Joie de Vivre

Dear Readers (chères lectrices), We finished the songs list (liste des chansons) for the November Top 50 – it was about time, wasn’t it?  We are already working on our December Top 50 so we thought we better finish this up before December 1st — we apologize for the delay.  You can also find this […]

Per your request dear readers (chères lectrices), below is the November Top 50 songs list (liste de chansons) that is currently playing on the Art of the Home Music Channel.  The November Top 50 songs list shows the name of each singer, the song title and the CD it comes from when available in the […]

The Art of the Home Top 50 has been updated for November. Great new songs that we hope you will enjoy throughout this lovely fall month. New in November: – 8 songs by Édith Piaf – 15 emotional duets – 4 songs with Luciano Pavarotti – A song by Brigitte Bardot – A duet with Catherine Deneuve […]

It soon will be time for the November Top 50 on the Art of the Home Music Channel — already! We will be adding more songs from the artists you’ve seen in October, including our beloved Edith Piaf.  We have some of her well known songs but others as well, a bit less known but no less beautiful […]

Mary Cassatt, Motherhood – 1906 From our short inspirational quotes collection: today’s quote is about children — the beauty of their innocence (expect of course when they are caught with a mouth full of chocolate and candidly ask: “wonder who ate that missing slice of chocolate cake?”) but most importantly how children live with pure intentions. Our Quote du […]

Some of you dear readers emailed us (merci, we love to hear from you!) asking for the names of the songs featured on the Art of the Home Music Channel.  We compiled the list for you showing the name of each singer and the song they are singing  You can check it out below or […]

Music and songs are like sunshine in our hearts and lives — even on rainy days! So it is with much joy that we are sharing with you the new Art of Home Music Channel – a music channel with a touch of French Inspiration. Our featured songs include songs from Édith Piaf, Luciano Pavarotti, Michael Bublé, Charles Aznavour, Frank […]

From our short inspirational quotes collection: today’s quote is about home cooking and is given to us by the legendary Italian actress Sophia Loren. She is gorgeous and she cooks too — always a plus. Did you know Sophia Loren can also sing — and she does so in French, lovely. So we are including a delightful video […]

From our short inspirational quotes collection — check below for the Art of the Home uplifting “Quote du Jour” (Quote of the Day). Today’s quote is given by the beloved French humanitarian Abbé Pierre — he was France’s passionate and leading champion of the less fortunate and homeless. Sending you a smile with these flowers and 5 “smiling forward” […]

Art of the Home is off today — to celebrate Labor Day!    Wishing you a fantastic and safe Labor Day with those oriental lilies from the Farmers market!   Hope you will be sharing a few moments of those last few days of summer with your loved ones! Happy Labor Day Weekend from Art of […]