The following is an excerpt from the chapter "Songs for the Season: The Christmas Albums" from Jakob Baekgaard's Misty: The Music of Johnny Mathis (Sonicbond Publishing, 2022). Songs for the Season: ...

*While Christmas shopping recently, I paused while listening to a hauntingly beautiful song recorded by the incomparable Johnny Mathis. It’s called “Count Your Blessings (Instead Of Sheep)” and it’s ...

The Christmas Music of Johnny Mathis: A Personal Collection is a compilation album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released in October 1993 by Columbia Records and included selections ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Music legend Johnny Mathis joins WGN Radio’s ...

Mathis topped the Billboard 200 twice, with the game-changing Johnny's Greatest Hits and the aptly-titled Heavenly. By Paul Grein Johnny Mathis, who in the 1950s created an enduring niche as a singer ...

Legendary singer Johnny Mathis is officially stepping away from the stage. The 89-year-old announced his retirement from touring and live concerts due to age and declining health. "It’s with sincere ...

Johnny Mathis is retiring from live performance at age 89, due to “age and memory issues, which have accelerated,” his Facebook account announced Wednesday. The declaration said that Mathis would ...

March 29 (UPI) --Beloved singer Johnny Mathis is wrapping up his concert tour earlier than planned. "While there are still some exciting concerts coming up, regrettably all Johnny Mathis concerts from ...

Includes fresh insights from Johnny Mathis as well as his producers and arrangers and traces Mathis’s musical journey from the past to the present. Few singers have been able to change with the times ...

Johnny Mathis, the velvet-voiced singer from San Francisco, has announced his retirement from touring and live performances, citing “age and memory issues” that have recently worsened. “As many of you ...