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Oris teamed up with Kermit to release a special edition “Kermit Day” version of their ProPilot X Calibre 400 watch.  Oris and Disney’s The Muppets Kermit the Frog get together for a bit of fun and to create “Kermit Day” with a very special edition of the ProPilot X Calibre 400.  We’re inspired by what we call the Joy of Mechanics. The first function of every Oris watch, in the purest emotional, feel-it-in-yourbones sense, is to bring joy, to make people smile. That’s it. If an Oris watch can make someone’s day better, we’ve done our job.    For some time, we’ve been trying to find the ultimate expression of this and to make a watch that’s pure joy. And then it hit us. A collaboration with the easiest guy on the planet: Kermit the Frog from The Muppet Show. Kermit’s role is to entertain, to put a smile on our faces. He’s been doing it for generations. Could we do a watch with him?  It turns out we could. And we’re delighted, grinning from ear to ear, and so...

DCappella teamed up with Kermit the Frog on a new acapella reedition of "Rainbow Connection."  You can watch the lyric video below: And download/buy/stream the song at  https://dcappella.lnk.to/ArtistPage

This past October, Kermit the Frog joined Choir! Choir! Choir! at Lincoln Center. Kermit performed "Rainbow Connection" at the free event with Daveed Goldman Nobu Adilman, the violin group Rootstock Republic, and a room full of fans singing along.  Look closely, and you may even spot a few major Muppet fans in the crowd!

Prolific songwriter Paul Williams was recently inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and none other then Kermit the Frog helped  honor the frequent Muppet collaborator.  Williams received the prestigious Johnny Mercer Award. Kermit , in  a pre-taped video homage,  said of the famously height-challenged Williams, “He has a very special relationship with Muppets — he understands Muppets, true, because he’s only a little taller than us.” Kermit's intro was followed by Ingrid Michaelson  performing “Rainbow Connection"  and a pair of songs sung by Williams collaborator Gustavo Santaolalla. Video of the event hasn't been posted online, but according to  Variety :  Williams delivered a deeply impassioned yet often hilarious acceptance speech, showing his famous sense of humor by saying, “Songwriters can be shy about pitching their songs, but publishers are shameless. I’ve heard my songs pitched during shivas and when brides were walking down t...