Hello, everybody

This is my last post of the year.
It's an original Christmas song.
I usually record the rhythm section live and overlay strings and other parts with MIDI, but for this song I did the opposite, I recorded the strings live and created the other section with MIDI.
6 members were arranged for the live recording. (1st violin x 2, 2nd violin x 2, viola x 1, cello x 1)
The performers were my juniors from my university.
They were not students of a music college, so the pitch is a little bad, but please forgive them as they were not professional musicians.
I recorded this about 25 years ago.
I had the file on my old computer, so I added other instruments to it with MIDI this time.
Now I would like to introduce it to you.
Any comments encouraged.
Always welcome.

Best Regards.

Shigeki Adachi

Link:
https://soundcloud.com/animarorecords/young-lovers-on-holy-night-2024-ver

Title: 聖夜（イヴ）の恋人たち(Translation: Young Lovers on Holy Night)
Vocal: TAKAKO (our local jazz vocalist, my friend)
Accompanied with baroque ensemble and rhythm section

Style is ST_ELMO.STY(MIDI)
Piano(1) assigned to Harpsichord played with EastWest Goliath
Fretless Bass (36) assigned to Fretles Bass played with EastWest Goliath
MIDI Drums played with EastWest Goliath
Baroque ensemble scored by me
Oboe played with EastWest Goliath
4 part strings played by the amateur orchestra

Summary of lyrics

Rushed by the snow fall
We are hurrying on the way to the station

There are many illuminated trees in the sapphire street
I see angel's white wings on your shoulder

How sweet our young love is
We are groping for our dreams awkwardly

You love me tenderly and make me so happy
Please heal me more and don’t let me feel painful
You are always so close to me
But why do I always feel so alone?

I’ll say good night to you because I can see you again tomorrow
Please hold my hands to keep them from freezing.

I want to tell you my shivering feeling
We are becoming stardust and flying in the wind

When we quietly stop and look up the stars
Clean bells sound on holy night