’Twas the day before Thanksgiving and I was tempted to make my usual too-cool-for-this post about not going out on the stupidest night of the year. So first let me say: not going out on the stupidest night of the year.

But let me add this.

Here’s something for those of you not headed out, those of you with the Spotify, as referenced on Monday.

Instead of bemoaning the fact that Adele, Taylor Swift, etc. have decided not to have their music on “free” streaming services, check out a young man who has: the ageless and incomparable Tony Bennett.

Yup, Tony’s got a new album out and it’s another gem. Called The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern, it features Bill Charlap and his trio and more than a dozen songs composed by the great Jerome Kern. You’ve heard all these songs before (some, in fact, by Mr. Bennett previously), but somehow Tony Bennett at 89 puts a fresh stamp on a song like no other jazz singer today. No other singer period.

So do yourself a favor, shut yourself in the next three days and hear some music, watch a parade, watch some football…

And maybe see your friends and family if you have time.