Little Jack Melody and his Young Turks




	YO HO HO AND A BOTTLE OF LITTLE JACK MELODY’S 11TH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS MIRACLE SINGALONG AND PASS-THE-HAT GIG AT DAN’S SILVERLEAF AND YOUR ATTENDANCE IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED AND DID I SAY YO HO HO ALREADY?, SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY MATINEE, DECEMBER 14TH, 3:00 PM! Dateline: Denton, TX, Sunday, December 14, 2025 Okay, just calm down. It’s almost Christmas. At the same time, I’m looking out the front porch window to the house across the street. Guess what—they’ve still got the remains of their Halloween decorations up. No kidding. That skeleton has got to be 15-feet tall. This is pure sloth, but maybe they figure if they stick a fake eight-foot Christmas tree up to his right hand, like an O Tannenbaum seasonal walking evergreen, then nobody will notice and figure it’s all part of a larger seasonal slipstream strategy. But I’m not buying it. Maybe I’ll have to call the Holiday Cops on ‘em. Yeah, I’m that guy--that’s me. Exhibit A—Note pile of skeletal elves?, right No, of COURSE that’s not me! I’m going to have a holly-jolly Christmas in spite of myself and the neighbors across the street, and I plan to shower the entire neighborhood with wassail, Belgian beer, Irish whiskey, and high denomination gift cards from Cracker Barrel and Applebee’s. Yeah, that’s the way I roll, always have. Or my name’s not Jack. So, on to the 11th annual Little Jack Melody and his Young Turks Christmas Miracle Singalong and Pass-the-Hat Gig at Dan’s Silverleaf, this year benefiting one of this city’s nonprofit jewels, The Art Room. Check this out: theartroomdenton.org Oh, somebody just asked me for more details—gladly: *WHO: Little Jack Melody and his Young Turks, plus Polly Maynard as The Choir Leader, plus Ann MacMillan (euphonium) and possibly other adjuncts, and YOU, the live audience* WHAT: The 11th annual LJM Christmas Miracle Singalong and Pass-the-Hat Gig WHEN: Sunday, December 14th, 2025, a 3:00 pm matinee WHERE: Dan’s Silverleaf, 103 Industrial St., Denton, TX 76201 WHY: LJM music, w/ singalong Christmas caroling for all during halftime, and passing-the-hat for Denton’s wondrous nonprofit, The Art Room HOW: On earth could you enjoy yourself any more than this, reveling in the spirit of the season and helping others as you go? But now let us expound with even more detailed details, like so: Young Turks, on this occasion: Brad Williams, keyboards; Dennis Durick, drums, etc.; Dave Monsch, reeds/woodwinds; Willie Wrinkle, upright bass; LJM singing, a little cornet, a little tenor banjo, and… Polly Maynard, who’ll be encoring her born-for-this-role as The Choir Leader, (while simultaneously Maria von Trapping along on classical guitar), kindly directing all assembled to sing along in an effusion of traditional Christmas carols, and… Ann MacMillan, revisiting her essential role on Euphoric Euphonium (euphorium?) when the time is right for the Christmas carols to celebratorily appear, as an inner angel’s voice that really ties the whole room together, if you come to think about it, and… The Art Room, Our local nonprofit pass-the-hat beneficiary for this year, whose mission statement declares its goal to “…provide people who have mental health issues with a safe, creative, and educational space in which to create art…” theartroomdenton.org Well, what are you going to do about it? I KNOW! Come to the show, enjoy yourself, help your community, and warm up your holiday heart. Many people will be thankful to you. You’re the best. Yo ho ho, with a this and a that, and donate to The Art Room when we pass the hat! Yours etc., LITTLE JACK MELODY Denton, TX (and a Happy New Year!) littlejackmelody.com danssilverleaf.com theartroomdenton.org www.prekindle.com/promo/id/-2852852648616033129