The two-song debut CD release of Rose Garland's
"Smile" & "White Christmas". This collection is
not for sale -- The MP3 downloads are yours free, with love from Rose Garland.
The debut release includes the Charlie Chaplin
classic "SMILE" and Irving Berlin's "WHITE CHRISTMAS",
performed by Rose Garland and produced by Joe Curcio at GreenPointMusic.com Studio.
ABOUT ROSE: 
Rose Marie Garland was born in 1934 in Brooklyn New York.
"...I have always loved to sing even as a small child. I have two wonderful
daughters and have been blessed with twin granddaughters..."
"...I am a 5 Time Cancer Survivor and still fighting 4th Stage Bone and Colon Cancer
and I Still Smile!!!..."
"...This recording has been a dream come true! Enjoy!..."
ABOUT THE SESSION:
The recording took place on August 6th 2011 at
GreenPointMusic.com Studio's in Brooklyn New York. The session included Rose's two
daughters, sons-in-law, two grand children, and cousins John (Beau), Bobby, and Marie.
One of the interesting facts about the session is that Rose
Garland represents the eldest of the "Carlo" cousins, while Producer, Engineer
Joe Curcio is the youngest of the cousins.
In addition, and with another ironic twist, Rose's brother
"Big Mike" Carlo managed the band (The Rhythm Express) that cousins John, Bobby,
and Joe were in, and was responsible for booking their first real recording sessions in
the mid 70's.
The middle section of the White Christmas recording includes
greetings from many who attended the sessions, and even a few family members who are no
longer with us (*). Here is the order of the greetings:
1. Rose wishes all a healthy, happy Merry Christmas
2. Bobby makes a joke about "...more lines than anyone else"
3. Aunt Nella talks about "...the dirty old man sitting next to her"
4. *Uncle Jerry says "...I don't know what to say ...hello and how are ya"
5. * Aunt Clara says "...how are ya darling"
6. Patricia and Joe with a Merry Christmas
7. * Aunt Paulina says "...how are you anyway"
8. Linda and Bill with a holiday Merry Christmas
9. Joe and Marie and a Merry Christmas
10. Bobby and John, Merry Christmas
11. Rose with a "gag reel" moment.
By the way, the song Smiles' final mix and mastering was done
and completed on September 11, 2011 - the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy.
ABOUT THE SONG (Smile):
The music for the song Smile was composed by
Charlie Chaplin and featured in the 1936 Chaplin classic "Modern Times". John
Turner and Geoffrey Parsons added the lyrics and title in 1954. In the lyrics, the singer
is telling the listener to cheer up and that there is always a bright tomorrow, just as
long as they smile. "Smile" has become a popular standard since its original use
in Chaplin's film.
The song was originally sung by Nat King Cole,
charted in 1954. Singer Sunny Gale also covered the song, sharing sales with Cole, as
shown in the music trade Cashbox. It was also covered by Cole's daughter, Natalie, on her
1991 album, Unforgettable... with Love.
ABOUT THE SONG (White Christmas):
"White Christmas" is an Irving Berlin song reminiscing
about an old-fashioned Christmas setting. Accounts vary as to when and where Berlin wrote
the song. One story is that he wrote it in 1940, poolside at the Biltmore hotel in
Phoenix, Arizona. He often stayed up all night writing — he told his secretary,
"Grab your pen and take down this song. I just wrote the best song I've ever written
— heck, I just wrote the best song that anybody's ever written!"
Simply to make a dream to come true:
Both songs were produced with only one thing in mind - to make
one of Rose's dreams come true. Sure, there may be a snippet here or a snippet there
that may infringe a bit on some part of intellectual property. But for every rule, there
is an exception. We assure you that there is nothing, and there will never be anything
here for sale or for profit - This is simply a good 'ole family project, with love to Rose
Garland --- God Bless.
