"Merry Christmas Everyone"
Is a song that came quick and fast, I wrote, for the "original" song part of the "biggest" and long-running live performance Christmas shows in our area. It is called "ALL-STAR CHRISTMAS SPECIAL" and features 2 nights (both always sold out) of the top names/musicians in the region. Several performers who have been on and at the top of "American Idol", "America's Got Talent", "The Voice", "X-Factor". I'm always humbled to included in the line-up, regularly (I think I've done 5 of them over the last several years.)
I have never done one of my own "originals" though, so this one, I was extra excited to do.
Also, the venue "Velour Live Music Gallery", which has launched, helped launch some top music-biz artists, from the region--ie., Imagine Dragons, The National Parks, Neon Trees, Jenn Blosil (one of my faves--sweet interesting JESUS-loving young women, btw--we've chatted about music and God), my son's band Westward The Tide/LaFrantz, Benson Boone, Fictionist, The Aces, Sara Bareilles (another fave of mine, outstanding female artist) . . . and more...
ANYWAY, lol, there's little old me up there, year after year "Major Tom" sharing stage with another long-time friend/musician artist himself, Karl Strange of The Lovestrange (he's playing the keyboards on this one . . . my first drummer for The Vistanauts, Steph Selcho is on drums.)
And, well, while many of the performers are nominally, or fully Mormon, there is also fair portion of secular (kinda goofy, NOT Jesus-centered) Christmas songs and performances. So, I was inspired to make a point of Jesus' Person and mission, short, sweet and direct as possible, with a TINGE of unusual, eccentric musical "chording" and melody.
A fun, encouraging ending story: The crowd was great . . . and when my wife and I left, after the set, headed to the car, a young (musican-y looking) fellow was out front smoking a cigarette (he was playing the next night with his band from Seattle.) He blurted, "Hey, "Major Tom" ... by-the-way! That was great! It really hit the vein! Like, it was a combo of David Bowie and Lou Reed, kinda weird but super cool!"
Lol, it was an unexpected kudo from an expected character. We chatted for a bit more about music, bands, etc. Then we found the car and headed home.
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