhan originally won the bronze in the hammer throw, but his medal was upgraded to silver after Adrian Annus of Hungary was stripped of his gold medal due to doping. Yulia Nestsiarenka, who wasn't expected to

title: Charlotte Kalla

text: gold medal. Kalla took the first gold medal awarded at the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang when she won the skiathlon, breaking away from the leading group on the last lap of the course to take victory with a lead of 7.8 seconds over second-placed Marit Bjørgen. Her win made her the first Swedish woman to win three Winter Olympic golds, and tied her with canoer Agneta Andersson as the female Swede with most Olympic gold medals overall. It was also Kalla's sixth Olympic medal, equalling Anja Pärson's record for the most Winter Olympic medals among Swedish women. She then went

title: 2018 Winter Olympics medal table

text: in, Canada held the record for most gold medals won at a single Winter Olympics with 14, which it won in Vancouver in 2010. This mark was equalled by both Norway and Germany at these Olympics. Norway set the record for most total medals at a single Winter Olympics with 39, surpassing the 37 medals of the United States won at the 2010 Winter Olympics. The mark of 30 NOCs winning medals is the highest for any Winter Olympic Games. Hungary won its first Winter Olympic gold medal ever. Norwegian cross-country skier Marit Bjørgen (two gold, one silver, and two

title: Tamara Metal

text: travel to Greece and participate in the lighting of the Olympic Torch which would be carried to Montreal, for the Olympic Games. After she stopped competing herself, she coached women's basketball. Tamara Metal Tamara Metal (-Shumacher; also "Matal"; תמר מיטל-שומכר; born December 26, 1933) is an Israeli former Olympic high jumper and long jumper, and captain of the Israel women's national basketball team. Metal was born in Poland, immigrated to Israel (then Palestine) at the age of two in 1935, and is Jewish. She married "Shumi" Shumacher, who organized the third through seventh Maccabiah Games. Her personal bests were 1.50

title: Great Britain at the Olympics

text: and Sir Steve Redgrave, who won five gold medals in five consecutive Games in rowing, a record for an endurance event. Sailor Sir Ben Ainslie jointly holds the Great Britain record for most individual Olympic gold medals with Chris Hoy and Sir Mo Farah with four, and the most gold medals in a single event with three gold medals (in the Men's Finn class sailing event 2004–2012) - again shared with Jason Kenny (men's team sprint 2008–2016), Steve Redgrave (men's coxless pair 1988–1996) and Ed Clancy (men’s team pursuit 2008-2016). Sir Chris Hoy holds the record for gold medals in

title: Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics

text: icemaker Trent Evans buried a one dollar coin (Loonie) under centre ice and both the Canadian men's and women's teams won gold. Steve Yzerman and Brendan Shanahan became the second and third players to win the Olympic Gold Medal in hockey (with Team Canada) and the Stanley Cup (with the Detroit Red Wings) in the same year, the first to win an Olympic Gold and Stanley Cup was Ken Morrow in 1980. Chris Chelios and Brett Hull became the second and third players to win Olympic Silver Medal in hockey (with Team USA) and Stanley Cup in the same year

title: Winter Olympic Games

text: every one of the five events in which he competed, winning a total of five individual gold medals and breaking the record for most individual golds in a single Olympics (both Summer and Winter). Hanni Wenzel won both the slalom and giant slalom and her country, Liechtenstein, became the smallest nation to produce an Olympic gold medallist. In the "Miracle on Ice", the American hockey team composed of college players beat the favoured seasoned professionals from the Soviet Union, and progressed to eventually win the gold medal. Sapporo, Japan, and Gothenburg, Sweden, were front-runners to host the 1984 Winter Olympics.

title: 1988 Winter Olympics

text: alpine skier to win medals at three Winter Games. East Germany's Katarina Witt defended her 1984 gold medal in women's figure skating, capturing a second gold in Calgary. Her compatriot Christa Rothenburger won the gold medal in the 1000 metre race in speed skating, then went on to win a silver medal in the team sprint cycling event at the 1988 Summer Games to become the only person in Olympic history to win medals at both Olympic Games in the same year. The Soviet Union won gold in hockey as Scandinavian neighbours Finland and Sweden took silver and bronze, respectively.

title: Armin Zöggeler

text: individual competition in six consecutive Olympics, by winning a bronze.. Other athletes who won medals in six consecutive Olympics did not do so in the same individual competition: Aladár Gerevich, a fencer from Hungary, won six gold medals between 1932 and 1960 with the Hungarian team; Elisabeta Lipă, a rower from Romania, won her medals between 1984 and 2004 in different disciplines (single scull, double scull, quadruple scull and eight). Armin Zöggeler Armin Zöggeler (born 4 January 1974) is a retired Italian luger and double Olympic champion. He is one of the most successful men in the sport, nicknamed "Il

title: Marit Bjørgen

text: in Sochi in the 15 km skiathlon, the Team sprint and the 30km freestyle race. These three Olympic medals brought her total up to ten, equaling the record for most Winter Olympic medals held by a woman, already achieved by Stefania Belmondo and Raisa Smetanina; but of the three record holders at the time, Bjørgen had the most golds. Bjørgen is a five-time Olympian, having competed in every Winter Olympics since Salt Lake City in 2002 where she won her first silver medal. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang she won her 11th–15th Olympic medals, the highest number of

title: 1980 Winter Olympics medal table

text: at these Games, but failed to win any medals. American Eric Heiden led all athletes with five medals, all gold, in speed skating. Heiden was the first athlete to win five gold medals in individual events in a single Olympics, Summer or Winter. Five other athletes won three medals each at these Games. The medal table is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and is consistent with IOC convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals won by a National Olympic Committee. The number of silver

title: List of multiple Olympic medalists

text: American swimmer Michael Phelps has won the most Olympic medals with 28 medals (23 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze).  He is also the most decorated Olympian in individual events, with 16 medals (13 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze). Norwegian cross-country skier Marit Bjørgen is the most decorated Winter Olympian, with 15 medals (8 gold, 4 silver, and 3 bronze).

title: 1988 Winter Olympics medal table

text: silver and three bronze medals. Canadian hopes for a gold rested on the shoulders of figure skater Brian Orser, the reigning World champion and silver medalist at the Sarajevo Games. A tight contest with Brian Boitano of the United States ended with the American taking the Olympic title. Athletes from Norway failed to win any event in Calgary, making this the first and so far only time that the country ended the Winter Olympics without a single gold medal. Italy's two gold medals were won by the same athlete: Alberto Tomba, a first-time Olympian who was crowned Olympic champion in

title: Great Britain at the Olympics

text: four silver medals. Kathleen McKane Godfree also won five medals, but were one gold, two silvers, and two bronzes. Lizzy Yarnold is the most successful British athlete at the Winter Olympics, with two gold medals. Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny (both cycling), Ben Ainslie (sailing) Alistair Brownlee (Triathlon) and Lizzy Yarnold (skeleton) are the most successful Olympic competitors in their sports, as of 2018. Steve Redgrave and Reginald Doherty are the most successful male athletes in their respective sports, rowing and tennis. In addition, Shirley Robertson, Sarah Ayton and Sarah Webb with two gold medals in sailing, Nicola Adams in boxing

title: Viktor An

text: speed skater with the most Olympic gold medals, with five, which increased to six with a 5,000 m relay win later the same day. With that gold, he became the short tracker with the most Olympic medals, at eight, tied with Apolo Ohno; he also became the short tracker with the most Olympic gold medals, at six. After the 2014 Olympics, Ahn coached short track for Russia, and continued skating. At the 2017 European Championships, Ahn won the bronze in 500 m and the silver in 500 m relay, and at the 2018 European Championships, he won the silver in

title: Israel at the Olympics

text: medal in five successive Summer Olympics until the streak ended in 2012. Additionally, in 2004, Gal Fridman became Israel's first and only gold medallist, in men's windsurfing. This was his second medal, following his bronze in 1996, and he is the only multi-medallist. Israel also won 2 bronze metals in 2016. Through 2014, Israel had not won any medals in the Winter Olympics. Ágnes Keleti, who emigrated to Israel in 1957, holds more medals than any other Israeli citizen. During the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics Ágnes won 10 medals competing for Hungary at the Olympics. The only Jew to

title: Canada at the Olympics

text: Winter Olympics and two more gold medals in 2018 Winter Olympics, making them the most decorated figure skaters in Olympic history. Although not an Olympian, broadcaster Richard Garneau covered 23 Olympic Games, more than any other journalist in the world, starting with Rome in 1960 to London in 2012, missing only the Atlanta and Nagano Games. The International Olympic Committee awarded him posthumously the Pierre de Coubertin medal in recognition of his exceptional service to the Olympic movement. Canada at the Olympics Canada has sent athletes to every Winter Olympic Games and almost every Summer Olympic Games since its debut

title: List of multiple Olympic medalists