Christmas songs please?
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OK, I guess it's time to talk about the TG Christmas party... oh wait, never mind, that would require most of the team being in the same part of the world, for the 1st time ever. Maybe next year.
But as far as this year is concerned, I will try to get some Christmas songs up, probably part of the Campfire Series, during the month of October. That should be in plenty of time to get everybody ready to Rock Around The Christmas Tree with their closest friends & family.
As you mentioned, the 1st CD I did was a collection of Christmas tunes, coincidentally called A Christmas Collection, that featured instrumental versions of a bunch of songs, close to 30 as I recall. It is available here at the Audio Store. I might be able to get a few of these fingerpicking arrangements into TARGET lessons as well but this year we might focus on sing-a-long versions.
I know I have this story available somewhere on the net, but the way I got started on Christmas songs is an interesting diversion in itself. It had a lot to do with Macy's department store wanting a strolling guitar player wandering around the store for 12 days, 5 hours a day, as shoppers rearranged carefully organized sales racks. I think it was around 1984.
Needless to say, after a few days of improvising arrangements of holiday classics during my 5 hour practice session, I had a handle on dozens of them.
The end of this story for now, is that I will try to get some of these together for everybody to get us in shape for the upcoming Christmas Sing-A Long Season. Go ahead and start requesting your favorites, but as much as I love Carol Of The Bells, a very old Ukranian tune, it is not really a sing-a-long so much as a great tune to arrange for 3 or 4 guitars or voices. Right now that is a bit beyond the scope of a good tune for the group.
I have a few more projects ahead of the Christmas stuff, but believe me, these tunes are very sentimental and important to me. I probably don't need to mention that of the approximately 5,000 albums in the basement, probably close to 300 are of the Christmas variety. This has been a major influence (maybe distraction?) in my musical development.
Lessons along these lines are soon to be under construction...
Neil
But as far as this year is concerned, I will try to get some Christmas songs up, probably part of the Campfire Series, during the month of October. That should be in plenty of time to get everybody ready to Rock Around The Christmas Tree with their closest friends & family.
As you mentioned, the 1st CD I did was a collection of Christmas tunes, coincidentally called A Christmas Collection, that featured instrumental versions of a bunch of songs, close to 30 as I recall. It is available here at the Audio Store. I might be able to get a few of these fingerpicking arrangements into TARGET lessons as well but this year we might focus on sing-a-long versions.
I know I have this story available somewhere on the net, but the way I got started on Christmas songs is an interesting diversion in itself. It had a lot to do with Macy's department store wanting a strolling guitar player wandering around the store for 12 days, 5 hours a day, as shoppers rearranged carefully organized sales racks. I think it was around 1984.
Needless to say, after a few days of improvising arrangements of holiday classics during my 5 hour practice session, I had a handle on dozens of them.
The end of this story for now, is that I will try to get some of these together for everybody to get us in shape for the upcoming Christmas Sing-A Long Season. Go ahead and start requesting your favorites, but as much as I love Carol Of The Bells, a very old Ukranian tune, it is not really a sing-a-long so much as a great tune to arrange for 3 or 4 guitars or voices. Right now that is a bit beyond the scope of a good tune for the group.
I have a few more projects ahead of the Christmas stuff, but believe me, these tunes are very sentimental and important to me. I probably don't need to mention that of the approximately 5,000 albums in the basement, probably close to 300 are of the Christmas variety. This has been a major influence (maybe distraction?) in my musical development.
Lessons along these lines are soon to be under construction...
Neil
jim56 wrote:
Since Andy likes to poke fun at us engineers, I thought I'd fire off a good "engineering term" for him to chew on!!! lol!
Seems perfect to describe a preacher doesn't it?
Had to look that one up in my Funk and Wagnell lol
* Main Entry: 1. sop·o·rif·ic
* Pronunciation: -ˈri-fik
* Function: adjective
* Etymology: probably from French soporifique, from Latin sopor deep sleep; akin to Latin somnus sleep — more at somnolent
* Date: 1665
1 a : causing or tending to cause sleep b : tending to dull
awareness or alertness
2 : of, relating to, or marked by sleepiness or lethargy
Since Andy likes to poke fun at us engineers, I thought I'd fire off a good "engineering term" for him to chew on!!! lol!
Seems perfect to describe a preacher doesn't it?
AndyT wrote:
What, none of your somnolent congregation has accused you of being soporific? Tell 'em to wake up!!! Hey, just because you're out preachin' the Word doesn't mean we can't take advantage of your absence!!
But man, the quiet was sure nice!! lol!
I see how you are. I go to work preaching the good news and you take advantage. LOL
Soporific 'eh? Well its better than being a torpidly languid ode, my pindaric ursinal avaricital engineer.
What, none of your somnolent congregation has accused you of being soporific? Tell 'em to wake up!!! Hey, just because you're out preachin' the Word doesn't mean we can't take advantage of your absence!!
But man, the quiet was sure nice!! lol!
AndyT wrote:
This depends on how you define real , could be subjective depending on your denomination or your beliefs on the modern day Christmas. Important as long as they are happy and traditional in my view.Some real Christmas song would be very welcome.