Music Man基金会11月12日拨款逾580万美元予20家音乐非营利机构：纪念歌曲《It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas》75周年，11月27日定为全国纪念日
一首唱了 75 年的圣诞歌曲，把一笔新的捐赠带给了全美的音乐机构。Music Man 基金会 11 月 12 日在洛杉矶宣布，向 20 家以音乐为核心工作的非营利机构拨款合计超过 580 万美元，作为歌曲《It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas》问世 75 周年的庆祝活动之一。
这首由梅雷迪思·威尔森创作的歌曲，被美国作曲家、作家与出版商协会列为播放量第一的节日歌曲。基金会同时设立全国「It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas」日，定在感恩节次日，今年落在 11 月 27 日，其依据是一项全国调查，显示受访者普遍认为感恩节次日是开始有圣诞气氛的日子。
基金会执行总监萨拉·利丁表示，威尔森这首歌以对节日的期待打动了几代人，基金会鼓励人们以唱歌、跳舞与听音乐的方式庆祝这个纪念日。11 月 27 日下午 3 时 30 分至 4 时 30 分，洛杉矶音乐中心将办一场合唱活动；威尔森家乡爱荷华州梅森市则将于 11 月 28 日下午 2 时至 4 时在 Music Man 广场举行庆祝与点灯仪式。
Music Man 基金会由威尔森遗孀罗斯玛丽于 1998 年创立，把版税利润全数捐给以音乐推动改变的机构，过去十年已向 85 家机构拨款超过 3000 万美元。
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.
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图片来源：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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