The Music Man Foundation Announces More Than 5.8 Million Dollars in Grants to 20 Music Nonprofits on November 12: Marking 75 Years of It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas, With a National Day Set for November 27
The Music Man Foundation announced in Los Angeles on November 12 more than 5.8 million dollars in grants, combined, to 20 nonprofit organizations with music at the center of their work, as part of a nationwide celebration of the 75th anniversary of the song It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas.
The song, written by Meredith Willson, is ranked as the number one most played holiday song by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. The foundation also established National It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas Day on the day after Thanksgiving, which falls on November 27 this year, based on a national survey in which Americans overwhelmingly agreed that the day after Thanksgiving is when it begins to look like Christmas.
Sarah Lyding, executive director of The Music Man Foundation, said Willson beloved song has enchanted generations by capturing the anticipation of the holidays, and encouraged everyone to celebrate the day by singing, dancing and listening to music. A sing along will be held at The Music Center in Los Angeles on November 27, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., and the anniversary will be celebrated in Willson hometown of Mason City, Iowa, on November 28, from 2 to 4 p.m., at The Music Man Square with Santa and a tree lighting ceremony.
The foundation was started in 1998 by Willson widow, Rosemary, and donates 100 percent of profits from licensing royalties to organizations using music to catalyze enduring change. Over the last decade, it has awarded more than 30 million dollars to 85 organizations.
Source: The Music Man Foundation
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Photo: 图：洛杉矶音乐中心多萝西·钱德勒馆外观，Music Man基金会11月27日合唱活动在此举行。Carol M. Highsmith，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at The Music Center in Los Angeles, venue of the foundation's November 27 sing-along. By Carol M. Highsmith, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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