- Bill Ward got together with The Doerfels (one of the Northeast’s brightest young bluegrass ensembles) to record an album of his original Christmas tunes called The Christmas Sessions. Featuring bass, fiddle, guitar, mandolin and banjo along with the vocals…you’ll enjoy the song Angels Said It True.
- California rockers The Yule Logs have released a new album called You Ruined Christmas, and are sharing their version of We Wish You A Merry Christmas. Double bonus points for replacing “bring us some figgy pudding” with “play us some Ziggy Stardust”!
- Aussie children’s music entertainer Brett Campbell has brought us 3 holiday gifts: Arthur The Christmas Cat, Santa On A Surfboard and What If Santa Lost His Laugh?
- Joe Bongiorno is a Seattle-based solo pianist, and he’s brought us his lovely arrangement of Away In A Manger, from his album A Candlelight Christmas.
- King Teddy is a swing/jumpblues/rockabilly band hailing from Silver Spring, Maryland. They’ve got a collection called A Very Teddy Christmas, and they’re sharing two songs with us: Christmas Eve Tonight and Could It Be Christmas?
- The Jellybeans is a group of eleven girls from Our Lady of Mercy Academy in Jersey City, New Jersey who began singing together in the third grade. They’ve recorded and self-released two albums, and they’re sharing with us their Christmas single Celebrate God’s Love.
- Vincent Poag is a singer/songwriter with just a dash of Tom Waits in his voice. From his album Circling Back we’re able to share his sweet composition This Christmas.
- Ken and Lisa Theriot are actually based in Texas, but it’s understandable that you wouldn’t pick up on that when listening to the two song they’re sharing from their album The Gifts Of Midwinter: Cantique De Noel (the French lyric to O Holy Night) and Personent Hodie.
- We’re not so sure about rumors of wheelchairs and an accompanying mutant force, but this Charles Xavier is also known as X Man and he delivers a very chill version of Silent Night on the vibes from his album Xmas Vibe.
- Nicole Kehl is currently on tour as Rihanna’s backup singer, but she’s sharing a single of her own with Christmas Crush.
- Originally hailing from Colorado, Elle B. Willson is currently based in New York City…but is accompanied on her song Gift Of Love by a 70-piece German orchestra (if this keeps up, she’ll circle the globe in the span of a single song!).
- Soulpajamas is Dan and Erin Johnson, a vocal/guitar duo who specialize in positive, life-affirming music. Check out their song In The Air At Christmas.
- Don Campbell performs over 200 dates a year with his band, trio or duo ensembles…and he has written a beautiful original song called Christmas Lights. It’s from his new album A Don Campbell Christmas, Volume 2, which likely has some other great tunes on it as well.
- Originally from Philadelphia, The Tell Alls are now Nashville-based, and have just released a new EP called The Bright Lights Of Christmas. Check out their song Season Of Joy.
- Irene Nachreiner is an experienced Latin jazz singer with an album called Hot & Spicy Christmas. We’re able to share two of her songs with you: The Babe of Bethlehem and Sing We Now Of Christmas/Noël Nouvelet.
- Jane McGuffin is a licensed psychologist and songwriter who is sharing a sweet tune called Sing A Song About Christmas.
- Larry John McNally‘s 30-year musical career has led him around the world and his songs have been covered by artists as diverse as The Eagles, Bonnie Raitt, Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker, the Staple Singers and Aaron Neville. Check out LJM’s Irish Christmas.
- Zang Productions has given us permission to share some terrific music from you from a few of their artists. Check out Gabriels’ Message from Greybeard & Selina Blakeney (husband and wife, by the way), Carol Of The Bells from Florent and Silent Night by Benjamin Blower & The Army Of The Broken Hearted, which interestingly was recorded in a dark alley in the UK in recent weeks.
- Jeff Meegan has recorded a Christmas album called Season of Love which is filled with slick pop music. We’re please to be able to share two cuts with you: Bring Them Home and Christmas Tree
- You’ll love the harmonies of October Project. Give a listen to their lovely rendition of Angels We Have Heard On High.
- Nick Bukuvalas is a former member of the beloved Jersey shore band Shorty Long and The Jersey Horns. He’s recorded an energetic original song called Give Me All Your Love (This Christmas).
- John Keane is a veteran producer, engineer, and
musician who has been involved in the creation of many gold and
multi-platinum records. He started John Keane Studios in Athens, Georgia
in 1981. He’s best known for his work with R.E.M, Widespread Panic, The
Indigo Girls, Uncle Tupelo, Vic Chesnutt, and Cowboy Junkies. Under the
moniker We Three Keanes…John, along with his 17-year-old twin daughters Paige and Rachel, have just released O Christmas, Where Art Thou?, and have brought us a wonderful medley to share with you: God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen/We Three Kings
- Bill Canonico is a good friend of ours, and an immensely-talented singer/songwriter. He’s written a sweet tune he calls Josephandmary, and graciously consented to allow us to present it to you here.
- Joe Stone is a singer/songwriter, and he’s offering his original song Christmas Is Coming, which he sings along with his 4-year-old granddaughter.
- Jeff Bjorck is a delightful composer and solo pianist, and he’s brought us two songs from his Christmas album The Wondrous Gift: Silent Night and Bring A Torch, Jeanette Isabella
- Sybil Gage is an award winning jazz and blues singer/songwriter, and she given us the go-ahead to share her song The Christmas Beat with you.
- Denny Jiosa is a gifted smooth jazz guitarist, and has brought us tasty instrumental renditions of two Christmas classics to share with you: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen and What Child Is This?
- Rarebird Records is a small Canadian record label, and they’ve brought us some sweet treats to share for the holiday season. Four songs from their free Christmas album A Rarebird in a Pear Tree – Vol. 2. You’ll enjoy these four delightful selections! Snow Down by Kensington Prairie, Silent Night/O Come All Ye Faithful by Matt Coleman, Snow, Snow and Mistletoe by Shelley Adams and Tim McArthur’s It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
- The Plimptons are a 6-piece DIY Pop band from Glasgow, Scotland who fuse influences such as Madness, The Buzzcocks and Phil Spector to create their own unique sound. They are giving away a 3-track festive single on their website, and have brought the title track here to share with you: Christmas All Over This Town
- Chad Lawson is just about the polar opposite of every other solo pianist out there. He has toured the world with Julio Iglesias, is an official Kawai performing artist, a winner of the “Album of the Year” on Whisperings Solo Piano Radio and has scored several films. He’s released a new album, A Solo Piano Christmas, and has brought us two songs to share with you: Holly And The Ivy and Sing We Now Of Christmas
- Lou Basso is an old friend of ours. He’s been
writing and sharing great folk music for nigh unto 40 years. This year,
we’re pleased to present his song Another Christmas.
- Stratocruiser is a pop/rock band hailing from North
Carolina. Over the years, they’ve created 7 holiday songs, now
available as a collection called Stratocruiser Holiday Music. And they’ve brought us their 2011 Christmas song to share: Anytown USA
- Lenny Marcus is a Roanoke, VA-based jazz pianist. He has a new album called The Jazz of Beethoven.
And though the song has a somewhat tenuous connection to Christmas
(Leonard Bernstein conducted the song at Christmas 1989 to commemorate
the fall of the Berlin Wall), we loved his arrangement of Ode To Joy, and thought you’d appreciate it as well!
- Gary Davis is a Nashville-based singer/songwriter. He wrote a song last year for a Christmas charity event, and he’s brought it to us this year to share with you. It’s called I Wish Every Day Was Christmas.
- Billy Bullman is a singer/songwriter originally from Ireland (now living on the Algarve in Portugal). He’s sharing his song It’s Christmas Morn.
Saturday, December 24, 2011
christmas carols 2011
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