Merry Christmas to you all. I am a practicing Jew who does not celebrate Christmas as the birth of the messiah. However, I can appreciate the universal themes of peace, love and understanding that are prevalent this time of year, and so the Official Straight No Chaser song of Christmas Day is "Peace" written by Horace Silver,. Here is a wonderful duet version of the song, as performed by the François Moutin (bass) & Kavita Shah (Vocals) Duo from their Interplay album. Considered one of the finest ballads of the hard bop era, "Peace" has a timeless message for us all, as the last few lines of the song show: When you find peace of mind, leave your worries behind Don't say that it can't be done With a new point of view, life's true meaning comes to you And the freedom you seek is won Peace is for everyone Silver first recorded this classic more than fifty years ago, on his Blowin' the Blues Away album, one of the last to feature his classic quintet lineup of trumpeter Blue Mitchell, tenor saxophonist Junior Cook, bassist Gene Taylor, and drummer Louis Hayes. A Merry Christmas to one and all.

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