Tuesday December 21, 2021 “A New York Christmas” Rob Thomas
Former Matchbox 20 lead voice and primary songwriter Rob Thomas brings us this thoughtful Christmas song written by Thomas.
Rob Thomas is a very successful rock star who along with his wife, former model Marisol Moldando have turned their fame and ressources to do good. With the proceeds from this song they established the Sidewalk Angels Foundation which is a non-profit organization created to help needy people in and around America's big cities by partnering with various organizations to assist people who cannot afford medical care.
He is also a strong supporter of gay rights and wrote a piece supporting the legalization of same-sex marriage. He closed the article by writing, "Each of us has a short ride on this earth and as long as we stay in our lane, and don't affect someone else's ride, we should be allowed to drive as we see fit."
As an aside, although we did not cover it during Billboard’s Greatest Hits of All Time week, Rob Thomas and Santana were in the top ten of that list with their collaboration on “Smooth'' which topped Billboard’s Top 100 chart for 12 weeks and was in the top ten for both 1999 and 2000.
Stay safe and well...and for all of you who wish they were in New York for Christmas from all of us who are, we wish you a Merry New York Christmas.