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Mary Jane Blige (/ˈblaɪʒ/; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, model, record producer and actress. Starting her career as a background singer on Uptown Records in 1989, Blige released her first album, What's the 411?, in 1992, and has released 11 studio albums since and made over 150 guest appearances on other albums and soundtracks.
A recipient of nine Grammy Awards, in addition to receiving a record of thirty Grammy nominations, Blige is one of few entertainers in history to have eight or more albums to reach multi-platinum status. My Life, in particular, is considered among the greatest albums ever recorded according to Rolling Stone,Time, and Vibe. For her part in combining hip-hop and soul in the early-1990s and its subsequent commercial success, Blige received the Legends Award at the World Music Awards. Blige also received the Voice of Music Award from performance rights organization ASCAP, with its official Jeanie Weems stating that "[Blige's] music has been the voice of inspiration to women worldwide in both struggle and triumph." Blige made Time magazine's "Time 100" list of influential individuals around the world in 2007.
$pread Magazine was a quarterly magazine by and for sex workers and those who support their rights. The magazine's focus was: "personal experiences and political insights" and it "contain(ed) practical information like news, features, health columns, and resources related to the sex industry."
Articles were written by readers as well as by figures from academic, cultural, and literary backgrounds, most of whom are current or former sex workers. The magazine was launched on March 15, 2005 by Rachel Aimee, Rebecca Lynn, and Raven Strega.$pread was based in New York City, and was sold throughout the United States and Canada at independent bookstores and via national distributors.
A co-editor said, "We want the general public to become aware of issues such as the physical working conditions of sex workers and their health care and housing needs, and to start considering sex workers as real people rather than mythical beasts who only come to life when someone drops a quarter into a slot."
Mary Christmas is a 2002 American Christmas movie written by Stanley M. Brooks and Betty G. Birney. It was directed by and stars John Schneider. In the movie Joel Wallace, Schneider's character, is a widower raising a nine-year-old daughter Felice. In her Christmas letter to Santa Claus, Felice wishes for a new mommy for Christmas. The letter is intercepted by a local news producer who cancels reporter Mary Maloney's vacation and sends her to investigate the Wallace family as a human interest story. Most of the movie deals with Joel's searching for a new wife that will be Felice's mom. The ending takes a bit of a twist, though, when it turns out that Mary is Felice's birth mother who had given her up for adoption. The movie incorporates a little extra magic with "governor" Les Turner whom Felice thinks is Santa Claus.
Get Mary J. Blige's album "A Mary Christmas" now on: iTunes: http://smarturl.it/AMaryXmasiTunes Amazon: http://smarturl.it/AMaryXmasAmzn Google Play: http://smarturl.it/AMaryXmasGoogle Music video by Mary J. Blige performing Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas. (C) 2013 The Verve Music Group / Interscope Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group This Christmas · Mary J. Blige A Mary Christmas ℗ 2013 The Verve Music Group / Interscope Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. Released on: 2013-01-01 Associated Performer, Recording Arranger, Keyboards, Producer: David Foster Associated Performer, Synthesizer Programming, Producer, Co- Producer: Jochem van der Saag Associated Performer, Bass (vocal): Alex Al Associated Performer, Drums: Rexell Hardy Jr. Producer, Executive Producer: Kendu Isaacs Composer Lyricist: Donny Hathaway Composer Lyricist: Nadine McKinner Auto-generated by YouTube.
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Get Mary J. Blige's album "A Mary Christmas" now on: iTunes: http://smarturl.it/AMaryXmasiTunes Amazon: http://smarturl.it/AMaryXmasAmzn Google Play: http://smarturl.it/AMaryXmasGoogle Music video by Mary J. Blige performing My Favorite Things. (C) 2013 The Verve Music Group / Interscope Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mary Jane Blige (/ˈblaɪʒ/; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, model, record producer and actress. Starting her career as a background singer on Uptown Records in 1989, Blige released her first album, What's the 411?, in 1992, and has released 11 studio albums since and made over 150 guest appearances on other albums and soundtracks.
A recipient of nine Grammy Awards, in addition to receiving a record of thirty Grammy nominations, Blige is one of few entertainers in history to have eight or more albums to reach multi-platinum status. My Life, in particular, is considered among the greatest albums ever recorded according to Rolling Stone,Time, and Vibe. For her part in combining hip-hop and soul in the early-1990s and its subsequent commercial success, Blige received the Legends Award at the World Music Awards. Blige also received the Voice of Music Award from performance rights organization ASCAP, with its official Jeanie Weems stating that "[Blige's] music has been the voice of inspiration to women worldwide in both struggle and triumph." Blige made Time magazine's "Time 100" list of influential individuals around the world in 2007.
It's Christmas, Mary's coming home
She is the only thing I want
Another year has come and gone
It's Christmas, Mary's coming home
I've been sitting by the phone, waiting for her call
One short ring and I'll be gone to get my baby doll
We're gonna rock around the clock down at the Legion hall
I can't wait to hear her say, "Merry Christmas, merry away"
It's Christmas, Mary's coming home
She is the only thing I want
Another year has come and gone
It's Christmas, Mary's coming home
I wrote a letter to Santa Claus, just like I was a little child
And all I need is a little love, all wrapped up in her smile
I've been good but I've been better, just a little while
Must have read between the lines, it won't be long, you'll still be mine
It's gonna be a merry Christmas
It's gonna be a merry Christmas
It's Christmas, Mary's coming home
She is the only thing I want
Another year has come and gone
It's Christmas, Mary's coming home
It's Christmas, Mary's coming home
She is the only thing I want
Another year has come and gone
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