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Merry Christmas everyone! This is my final post of Christmas songs...for this year  ...I wrote this for a Christmas concert at my church...it was the theme song for the evening...I wanted to do three things....1. tell the Christmas story without the usual stable, manger story...2. contain the incorporation of scripture and 3. be a string based piece....you can judge whether I pulled it off or not...so...if you do...thanks for listening and again Christmas wishes from my family to yours...my best regards...Dan from Heavenhttps://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=11287582I just switched to a new computer and have lost the real track files...I used two acoustic guitars, bass, cello, string quartet and violin from BiaB. I added a string orchestra and oboe from my Genos.
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Dan,
Very beautiful... Love your narration - it is perfect.
The production is great also. Love the strings. Very clear and present. So yes, you pulled this off very nicely.
Happy Holidays,
Bob
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Dan, this is a truly glorious song. Love your composition and production. Wonderfully resonant chest voice and vibrato, too. Well done!
Sorry about your lost files. The cloud, I have learned, is your friend!
Last edited by DC Ron; 12/14/23 05:09 PM.
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This is a great song with some fantastic arrangement choices.
And of course, as always, your vocals are the best part of the song.
Very good!
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Dan, you pulled it off in your usual professional way.
Loved it!
Merry Christmas my friend.
I want my last spoken words to be "I hid a million dollars under the........................"
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Dan,
I’ve never written a Christmas song . . . because it’s so difficult to be original. Well, here you go. Something brilliantly unique . . . with a killer, fulsome and rich vocal. Love the synths/stings behind the voice. The spoken word, for me (and it’s subjective) is a tad disruptive within the flow of the song. But it may be more appreciated by its targeted audience. Just a lovely write, executed so well.
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Wow, really well done, Dan!
Love the write, the arrangement, the spoken word, and of course the vocal.
Best to you and yours for Christmas!
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Ahhh! That's happened to me twice. I still can't work out how they went missing.
However.... This is really well done and with such vocal control.
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Beautifully done, Dan.
Gorgeous strings. Guitars are nicely done, too.
Good mix.
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I always smile when I read "so...if you do...thanks for listening." Man, you are like potato chips. Who can listen to only one and not come back for more and more and more. This is outstanding on so many levels, Dan. An incredible and inspired composition. Those strings sound terrific, and it's kinda strange that I'd start off acknowledging them. They seem to represent the chills I feel while listening. Your vocals are as strong as ever and so pleasing to the ear. I like the way you change your voice as if you're several people in there. You are blessed, sir, and thanks so much for sharing it all. Your takents are not buried. 
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My thanks to all the comments and lovely words...Dan
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Hi Dan. ![[Linked Image - Only viewable when logged in]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=download&Number=26530&filename=100 percent quality small.png) This is a stunning creation. Your performance and your arrangement are exquisite. To my ears, nothing is out of place. It is truly a glorious composition and presentation on every level. May Christmas bring lots of joy and happiness your way. --Noel
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Dan, great work on this. The narration is a nice touch. The strings are exquisite. The voice is world class. Thanks for sharing your talents with us. Merry Christmas to you and yours, Tom
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Hi Dan. This is a stunning creation. Your performance and your arrangement are exquisite. To my ears, nothing is out of place. It is truly a glorious composition and presentation on every level. May Christmas bring lots of joy and happiness your way. --Noel Thank so much...you are "The First Noel" to respond to one of my Christmas songs
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Dan,
Your music is always near-perfection and so easy to listen to. Everything in the production is fully professional All that can be said for this offering, too. But what I admire, in addition to the great sounds, is the passion in your voice. You are more than a narrator of the music you've created - you embody all that is good about it. The song is you - and you are the song. The two are inseparable.
You're a world-class class talent. This is a gorgeous song in all respects.
Merry Christmas from Di and me. Wishing your family the best of everything.
Alan
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Dan,
Your music is always near-perfection and so easy to listen to. Everything in the production is fully professional All that can be said for this offering, too. But what I admire, in addition to the great sounds, is the passion in your voice. You are more than a narrator of the music you've created - you embody all that is good about it. The song is you - and you are the song. The two are inseparable.
You're a world-class class talent. This is a gorgeous song in all respects.
Merry Christmas from Di and me. Wishing your family the best of everything.
Alan Alan and Di...I've told the guys in the groups I've been with over the years..."if you can't sing good at least sing with passion"...my passion is about what I write and sing about not necessarily the songs themselves...thank you for noticing that...you made my day for sure...God bless...Dan
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Merry Christmas, Dan! Thank you for the present of this song and for spreading the joy of Christ. As one who grew up with "The Nashville Sound" and with a song who's majoring in cello performance, it's a no-brainer to say I love the strings.
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This is a powerful production and you definitely met your three goals.
We imagine that Christmas was a special one in your church indeed.
Lovely vocals, lovely band and a mix to match.
Merry Christmas to you and yours!
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Hey Dewey and J&B...thanks guys...I hope your Christmas's are special and blessed! Dan
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Oh, yeah - excellent. Narration, vocals, arrangement... everything. I especially liked where the strings entered in at the 3:00 mark.
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