A Holiday Classic Reborn: Lisa Dawn Miller Reimagines Her Father's Holiday Hit
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LOS ANGELES - Californer -- LOS ANGELES – Lisa Dawn Miller (lisadawnmiller.com) releases the Christmas classic "One Little Christmas Tree (https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/lisadawnmille...)," written by her father, legendary songwriter, Ron Miller, (music by Bryan Wells). Originally released by Stevie Wonder in 1967 for his one and only Christmas album, "Someday at Christmas," (also written by Miller/Wells), the newly reimagined recording honors enduring family legacy, capturing generations of holiday spirit. The track is now available on Apple Music (https://music.apple.com/us/album/one-little-chr...) and Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/track/1bWRaU5JonbwuF5A...).

Currently in its 16^th touring season, "Sandy Hackett's Rat Pack Show" will appear at Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino (https://senecaniagaracasino.com/entertainment/sandy-hacketts-rat-pack-show-home-for-the-holidays/) in Niagara Falls, N.Y. December 12-13. Lisa co-produces the hit musical in which she also stars as "Frank's One Love (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJcD8IqhxxM)." Lisa's husband, producer/comedian Sandy Hackett, son of legendary comedian, Buddy Hackett, stars as "Joey Bishop."



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Writing Stevie Wonder's only Christmas album was all in the family for the Millers, with Ron writing the lyrics to its title track, "Someday at Christmas," "Bedtime for Toys," "A Warm Little Home on a Hill," "The Day that Love Began," (with music by Lisa's sister, Debbie Miller), "Everyone's a Kid at Christmas Time (https://youtu.be/g7UZpk-ZElM?si=QI_LaRy1fRAIQrW4)" (with music by Lisa's mother, Aurora Miller), and "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Me (https://youtube.com/shorts/IhhH1_wAXAk?si=N2AwF...)," which Ron wrote for Lisa and recently released by Samara Joy, winning a 2024 Grammy Award.



In 2010, Stevie Wonder invited Lisa's son, then 10-year-old Oliver Richman, to share the stage (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJQ76kCxdfU&...) to perform "One Little Christmas Tree," after he heard Oliver's recording (https://youtu.be/y-kUOuL9WnQ?si=SA7FVyifCLo_7h8t) of it.

Lisa's father's legacy catalogue includes classic standards as "For Once in My Life," "Touch Me in the Morning (https://open.spotify.com/track/06jwa5Y3c8eogfIZ...)," "Heaven Help Us All," "A Place in the Sun," "Yester-me, Yester-you, Yesterday," "If I Could (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xueIOa_qWI8)," "I've Never Been to Me," "I've Never Been a Woman Before," and "Can't We Try".

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She runs her own music publishing company, LDM World (https://ldmworld.com) and is the managing partner of the Ron Miller Legacy Songtrust, and the Aurora Miller Legacy Songtrust.

For tickets to "Sandy Hackett's Rat Pack Show," at Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino, December 12-13, visit: https://senecaniagaracasino.com/entertainment/s....

For more on Lisa Dawn Miller, visit lisadawnmiller.com, (http://lisadawnmiller.com/) ldmworld.com, foronceinmylife.com, and follow her on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lisadawnmiller/), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/LisaDawnMillerMusic), and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6gOT-WkgGekyh4R91LfuA).