Bird Mancini will be doing two original holiday songs:  A Billy original called "Because It's December" and a brand new, never before heard Ruby original called "Christmas Is Happy (For Fortunate People)". Many artists appearing!  Below is a list of performers and all the details: Tickets Available:  johnnyds.tunestub.com The Christmas Cavalcade Benefits For the Homeless have been a tradition for a decade, in Somerville at Johnny D’s and in Orleans at the Jailhouse Tavern, raising a good deal of money over the years for the Somerville Homeless Coalition and the Noah Shelter for the Homeless, and giving some of the bay state’s best musicians a chance to get together and do seasonal songs that either aren’t in their repertoire at all or only appear for a few weeks annually. Featuring:
Chandler Travis Philharmonic
Livingston Taylor
Siobhan Magnus
Merrie Amsterberg
Amy Fairchild
Carla Ryder
Boston Typewriter Orchestra
Sal Baglio
Bird Mancini
Dennis Brennan
Jenny Dee & the Deelinquents
Sarah Borges
John Powhida
The Darlings
Shaun Wortis
The Catbirds
Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers
Sophia Cacciola and Michael J. Epstein Celebrate the Holidays!
Tad & Kate (of Sidewalk Driver)
Jordan Renzi
The Flakes
The Hoot Owls
The Philharmonic Trombone Shout Band
The Athol Thingerth
A Heavenly Host of Others
(more TBA!) Suggested donation of $25. All proceeds go the the Somerville Homeless Coalition. Doors open at 5:30pm, show starts at 7:30pm. The format of the show keeps things lively, as usually no act plays longer than a couple of songs (except for the Chandler Travis Philharmonic, who act as hosts and occasional backup for some of the other performers, and have a large and constantly changing collection of sometimes riotous Christmas songs to draw on), which gives the Cavalcade shows the feel of a vaudeville holiday revue.