This is the first Christmas song that I have written and what
I wanted to do was to write a song about a person going home
and celebrating Christmas with their family. I wanted something
that would get me in the Christmas spirit.

Christmas Bells

Verse 1
Nothing compares to this time of the year
There’s so much love that fills the air
It’s been so long and now I’m ready to go
Back home where I belong

Verse 2
The time away has been a strain for me
I’ve missed so much and yes
I’ve been so lonely
There’s mom and dad and all the family too
I can’t wait to see them all again

Chorus
I want to walk down the streets of my home town
See the mangers and the wise men
Hear the Christmas bells as they ring out loud
See the Christmas lights once again

Verse 3
I can just smell all those pies mom will bake
And oh the taste of her turkey too
And watch her smile when dad steals a kiss or two
It’s the joy of the Christmas year

Repeat chorus

Verse 4
All of this time I have longed for this day
Can’t wait to see the smile on their face
The joy I feel with all this Christmas cheer
I wish would last all year

All RealTracks + midi with Tami Long doing all vocals
Style - R-Pop16S.sty
Drums - JazzFunkPop - Ricky Law
Bass - 700 - Tobin Frank
Piano - 1276 - Blair Masters
Guitar 1 - 1945 - Brent Mason
Guitar 2 - 839 - Darin Favorite
Pad 1 - 1543 - Blair Masters
Pad 2 - 1265 - Blair Masters
Pad 3 - 2305 - Ed Clare
Pad 4 - 2306 - Ed Claire
Pad 5 - 2265 - Miles Black
Midi


HP AMD Athlon(tm)II B28 processor with 3.4 GHz 16GB ram - Mixcraft 6 DAW with Waves Diamond effects - 32" Westinghouse flat screen monitor - Focusrite Saffire Pro 14 interface - Studio Projects B1 mic - Sony MDR 7506 and Sennheiser HD 202 headphones - 2014 BIAB.

Certainly very, very Christmassy!

Tami's vocals are great

And the pads are all working so well.

Nice job!

Sonny,

Really nice job of creating/capturing that classic Christmas sound! In both the melody and arrangement/production.

Like it was taken right out of a classic Christmas movie. I can see the snow falling and a sleigh - Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney... and a host of carolers....

Nicely done.

floyd

Hi Sonny,

beautiful chord progression!
Interesting melody. You really caught
that Christmas feel with your arrangement.
And last but not least the wonderful vocals
and harmonies of Tami.
Mission accomplished.

Guenter

Hi Sonny,

This is a real Christmas song, like you can hear in movies etc.
Tamy's voice is wonderful and very suitable for this kind of song.
We agree with Floyd about the snow you can almost "hear" falling
Great job!

Rob and Anne-Marie

very beautiful song, melody and what a wonderful voice.

very pleasant.

Sergio

Hi, Sonny !


This is a very beautiful
Christmas tune so wonderfully
performed !

Merry Christmas to you and
all the performers !

Cheers
Dani

Sonny,
What a lovely conventional Christmas song
Tami's voice is beautiful. A lovely tune. Love her oohs.

great Christmasy mix and I imagined a scene of the family around the wonderfully decorated Xmas tree, beautiful.

enjoyed that a lot

Alyn

Sonny, The chord progression is great. The pads work well. The vocal is great. The arrangement and mix are up to your usual high standard. Nicely done. Happy Holidays to you and yours. Tom

Merry Christmas to all of you and thanks for listening and giving me your feedback!
Sonny

+1!

Very nice. Very authentic to what one expects to hear from the more traditional, movie greats.

This is a good production at every level. Quite a professional result.

You have been more than fortunate with the quality of vocalists available to you. In that, you are in an enviable position.

Really nicely done Sonny!! Just feels Chrismasy with the bell sounds. Melody is really lovely, and the singer did a great job. Love X-mas songs and this is a nice one!! Take care. Greg

Thanks Josie for listening.
Sonny


Thanks Charlie and yes, I am very fortunate to have a lot friends that are also great vocalist.
Sonny


I appreciate your kind words Greg thanks for listening.
Sonny

Man, did floyd ever nail the feel and memories. B&W Christmas images are flooding in!

Nice production!

J&B

Thanks Janice & Bud for your kind words. Thanks for listening.
Sonny