Lead guitarist Robbie Robertson [1943-2023] wrote “Christmas Must Be Tonight” for bassist Rick Danko [1943-1999] to sing on The Band’s seventh studio album, Islands (1977). Reportedly, he wrote it upon witnessing the birth of his son. Elton John famously loved it. Train and Ronnie Hawkins covered it. Mark Mulch, originally from Toms River in Ocean County, now living in Nashville, in our humble opinion, has the best cover of all.
MIKE GREENBLATT has been writing for Goldmine magazine and New Jersey's Aquarian Weekly for more than 35 years. His writing subjects fill the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
He's interviewed Joe Cocker, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Carlos Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, and members of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. He was 18 when he attended Woodstock in 1969.
In addition to writing about music, Greenblatt has worked on publicity campaigns for The Animals, Pat Benatar, Johnny Winter, Tommy James and Richard Branson, among others. He is currently the editor of The Jersey Sound.
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