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                                The Velvet Frog
                                        
> I waved the leader of the chorale over and directed his attention to Mr.
> Tormé, seated about twenty yards from me.
> 
> "That's Mel Tormé down there. Do you know who he is?"
> 
> The singer was about 25 so it didn't horrify me that he said, "No."
> 
> I asked, "Do you know 'The Christmas Song?'"
> 
> Again, a "No."
> 
> I said, "That's the one that starts, 'Chestnuts roasting on an open fire…'"
> 
> "Oh, yes," the caroler chirped. "Is that what it's called? 'The Christmas
> Song?'"
> 
> "That's the name," I explained. "And that man wrote it." The singer thanked
> me, returned to his group for a brief huddle…and then they strolled down
> towards Mel Tormé. I ditched the rest of my sandwich and followed, a few
> steps behind. As they reached their quarry, they began singing, "Chestnuts
> roasting on an open fire…" directly to him.
> 

“My Xmas Story - News From MENews From ME [1]”

Bunny sent me this cute little story about Mel Tormé. It's worth a read, if
only for the classic understatement from the chorale leader (you'll know it
when you read it).

[1] http://www.newsfromme.com/2015/12/18/my-xmas-story/

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