The Ubiquitous Andy Williams

Boy does Christmas love Andy Williams. You never really hear too much about this smooth-voiced guy since he had a couple of hits in the 50s and 60s. I remember a variety show he had on TV when I was a kid but I don’t remember any of his songs. As I write this, I am sampling his 1956 song called ‘Butterfly’ that is dubbed his biggest hit. It’s pretty bad. I guess he plays in Branson still but I think if it wasn’t for Christmas, he wouldn’t even be in the modern music vocabulary. But come December, he is all over the radio isn’t he? He seems to be THE guy to play for such covers as “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of Year”, “O Holy Night” as well as countless others. I mean no disrespect to Mr. Williams but he must be thrilled this time of year when he gets to hear himself on the radio, a medium that left him 50 years ago.