![]() ![]() ![]() Like, we would often have Christmases in very unusual places. GROSS: When you were growing up and you were touring with your father's band, did you spend a lot of Christmases performing? In the air, there's a feeling of Christmas.īIGBABYMOM: (Singing) Children laughing, people passing, meeting smile after smile, and on every street corner, you hear, whoa, those silver bells.ĭRAM AND BIGBABYMOM: (Singing) It's Christmastime in the city.ĭRAM AND BIGBABYMOM: (Singing) Soon it will be Christmas Day. (Singing) City sidewalks, busy sidewalks dressed in holiday style. So this is "Silver Bells," a good version of it.īIGBABYMOM: (Vocalizing). Like, this is a really raw version of the song. And that's - like, I really love the fact that they didn't overproduce this. I don't think there's good notes and bad notes or flat notes or sharp or pitchy notes, but this is just - it's almost like they're allowing us - him and his mom are allowing us to sort of eavesdrop in at the family gathering where they're just singing to each other. He has a really soulful voice, and when I listen to music, I like rawness. I always cringe at the older person that tries to put a tag on someone younger, like, oh yeah, he represents Gen Z, but, I mean, DRAM is kind of the post-neo soul set, like, one of the artists that I really dig his work. So tell us about the recording and why you chose it. It's one of the reasons I don't like a lot of Christmas songs. GROSS: So the song "Silver Bells" is kind of high on my list of just, you know, schlocky and just annoying. And that's why we're so excited to have you on the show doing this, 'cause you're choosing really interesting stuff. GROSS: And I have to tell you, there's so much really schlocky Christmas music. Why don't we start with a song that you selected? And this is a song by DRAM and his mother, who he calls BigBabyMom, and it's "Silver Bells." Thanks so much for doing this and choosing music for us. GROSS: Questlove, welcome back to FRESH AIR. He co-founded the band the Roots, which, among other things, is the house band for "The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon." He was a producer of the original cast recording of "Hamilton." He's also written several books related to music. In 2021, Questlove was the music director for the Oscars ceremony. "Summer Of Soul" won a Grammy for best music film. Last year, Questlove won an Oscar for his documentary "Summer Of Soul," in which he featured film performances from the overlooked 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, which was nicknamed the Black Woodstock and featured performers like Stevie Wonder, Sly and the Family Stone, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Nina Simone and Mahalia Jackson. In addition to his many credits, Questlove is perhaps the most famous, popular and in-demand DJs. We're going to celebrate Christmas by listening back to Questlove playing songs from the Christmas playlist he put together for us last year.
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