Nadine McKinnor has suffered a stroke

“A Christmas Dream Unimagined”

(The classic tale of a classic song)

by Windy Barnes and Maurice Kitchen

Imagine dreaming you had one chance to write a song that all the world would sing, and your dream came true. Now imagine experiencing a life challenging illness that your share of the sales of that song, barely support your mounting medical expenses. Such is the case of Nadine Scott McKinnor.

The year was 1970. The songwriter, Nadine, the recording artist, Donny Hathaway. The song? “This Christmas.” To date, over 300 artists have recorded this song. Unfortunately because of industry practices and standards in the early 70’s, Ms. McKinnor failed to protect her interests and did not benefit financially to the extent we would imagine today.

History is littered with countless untold stories about the accomplishments of hidden black female figures. For over 50 years, we’ve been inspired by this heartfelt Christmas classic. Now due to a sudden debilitating stroke, in September, Nadine is in need of financial support to assist with mounting medical bills not covered by her insurance.

Please show your love to this inspirational woman and writer of our beloved classic….” And this Christmas will be a very special Christmas for me”, …..you and Nadine. We love Donny Hathaway for recording this song and making it the mega-hit it is today. It was definitely a match made in Heaven.

Please contribute as your heart leads you. All donations are welcomed.

PS Nadine is one of my favorite people on the planet,… so humble and resisted me doing this in the beginning. I love her dearly and she knows it. Kindly think of her every time you hear “This Christmas”. We want her well, telling her jokes and making us smile.

Thank you on behalf of her friends and her sons, Steve and Michael,

Windy Barnes & Team Nadine