Bobby McFerrin In 1986, McFerrin was the voice of Santa Bear in "Santa Bear's First Christmas", and in 1987 he was the voice of Santa Bear/Bully Bear in the sequel "Santa Bear's High Flying Adventure". That same year, he performed the theme song for the opening credits of Season 4 of "The Cosby Show". In 1988, McFerrin recorded the song "Don't Worry, Be Happy", which became a hit and brought him widespread recognition across the world. The song's success "ended McFerrin's musical life as he had known it," and he began to pursue other musical possibilities on stage and in recording studios.
Overboard (a cappella) Overboard's third album, "Castaways", a compilation of oldies and a cappella standards, was released in September 2008. Their fourth album, "Tidings", a collection of holiday songs, was released in November 2008. Tidings received a Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award (CARA) nomination for Best Holiday Album and won a CARA for Best Holiday Song ("We Three Kings"). In 2009, the track was chosen for "CASC: Christmas A Cappella Volume 1", an international holiday compilation album co-released by CASA and A Cappella Records. Begun in the spring of 2009, Overboard’s fifth album, "Help!", was inspired by the release of the newly remastered