Carole J. Bufford and Eric Yves Garcia
A Christmas Carole & A New Year’s Yves!
An Old-Fashioned Holiday Special
Laurie Beechman Theatre, NYC, December 7, 2015
Reviewed by Elizabeth Ahlfors for Cabaret Scenes

From the look and sound of things, Carole J. Bufford and Eric Yves Garcia’s second annual holiday special will not be their last.
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Bufford, a pint-sized dynamo with a voice that kills, joins urbane mischief-maker Garcia creating merry musical mayhem at the Laurie Beechman Theatre. If the songs follow last year’s pattern and the jokes have been heard before, well, folks, that’s what tradition is all about. Expect the familiar, but appreciate the sparkling twists and turns that talent (and Bufford’s green sequined dress) can contribute.
Before another word, there is a third member in these festivities and he is pianist/singer Matt Baker, who fills in with quips and adds sensitive and witty support to Bufford’s and Garcia’s vocals. On his own, he knocks the show upside down with his creative take on “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” (J. Fred Coots/Haven Gillespie), a red-light warning that, “You (really) better watch out!” He gives the show a jazz-flavored backing with “”Zat You, Santa Claus?” by Jack Fox and a lively “Christmas in New Orleans” (Joe Van Winkle/Richard M. Sherwin).
An imaginative re-viewing of Frank Loesser’s “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” pitted the two performers against each other with petite Bufford threatening, tying up and gagging Garcia, before mixing a suspicious something into his champagne. The gal seems to enjoy her dark side, delivering a “Bad Girls Medley” with Meiko’s “Maybe Next Year (X-Mas Song)” and Joan Osborne’s “What Do Bad Girls Get?
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.” Garcia adds a twist to holiday cheer with “(Everybody’s Waitin’ for) The Man with the Bag” by Irving Taylor/Dudley Brooks/Hal Stanley. Hint – It’s not Macy’s Santa.
Delivering the Judy Garland classic, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” (Hugh Martin), Bufford commented on the lyric changes demanded by Garland and others who felt the original lyrics were too dark. Martin made some changes: “It may be your last” became “Let your heart be light,” and these new lyrics became the popular version we hear today. While Garcia added his own jazz piano to “Wintry Mix,” a mélange of heat-inspired pop tunes, he is most touching in ballads, such as a smooth rendition of John Meyer’s “After the Holidays.” He can get carried away with silly patter, but delivered a sweet story about his father’s experiences with Christmas trees.
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After Bufford’s stunning “O Holy Night” (John Sullivan Dwight/Adolphe Charles Adams), she and Garcia teamed in counterpoint for Irving Berlin’s “All Alone” and Frank Loesser’s “What Are You Doing New Years Eve?”
Thinking of next holiday season, you might add this not-so-Old-Fashioned Holiday Special to your traditional must-see list.