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Hi, friends !

With this little tune I am sending
you my best Christmas wishes !:))

Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas

http://app.box.com/s/cdfpaj2xdmn8fbh0824j

http://soundcloud.com/dani-lindroos/christmas-time

Style: BIAB sweet sweet smooth jazz funk
Recorded thru zoom H4n to mixcraft 6 on
laptop


Cheers
Dani

Christmas Time (Music and words by Dani)

It´s that time of the year we´ve all waited for, for so long
Christmas time, a time to celebrate like before, with a song
gather friends and family together at last, like a cast
from the past, may the yuletide forever last, may it last

Have I been good enough to receive some gifts this year, again?
Am not sure, but I hope I tried my best every now and then

So, let it snow so we all have to mush, in deep snow
there´s no rush, as we all will have to push on slow, what a show

Gonna take me a trip to the grave where my dearest lies so still
a prayer on a strip I´ll read. light a candle the darkness to fill
For you, this is my little gift for you, all my friends
if I hurt someone I hope this will make amends, my friends

Wishing you a Merry Little Christmas time, fade away....

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Hi Dani,

I can almost smell the gingerbread.
Thanks for the introduction in the
Christmas season.
Like your harmonies.

Guenter

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Hi, Guenter !

Yes, me too ! I know I am a little early
but you know us oldtimers....we tend to
easily forget, so I thought it better
to be in time (chuckle) !
I am much obliged for your kind comments !:))

This was really a fun tune to do !:))

Cheers
Dani

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Well it is starting to look like Christmas up here. Nice song to warm into the season.


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Dani,

Very nice - I really enjoyed this one. smile

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Hi, Scott !:))

Thank you for your warm words !:))
You must be ahead of us as we have´nt
had the snow yet, but......when it comes
it will not stop very easily !:))

....then we all need a warm glögg toddy:))


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Hi, Bob !

Am very glad that you liked my
little Christmas present to all
of you !:))


Have a most superb Christmas !:))
I will probably take my children
and go to Estonia over the Holidays !!


Cheers
Dani

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Dani,

Cool stuff in this one. I liked your instrumentation (although some jingle bells in the end would have been a nice touch).

Nice vocal. and a very cool ending...

Merry Christmas to you!

floyd

PS - how about singing one in Finnish for us...

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Hi, Floyd !:))

Thank you for your most kind comments !:))
I would sing a finnish song if I knew any !!!
Have never been overly interested in minor key
tunes (shows that I am actually a barbershopper at
heart !) , but.......I will play one for you !:))

http://app.box.com/s/fvtem1s1ln4lpgbytw94


This is "Isontalonantti ja Rannanjärvi" a finnish
traditional that is about two of the meanest criminals
this country had ever seen !:)) You can find out
more on wikipedia I guess !:)) The one I am playing
here on my american built Ovation acoustic is a jazzy
version of that old traditional ! :)) Hope you´ll enjoy !
The backing is all BIAB !!

Cheers
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The song got me smiling right away - the accompaniment is perfect. Like others, I enjoyed the harmonies at the end. smile


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Hi, David !:))


Well, you know, that sounds nice !
I wrote this tune to celebrate all my
friends all over the world!
I know I was out too early,
as most people cannot relate to
Christmas before Thanksgivin´is bypassed ?:))
Now, up here in the North, we do not
really recognize Thanksgiving day as a
Ceremonial day, so I was not aware of the
situation before now !:)) David,I am thankful
for your kind comments:))

Cheers
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Dani!!!!!


YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!!!!!!!!!!


WHY in the world have we not heard you doing this before!!!!!


You can pick it, my friend! How about a Dani ROCK song!!!


I encourage anyone who sees this to go up a couple of boxes and see Dani's answer to me - and click the link that he put in there!!!!


Really!!!!

floyd

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smile

Floyd, I have tons of guitar music I´ve played
but they are covers and thus I cannot post them here !:))
I sent you one in the PM !

Cheers
Dani

PS !

I started to play lead guitar only a year ago, have
been a rhytm guitarrist since childhood days, so
I am a little shaky and my fingers don´t want to
move as fast as I want them to ! (chuckle...giggle...)!::))

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Wow! I'd passed up the link, but I'm glad I clicked it after floyd pointed it out. grin

Nicely done! (BTW, Wikipedia really doesn't say much more than you already did).


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Hi, David ! Have to express my graitude
for your kind comment !:) If we can get
nothing else on these scoundrels at least
you can view their picture here:

http://app.box.com/s/yxrg3vvlq956eczcdsum

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Same one that's at Wikipedia.

That's an album cover waiting to happen.


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Saw that pic. LOL! Good one about the album cover.

Dani,

Sweet heartfelt song and love the ending.

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Hi, Josie !

Thank you for your kind comments !:))
If you refer to the scoundrels, yes
they were a pretty couple (LOL)?
Btw, you look mistakingly like my
own cat Naomi !:)) (Lol) !!
I must say I admire your make up artistry (LOL) !!


Cheers
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Cool tune.... it has a slight island feel to it...


And yeah, it's almost time for Christmas stuff to start happening....

I saw someone had hung some decorations in a tree in front of their house...

Nice job.


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Hi, Herb !

Thank you for your kind review !
Must be the jazzfunk that gives that
Island feel to it ?
One day I hope to learn how to use
Realtracks too ?:))


Cheers
Dani

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