SEASONS GREETINGS FROM MARIE OSMOND, TONI BRAXTON, DEBBIE BOONE & JOHNNY MATHIS
Four stars will be entertaining this weekend with their Holiday shows as Christmas is finally here! First-up, America’s sweetheart Marie Osmond, who will also display her twinkle-toe talents that got her within a ballerina’s shoe length of the crown on Dancing with the Stars. She’s up at the Suncoast for three nights through Sunday and will warble her way through yuletide favorites and Christmas carols. I’ve no doubt she’ll find a way to plug her collectible porcelain dolls on QVC, but she’s allowed to do that because of that very special voice—first introduced to America when she was just three years old and sitting on Andy Williams’ lap.
For 50 years, superstar singer Johnny Mathis has thrilled audiences with that magical voice that positively speaks Christmas. He’s sold more than 300-million copies of the 90 albums he’s recorded over five-decades. He’s got two nights at the Hilton and “Chances Are” really good that he’ll sing that along with the Christmas classics. Last year I listened to his mellow voice and honestly thought, “snowflakes should be falling by the open fire” when his smooth as silk voice still hit the high notes. Just how many romances did he start?
I’m happy that Toni Braxton is over the bad flu and cold that felled her run at the Flamingo for almost a week.
She’s back there brighter, better and stronger than ever and has turned her regular concert into a Christmas show, complete with white-fur trimmed sexy Santa suits. Toni’s run at the Flamingo is currently set to go through August, but the special Holiday show disappears and she goes back to normal performances on December 26.
Finally, Debby Boone “lights up our life” with her Christmas celebration and a combined tribute to Rosemary Clooney at the Goldcoast tonight and tomorrow. Why Rosemary you might ask? Well, Debbie is married to her son Gabriel, who is George Clooney’s cousin! Debbie was given Rosemary’s collection of jazz vocal arrangements upon her death. The pop-singer won a Grammy award back in the 70’s for the “Light up my Life” hit which stayed at no.1 for 10-weeks.