Along with Joni Mitchell, singer-actress-activist Bette Midler received Kennedy Center Honors last week.
From her early, manic days as the Divine Miss M, Midler has given us a range of performances. Onscreen she’s been a drug-addicted rock singer, a first wife, a USO entertainer, a wife kidnapped by her own husband, a witch and so many others. On Broadway, she won raves for her take on Dolly Levi in Hello, Dolly! In recordings, she’s won Grammys for everything from big band classics to Randy Newman.
One of her biggest hits was “From a Distance”, the Julie Gold song first recorded by Nanci Griffith.
Today’s Advent piece is a Christmas version of “From a Distance”, which Middler released on her Cool Yule album.
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