Ginny and Molly and I had a great time at the Not-So-Silent-Night Holiday Show presented by Rufus, Martha and assorted other Wainwrights and other friends at Town Hall on Thursday Night. The show had a loose vibe that set a fun mood. Highlights of the program, in no particular order, 
featured Rufus singing a sweet, emotional version of “O Holy Night” in French; Martha singing a French song called “Three Angels”; the immortal Marianne Faithful singing “I Saw Three Ships” with English brio; the immortal Lou Reed and Sean Lennon churning out a funny, droning, churning version of “Zippity-Do-Dah”, with Martha really belting out the chorus; Laurie Anderson and Martha combining 
on an eerie, ethereal “O Little Town of Bethlehem”, Loudon Wainwright III doing a couple of funny political songs; Sloan Wainwright very nearly stealing the show with a soulful, theatrical Act One-ending rendition of “Thank God It’s Christmas”; Teddy Thompson (son of Richard and Linda) and a sexy Jenni Muldaur (daughter of Geoff and Maria) doing a great duet of “Baby It’s Cold Outside”, Lucy Wainwright Roche singing a lovely version of Joni Mitchell‘s “River”, and Anna McGarrigle, keeping on. I loved it.
