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- Nadine McKinnor wrote the hit song "This Christmas," made famous by the late Donny Hathaway.
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On writing the song with Hathaway (who died in 1979), Nadine McKinnor [3] said she felt "blessed to have written Donny a song that celebrates the possibilities, the expectations, and the anticipation of Christmas and the good fun and happy loving times", and that the creation of the song "was a God plan. God was in this plan.
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Dec 20, 2017 · Nadine McKinnor wrote the hit song "This Christmas," made famous by the late Donny Hathaway. By Christopher Borrelli | Chicago Tribune. UPDATED: November 18, 2020 at 7:29 PM CDT. There is a...
- Christopher Borrelli
Dec 19, 2017 · “This Christmas,” recorded in 1970, didn’t start with Hathaway but with a songwriting receptionist named Nadine McKinnor. She is now seventy-six and a full-time caregiver; I spoke with her...
- Emily Lordi
Dec 23, 2020 · “A lot of black people would say, ‘Christmas doesn’t start until we play ‘This Christmas,’ ” said Nadine McKinnor, 79, who co-wrote the song with Hathaway. “It always got love. It ...
- Chuck Arnold
Songfacts®: Donny Hathaway wrote this soulful Christmas song with Nadine McKinnor. It evokes the spirit of the holiday, as he's looking forward to spending the season with friends and family. In the memorable chorus, he sings: Like many Christmas songs, this one took a while to find an audience.
The song This Christmas was written by Donny Hathaway and Nadine McKinnor and was first released by Donny Hathaway in 1970. It was covered by Terence Young, Dave Barnes, Dave Koz featuring Eric Benet, The Idea of North and other artists.
Dec 25, 2017 · Hathaway co-wrote the song with Nadine McKinnor when he was recording as Donnie Pitts. It's been called the best holiday song written by African Americans, and it was named one of the 30 Greatest Holiday Songs of the 20th Century by ASCAP.
