COLTS NECK – Singer-songwriter Dave DeLuca will present a “Winter Wonderland” concert at the Colts Neck Public Library, 1 Winthrop Drive, from 2-3 p.m. Dec. 9. All are invited to attend the performance.
” ‘Winter Wonderland’ is a feel-good family oriented event filled with yuletide whimsy and winter wonder that celebrates the magic of the holiday seasons,” DeLuca said.
The concert will include songs such as “Let it Snow,” “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” “I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm,” “Jingle Bells,” “Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer,” “I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas” and “Dominick The Donkey.”
Registration is not required to attend the concert, however, seating will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
DeLuca is a lifelong resident of New Jersey and a native of North Brunswick.
“I encourage audience participation and when people sing along, and even dance, it makes it even more fun for me,” DeLuca said. “The best feeling, though, is when people come up to me after a show and tell me I brought back fond memories of their childhood, their teen years, their first love and their wedding day.”
DeLuca has been performing for more than 40 years and is a member of the Songwriters Guild of America. In December 2011 he auditioned for and won a starring role in the “5th Annual Sinatra Birthday Bash” at the Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank.
DeLuca performs in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland and Delaware at nursing homes, adult day care centers, senior centers, libraries and adult communities.
He is overseeing production of “The Star-Spangled Songbook,” a tribute to the great American composers and lyricists who crafted the nation’s body of popular standards, for a future airing on PBS.
“Music has incredible staying power and hearing a significant song can evoke strong, honest emotions,” DeLuca said. “It is incredibly fulfilling to make an emotional connection with a room filled with strangers simply by using my voice and I often feel as though the audience gives me more joy than I give them.”
For more information, call the library at 732-431-5656.
