I think it’s lamentable that many a times it’s so easy for us to lose track of the true meaning of Christmas.
To most of us, Christmas means one or more of the following:
- A time to show your loved ones how much they mean to you
- A time to make merry
- A time to reflect [...]
Archive for the 'Christmas' Category
Christmas Rant
Tuesday, 25 December, 2007
Christmastime (Jazz Version)
Sunday, 23 December, 2007
Here’s the straight (original) version of “Christmastime” (link).
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Here’s a swinged-up version of “Christmastime” I just came us with.
Was just playing around with my KORG synthesizer as well as GarageBand (I’m a new Mac user), and decided to record a jazzed up version of “Christmastime” as my first recorded track on GarageBand.
I have to emphasize that [...]
“A Crazy Christmas!”…Crazily Good!
Monday, 3 December, 2007
Put the collective talents of Selena Tan, Emma Yong, Pam Oei (that’s all three dollies there already), Hossan Leong, Lim Yu Beng, Tan Kheng Hua, Robin Goh, Denise Tan, John Lee (Dick’s brother), and Lim Kay Siu on stage together in a mini-concert, and what do you get?
One of the funniest and most enjoyable arts events in recent memory.
Even though “A Crazy Christmas” is only [...]
Happy Early Christmas! (Here’s A Carol For You)
Saturday, 1 December, 2007
It’s never too early to celebrate Christmas, right?
Anyway, here’s my first ever attempt at writing a Christmas carol. It is heavily styled after John Rutter, who is one of my most-admired composers. I presented this song (with Betty doing a great job on vocals) at last night’s Songcraft session.
I envision for this song to be sung by a [...]
A Nice Christmas Song By The Pretenders
Tuesday, 20 November, 2007
I recently had a discussion with a musical friend on whether there is such a thing as a “Christmasy melody”.
As in, when you look at Christmas songs and carols, they tend to have this “Christmasy” feel about them, don’t they? And how do you exactly describe this feel? Is it just the lyrics which give [...]
Christmas ‘06
Monday, 25 December, 2006
Have a blessed Christmas everyone.
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And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you [...]
