Musical Advent 16: The Carol Of The Bells
16. Carol Of The Bells – Pentatonix
Arguably, the only version better than this is the one that Peter Griffen from Family Guy sings but I wanted to keep this …
Musical Advent 15 – I Want You With Me Christmas
15. I Want You With Me Christmas – Roomful Of Blues
A piano player I used to play with called Rob got me into this band called Roomful Of …
Time Will Heal
Re-recording this today….
Shows how simply I can write lyrics if I have to concentrate more on the guitar part ….
“Years pass
Hours last
Time moves on, right or wrong, until the pain …
Musical Advent 14 – Happy Christmas (War Is Over)
14. Happy Christmas (War Is Over) – John Lennon
I this man is responsible for my love of sus chords and this song is full of them. Had to get …
Musical Advent 13 – The First Noel
13. The First Noel – Frank Sinatra
Again, something I used to sing a lot as a child. In my village a small group of singers would gather over the Christmas …
Musical Advent 12 – Christmas Time
12. Christmas Time – The Darkness
Always had a bit of a soft spot for this band as the were from Lowestoft, a town I know well where some of …
Musical Advent 11 – Gaudete
11. Gaudete – Traditional
I used to sing this in the school choir when I was young and it always made my spine tingle. Amazing sound.
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Musical Advent 10 – Please Come Home For Christmas
10. Please Come Home For Christmas – Eagles
Also covered by my teenage band-crush Bon Jovi. The most un-Christmassy artwork as far as Brits are concerned.
Musical Advent 9 – Only You
9. Only You – Flying Pickets
Such a beautiful arrangement of this song, and I was always a sucker for anything with lots of voices on it. This was a …
Musical Advent: 6 In The Bleak Midwinter – DiElle
I just love this song. This is the one I recorded last Christmas as promised on last year’s blog about James Taylor.
In The Bleak Midwinter by DiElle