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| From | Michael Coxe <audities@gmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Doug Powell song ID (and a Christmas present for Audities) |
| Date | Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:28:09 -0800 |
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I just uploaded it to the Audities archive in Yahoo Groups.
There's also a CvS Xmas ditty I uploaded last year.
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/audities/files/musica/
- michael
Joe Field wrote:
> Nice background, Robert.
>
> So is "Mary Christmas" available anywhere? Anyone have an mp3?
>
> Thanks---
>
> Joe Field
> http://FlyingColorsComics.com
>
> On Nov 27, 2007 8:42 PM, Robert Berry <rberry@gandronics.com> wrote:
>
>> I e-mailed Doug Powell directly to see if he could fill me in on the
>> "Mary Christmas" song. With Doug's permission, here's what he said:
>>> Man, I haven't heard that song in 7 or 8 years! Yes, the song is "Mary
>>> Christmas." It's an 8-track cassette recording with me doing
>>> everything and was never released. It was written around Christmas
>>> 1995 and was an anti-carol. I love carols, but I have a distaste for
>>> the non-theological, sentimental ones. The song was a swipe at the
>>> latter. How's that for Christmas spirit! Actually, Nicholas of Bari
>>> (a.k.a. St. Nicholas) punched another bishop at the council of Nicea
>>> for spouting heresy, so I'm not in that bad a company!
>> Wow ... adds another dimension to what sounds like a simple, catchy
>> Christmas song.
>>
>> Doug then added:
>>> I've attached a gift for the Audities list, if anyone wants it. It's
>>> another Christimas song written for Hansen and recorded by SWAG on the
>>> same day as Everyday Is Christmas. It went unused by Hanson and was
>>> never released. It's also, lyrically, a great example of the kinds of
>>> Christmas songs I hate. I let my guard down for a night and those guys
>>> slipped one past me!
>> I remember this song ... I'm pretty sure it was posted on MP3.com along
>> with "Mary Christmas." Anyway, I've put it on my server for a limited
>> time (not sure how long my bandwidth will hold out):
>>
>> http://diskermusic.com/All%20The%20Lights%20Are%20Blue.mp3
>>
>> Robert R. Berry
>>
>
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