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