Mark Pentleton

Written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne in 1945, Let it snow! (or to give it its proper title, Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!) was first recorded by Vaughn Monroe and has subsequently been covered by many artists. The version I’m most familiar with is Dean Martin’s, but among the trivia [...]

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Today’s song was written in 1931 by Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt with lyrics by Gus Kahn. It was first recorded by Ozzie Nelson and his orchestra, but has been covered many times since by artists including Doris Day, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole and Dean Martin. In 1968 the song was recorded [...]

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Today’s song was chosen by my son Matthew. It was really his second choice – I’ve suggested that I’ll try to work on a piano version of the Pokémon theme tune for his birthday later in the year! As a pizza lover, Matthew felt this song was the best one to choose for today! Dean [...]

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This song was originally composed in 1953 as ¿Quién será? (Who will it be?) by the Mexican composer and bandleader Pablo Beltrán Ruiz. An English-language version was released in 1954 by Dean Martin and since then it’s been covered by hundreds of artists, perhaps most famously by Michael Bublé in 2003. I hope you enjoy [...]

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